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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Philip Hunt brings us plenty of great brass band music over the airwaves.

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  Plenty of great brass band music on the menu with Philip Hunt

BBC SOUNDS OF BRASS — Worldwide

BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO CORNWALL, DEVON, GUERNSEY & JERSEY EVERY SUNDAY EVENING @ 7.00pm and on BRISTOL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SOMERSET SOUND, SWINDON & WILTSHIRE Sunday 1.00am to 2.00am.

PRODUCED AND PRESENTED WEEKLY BY PHILLIP HUNT since 1985.

AVAILABLE LIVE AND LISTEN AGAIN EVERY WEEK ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB THROUGH THE BBC RADIO iPLAYER.

Live on Sundays at 20.05 or 12am British Time or at any time for 30 DAYS after the Broadcast.
To hear this week's programme instantly go to the Web Site of the BBC Local Radio Station you are listening to and click on Live or Listen Again, then Schedule.

For those listeners who can hear the programme on their TV through the Freeview Radio Channel you can now set your system to record the programme on a weekly basis by going to the Radio Programme Guide and finding our broadcast time.

At the moment the BBC Local Radio Stations on the Freeview Radio Channel can only be accessed within the individual Radio Station areas, which is why some numbers are duplicated.

The Freeview numbers for the Stations available are, BBC Radio Bristol 719, Radio Jersey 719, Radio Devon 720, Radio Guernsey 721, Radio Cornwall 721, Radio Wiltshire 721, Radio Somerset 722, Radio Gloucestershire 735.

You can also listen to and download the programme on your Smart Phone by downloading the BBC iPlayer APP.

Requests and Comments welcome at E Mail: brassmanpgh@uwclub.net

Telephone: 01752 843919

Check the Sounds of Brass Blog @ www.sofbblog.wordpress.com every week for programme details, brass band articles and information.

Sunday 26th May 2019:

EMMANEFF (William Halliwell)
RULER OF THE SPIRITS (Carl Maria von Weber arr. William Halliwell)
Virtuosi GUS Band
Conductor: John Berryman

LE CARNIVAL ROMAIN (Hector Berlioz arr. Frank Wright)
SAMUM (SYMPHONIC FOXTROT) (Carl Robrecht arr. Dawson)
GUS (Footwear) Band
Conductor: Stanley Boddington

ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS (Traditional arr. Stanley Boddington)
Soloist: Bert Sullivan
Munn & Felton's Footwear Band
Conductor: Harry Mortimer

THE DOME OF TRONDEIM-DOMEN (Jan Magne Forde)
Soloist: Alan Morrison
Travelsphere Holidays Band
Conductor: Russell Gray

LITTLE SERENADE (Ernest Tomlinson)
RIVER CITY SERENADE (Philip Sparke)
ORIENT EXPRESS (Philip Sparke)
Rigid Containers Group Band
Conductor: John Berryman

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