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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More festive fun on the dial from Phillip Hunt

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SOUNDS OF BRASS

BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO BRISTOL, CORNWALL, DEVON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GUERNSEY, JERSEY, SOMERSET SOUND, SWINDON & WILTSHIRE EVERY SUNDAY EVENING @ 5 PAST 7

PRODUCED AND PRESENTED WEEKLY BY PHILLIP HUNT.

AVAILABLE LIVE AND LISTEN AGAIN EVERY WEEK ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB THROUGH THE RADIO iPLAYER. Live on Sundays at 19-05 British Time or at any time for 7 DAYS after the Broadcast. To hear this week’s programme instantly go to www.bbc.co.uk/devon and click on Listen Live or Listen Again.

Requests and Comments welcome at E Mail. brassmanpgh@uwclub.net

Telephone 01752 843919.

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Sunday 8th January:

OLD COMRADES
Carl Teike
Roberts Bakery Band
Conductor: Colin Cranson

JUBILEE OVERTURE
Philip Sparke

DAWN OF A NEW AGE
Richard Rock

LARK IN THE CLEAR AIR
Trad. Arr. Gordon Langford
Soloist: Helen Varley
Hammonds Saltaire Band
Conductor: Morgan Griffiths

HOW GREAT THOU ART
Trad arr. Simon Wood
Soloist: Bianca Davies
Mount Charles Youth Band
Conductor: Jonathan Small

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Klaus Badelt arr. Darrol Barry
Oberaargauer Brass Band
Conductor: Manfred Obrecht

CONCERTO DE ARANGUEZ
J. Rodrigo arr. Kevin Bolton
Soloist: Stan Lippeatt
Thoresby Colliery (Joy Mining) Band
Conductor: Peter Parkes

AIR DES ESPAGNOLES
Jean-Baptiste Lully arr. Jock Mckenzie

MALAGUENA
Ernesto Lecuona arr. Stuart Malcolm
Superbrass
Conductor: David Powell

CARMEN FANTASY
Georges Bizet arr. Gordon Langford
Williams Fairey Band
Conductor: James Gourlay

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Duncan A. Beckley

BA, MA
Conductor, adjudicator, band trainer and teacher


               

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