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Radio: Sunday Bandstand 3rd September

More great music to enjoy in the September sun from Chris Helme — including some great soloists and works from composer Gareth Wood.

Bandstand
  Plenty of great music to enjoy in the September sun

Sunday Bandstand: 3rd September

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-3-september-2023/

Playlist:

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

Hillcrest March
Bruce Broughton
Canadian Staff Band
BM: John Lam

Helvetia
Gareth Wood
Cory Band
MD: Dr Robert Childs

Estudiantina
Emile Waldteufel
GUS (Footwear) Band
MD: Stanley Boddington

Carman Fantasy
Bizet arr. Luc Vertommen
Soloist: Steven Mead
Whitburn Band
MD: Andy Duncan

Trumpets Wild
Harold Walters
All Star Ladies of Brass
MD: Nicholas Childs

New World Fantasy
Gordon Langford
Harry Mortimer's Men O' Brass
MD: Harry Mortimer

The Nightingale
Harold Moss
Soloist: James Shepherd
Black Dyke Mills Band
MD: Roy Newsome

Erie Canal
Bruce Broughton
Brass of the Potomac
MD: Stephen Bulla

Can Can from Orpheus
Offenbach arr. Ray Woodfield
Harry Mortimer's Men O'Brass
MD: Harry Mortimer

Brass Triumphant
Gareth Wood
Cory Band
MD: Dr Robert Childs

All in the April Evening
Hugh S. Robertson arr. Eric Ball
CWS (Manchester) Band
MD: Alex Mortimer

Facilita
John Hartmann
Soloist: Derek M. Garside
CWS (Manchester) Band
MD: Alex Mortimer

Credo
Lorne Barry
Tredegar Town Band
MD: Ian Porthouse

Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken arr. Corsin Tuor
Vocalists: Yasmine Meguid and Daniel Zihlmann
Brass Band Mg Rickenbach
MD: Corsin Tuor

Homelands
Robin Dewhurst
Soloist: Brett Baker
Illinois Band
MD: Peter Lipari

Sunrise Over Blue Ridge
Dan Price
The Household Troops Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Carl Saunders

Flourish and Dances
Kevin Norbury
International Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Stephen Cobb

Honest Toil
William Rimmer
Old Silkstone Band
MD: Norman Law

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

Enjoy the show...

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