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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Music to commemorate as well as remember on a very special weekend.

Radio
  Music that befits a weekend of remembrance from 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 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 10th November 2019



DUNKIRK VETERANS (John Perkins)
The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marine Commandos
Conductor: Lieutenant John Perkins

A WARTIME SKETCHBOOK (Sir William Walton adapted by Paul Hindmarsh)
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: Dr David Thornton

DARTMOOR 1912 (John Williams arr. Chad Shoopman)
Soloist: Warren Kus
Brass Band of Central Florida
Conductor: Chad Shoopman

PRELUDE TO THE 49th PARALLEL (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Mount Charles Band
Conductor: Nigel Weeks

HYMN TO THE FALLEN (John Williams arr. Klaas van der Woude)
SCHINDLER'S LIST (John Williams arr. Sandy Smith)
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

THE GREAT ESCAPE (Elmer Bernstein arr. Anthony Peagram)
Fairey Band
Conductor: Simon Stonehouse

BATTLE OF BRITAIN SUITE (Wilfred Josephs)
The Central Band of The Royal Air Force
Conductor: Wing Commander Barrie Hingley

THE EVENING HYMN AND LAST POST (arr. Douglas Pope)
The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines School of Music
Conductor: Lieutenant Colonel F Vivian Dunn

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