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Radio: Sounds of Brass

A programme this week full of youthful endeavour and excellence from Phillip Hunt

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  Phillip Hunt brings us more great brass band music

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 12am to 1am.

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 19.05 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 25th August 2019

DEHWELANS (Goff Richards)
St Keverne Youth Band
Conductor: Derek Greenwood

LITTLE SUITE FOR BRASS No. 2 (Sir Malcolm Arnold)
Cornwall Youth Brass Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

HELTER SKELTER (W G Lemon arr. Ray Woodfield)
Soloist: Jeremy Taylor
Camborne Youth Band
Conductor: Alan Pope MBE

CORNISH SUNSET (Kevin Ackford)
Soloist: Neil Pascoe
Mount Charles Youth Band
Conductor: Jonathan Small

HYMNS OF PRAISE (Goff Richards)
National Youth Brass Band of Scotland
Conductor: Richard Evans

HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL (Ulrich Roever & Michael Korb arr. John Gilmour)
Soloists: Lindsey Fuller & Lorraine Mack
West Lothian Schools Brass Band
Conductor: Nigel Bodice

JUBILATION! (James Curnow)
Greater Gwent Youth Brass Band
Conductor: Philip Harper

RELAXATION from SALUTE TO YOUTH (Gilbert Vinter)
2019 European Youth Brass Band
Conductor: Bertrand Moren

LE CORSAIR (Hector Berlioz arr. Geoffrey Brand)
National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain
Conductor: Roy Newsome

CURTAIN CALL (Peter Meecham)
Sellers International Youth Band
Conductor: Mark Bousie

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