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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

Join Chris Helme on his regular Sunday slot — or at any time of the day, any day, for some great brass band music...

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  More great brass band music from Chris Helme...

More great music to send out to the banding world from Chris Helme in the heartland of Yorkshire...

Sunday Bandstand 17th May 2020

Produced and presented by Chris Helme. For further information please see www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk and follow the Sunday Bandstand links for this play list and previous shows dating back to 2014.

The show is always open for questions, requests and we are always happy to play tracks and promote your new CD recording.

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Playlist:


Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Opening for the weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Concert March 1941
John Williams arr. Steve Sykes
Brassband De Bazuin Oenkerk
MD: Klaas van der Woude (2001)

Benvenuto Cellini
Hector Berlioz arr. Frank Wright
Black Dyke Mills Band
MD: Geoffrey Brand (1971)

Win the World
Paul Sharman
Melbourne Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Ken Waterworth (2019)

Caprice
Ray Woodfield
Soloist: Graham McEvoy
Williams Fairey Band
MD: Alan Lawton (1994)

Vienna Marches
Ronald Hanmer
GUS (Footwear) Band
MD: Stanley Boddington (1973)

April in Paris
Harborg & Duke arr. Mark Freeh
Soloist: Della Pearce
Ransome NSK-RHP Band
MD: Brian Grant (1997)

And all that Jazz
John Kander and Fred Ebb arr. Frank Bernaerts
Woodfalls Band
MD: David Barringer (2005)

Country Roads
John Denver and Hermes House Band arr. Johny Ocean
Brass Band Willebroek
MD: Frans Violet (2002)

Pocahontas — Selection
Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz arr. André Waignein & Wiebe Buis
Soli Brass
MD: Jan de Haan (2003)

Saturday Market Overture
Anthony Hedges
GUS (Footwear) Band
MD: John Berryman (1982)

Raby — March
George Allan
Ransome Hoffman & Pollard Works Band
MD: Dennis Masters (1971)

Themes from Beethoven's 5th Symphony
Beethoven arr. Denis Wright
Manchester (CWS) Band
MD: Alex Mortimer (1969)

Fantasy on Sempre Libera (La Traviata)
Giuseppe Verdi arr. Peter Graham
Soloist David Thornton
Black Dyke Band
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs (2008)

Ovation
Martin Ellerby
Massed bands of Yorkshire Building Society and Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band
GMD: Elgar Howarth (2000)

Galop from Cheryomushki
Dmitri Shostakovich arr. Gary Westwood
Brass Band Berner Oberland (Switzerland)
MD: Philip McCann (2009)

The Water Margin (the theme tune to the TV programme)
Mashru Satu
Leyland Band
MD: Richard Evans (1980)

Cadillac of the Silver Screen 2nd mvt from the Phenomena Suite
Jacob Vilhelm Larsen
Ensemble De Cuivres Melodia (Switzerland)
MD: Vincent Baroni (2016)

Symphonic Concert March
Arr. William Himes
Gothenburg Brass Band (Sweden)
MD: Bengt Eklund (1989)

Swedish Hymn
Peter Graham
Soloist: Gordon Ward
New York Staff Band (USA)
BM Ron Waiksnoris (2007)

La Bamba
Arr. Ray Woodfield
James Shepherd Versatile Brass
MD: Ray Woodfield (1976)

Mumbo Jumbo
Barrie Gott
Brisbane City Temple Band of the Salvation Army (Australia)
BM: Barrie Gott (2002)

E T — The main theme
John Williams
Brass Band Burgermusik Luzern (Switzerland)
MD: Ludwig Wicki (2002)

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Closing for weekly show Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Enjoy the show...

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