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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Richard Evans is the featured musician this week — reading from his autobiography as well as conducting the music.

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  The legendary Richard Evans is the featured guest this week with Philip Hunt

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Sunday 18th August 2019



Richard Evans reads more from his autobiography, Dick the Stick.

THE NEW COLONIAL (Robert Browne Hall)
The National Youth Brass Band of Scotland
Conductor: Richard Evans

VITAE AETERNUM (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
MUSIC (John Miles arr. Stephen Brodie)
IN THEE IS JOY (J S Bach arr. Howard Snell)
The Leyland Band
Conductor: Richard Evans

NATIONAL EMBLEM (Edwin Eugene Bagley)
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

WILL O THE WISP (George Willcocks)
Soloist: Maurice Murphy
Black Dyke Mills Band
Conductor: Major George Willcocks

LIGHT CAVALRY (Franz von Suppe arr. John Greenwood)
BNFL Band
Conductor: Richard Evans

Originally scheduled to be broadcast on July 28th, but delayed due to technical problems.

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