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Radio: Top Brass

John Maines has a great selection of brass band music to enjoy over the airwaves.

Radio
  John Maines brings us plenty of great brass band music

John Maines invites you to join him for 'Top Brass' on Fridays at 7.00pm (BST) each week.

An hour long programme on Brass Band Radio, it's packed with the finest bands and soloists from around the world. You can also catch up on 'Listen Again'.
www.brassbandradio.co.uk

Broadcasts

Friday 20th November 2020


Soldiers of Christ
George Marshall
International Staff Band
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

Jubilee Overture
Philip Sparke
Fairey
Conductor: Mark Peacock

Sparta
Peter Meechan
Cory
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs
Soloist: David Childs

A God to Glorify
Steven Ponsford
Household Troops
Conductor: Carl Saunders

Kenilworth
Arthur Bliss
Fairey
Conductor: Allan Withington

Rusalka's Song to the Moon
Antonin Dvorak
Black Dyke Mills
Conductor: Maor. Peter Parkes
Soloist: Phillip McCann

Fancy's Knell
Gilbert Vinter
Eminence Brass

Symphony of Marches — Brioso
Gilbert Vinter
Cory
Conductor: Philip Harper

Sally in Our Alley
arr. Gordon Langford
Black Dyke Mills
Major Peter Parkes
Soloist: Peter Christian

Dansa Brasiliera
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri
arr. Snell
Foden's
Conductor: Michael Fowles


Friday 27th November 2020


Padstow Lifeboat
Malcolm Arnold
Foden's
Conductor: Michael Fowles

Overture to Sicilian Vespers
Guiseppe Verdi
Black Dyke
Conductor: Prof. Nicholas Childs

Les Zephyrs
William Rimmer
Foden's
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
Soloist: Mark Wilkinson

Adagio
Beethoven arr Snell
Eikanger Bjorsvik
Conductor: Howard Snell

Honey Pie
Lennon &McCartney
Fairey
Conductor: Mark Peacock

Glory! Glory!
Wilfred Heaton
International Staff Band
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

Meditation from Thais
Jules Massenet
Cory
Conductor: Philip Harper
Soloist: Owen Farr

Dance of the Buffoons
Peter Tchaikovsky
Leyland
Conductor: Russell Gray

Rule Britannia
John Hartmann
YBS
Conductor: Prof. David King
Soloist: Morgan Griffiths

War March of the Priests
Felix Mendelssohn
Enfield Citadel
Conductor: Jonathan Corry

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Gateshead

Report & Result: 2025 Youth Brass in Concert Championship

November 16 • Wardle Academy Youth Band retains it status as the entertainment leaders of the pack.


katrina

Report & Result: 2025 Brass in Concert Championship

November 15 • The Rite Stuff — Katrina Marzella-Wheeler inspires the cooperation band to a premiere Brass in Concert title success.


Amersham

Amersham ready for rowdy and joyful celebration

November 14 • Amersham Band will join forces with Shri Sriram and friends for a great night of ever inventive jazz inspired fusion fun in London.


Tredegar Band

Tredegar Bound by memories this weekend

November 14 • The Welsh champion will celebrate the life and legacy of their much missed baritone player Jon Bound on Saturday night with fun and music — and a 'Yeehaw!' or two...


Regent Hall Concerts - Trombonanza with Brett Baker and Friends

Saturday 22 November • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ W1C2DJ


Dobcross Silver Band - Dobross Youth Band and Dobcross Brass Monkeys

Saturday 22 November • Civic Hall . Lee Street . Uppermill . Saddleworth OL3 6AE


Hathersage Band - Hathersage Village Christmas Concert

Saturday 29 November • Hathersage Methodist Church, Main Road, Hathersage S32 1BB S32 1BB


Barnsley Brass - A Night At The Movies

Saturday 29 November • Worsbrough Miners Welfare. Park Road. Worsbrough Bridge. Barnsley S70 5LJ


Garforth Brass - Strawberry Fields Primary School

Friday 5 December • Garforth Methodist Church,. Church Lane,. Garforth,. Leeds LS25 1NW


Chinnor Silver

November 17 • We are looking to push on having secured promotion to the 1st Section in January and require Tuba and Percussion players to help us.. Rehearsals are on a Wed evening in our own bandroom.. Realistic approach to modern banding at this exciting time.


Epping Forest Band

November 16 • We have a solo horn vacancy to join our friendly 3rd section band. We have a sensible calendar of contests and concerts. Situated with close links to the M11/M25 and Central line tube station, with our own band room. Rehearsals Monday night 8-10pm


Harlow Brass Band

November 15 • We have vacancies for CORNETS, TROMBONES, 2ND HORN AND PERCUSSION. We are a welcoming, non contesting band who organising their own Spring and Christmas concerts and enjoy playing at local events throughout the year.


Steve Pritchard-Jones

FTCL LTCL LDBBA DipMusEd GMus QTS NPQH
Conductor, Adjudicator, Teacher


               

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