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Radio: Sunday Bandstand 18th June

More great music from across the banding world to enjoy through the warm summer days.

Bandstand
  More great music to enjoy with Chris Helme

Sunday Bandstand: 4th June

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 is happy to play tracks and promote new CD recordings.

The show is played on nine UK community radio stations and four overseas; Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Galway, Ireland and direct to over 200 individual people around the world.

Also go to: www.radiochristmas.co.uk

Enjoy:


https://www.mixcloud.com/ChrisHelme/sunday-bandstand-18-june-2023/

Playlist:

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

March of the Heralds
Horatio Nichols arr. Gordon Mackenzie
Market Rasen Band
MD: Keith Edwards

Forest Of Dean (Op126)
Derek Bourgeois
Sun Life Band
MD: Roy Newsome

Salsa Pa Gozar
Philip Harper
Provinciale Brass Band Groningen
MD: Sietse Hamersma

Waltzing with Strauss
Johann Strauss arr. Frank Seymour
Massed bands of BMC, CWS (Manchester), Fairey's , Foden's and Grimethorpe
MD: Harry Mortimer

A Southern Gospel Suite
Alan Fernie
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
MD: David Hirst

Concertpiece for Cornet
James Curnow
Soloist: Richard Marshall
Black Dyke Band
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs

Hometown Miniatures
Drew Fennell
River City Brass Band
MD: Denis Colwell

Rolling Thunder
Henry Fillmore
Brass Band of the Western Reserve
MD: Dr. Keith Wilkinson

The Cry of the Warriors
Ralph Pearce
New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Ron Waiksnoris

Beyond the Sunset
Stephen Bulla
Soloist: Merv Preusker
Camberwell Citadel Band
BM: Ross Johnson

French Comedy Overture
Kela Bela arr. Frank Wright
Royal Doulton Band
MD: Edward Gray

Mack The Knife
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht arr. Goff Richards
Brass Band of the Western Reserve
MD: Dr. Keith Wilkinson

Prelude — 49th Parallel
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Brass Band of Columbus
MD: Dr Paul Droste

I'll take you home again Kathleen
Thomas Paine Westendorp arr. Alan Fernie
Soloist: Barbara Camps
SWT Woodfalls Band
MD: David Barringer

Oklahoma Selection
Rogers and Hammerstein arr. Ken Norman
The Illinois Band
MD: Peter Lipari

Scarborough Fair
Arr. Eric Crees
Desford Colliery (Matsuura Machinery plc)
MD: Eric Crees

The Wizard
Phillip Lawrence
Fairey Band
MD: Philip Lawrence

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

Enjoy the show...

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