Chris Helme - Sunday Bandstand 3 April 2016

Sunday Bandstand 3 April 2016

Harold Moss (1891 - 1960) was a famous conductor, composer and judge in the British brass band sphere. He was also an accomplished trombonist and was known as The King of Trombones. He conducted Wingates Temperance Band from 1909 to 1936, and together they won the national British Brass Band Championships at The Crystal Palace in 1931.

From 1936 to 1948 he conducted Creswell Colliery. In 1948 he moved to Lancashire to conduct Leyland Motors Band. He composed several solos. Most notable of these is his cornet solo is The Nightingale .

Harold Moss was also an adjudicator many times at contests. He was a judge at the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 6 times: 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958 and 1959 and at the Northwest Regional Championships in 1960.

He is conducting Wingates Temperance Band on this show on a recording dating back to September 1931. The band's principal cornet Elgar Clayton is playing William Rimmer's cornet solo 'Click Clack Polka' - enjoy

Playlist 3 April 2016

Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke - Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010

Richmond Light Infantry Blues - Robert Browne Hall - Black Dyke Mills Band MD: Roy Newsome - 1974

Symphonic Poem Romeo and Juliet - Tchaikovsky Arr: Drake Rimmer - Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: Derek Broadbent - 1989

Scarborough Fair - Arr: Sandy Smith & Eric Crees - Youth Brass 2000 MD: Chris Jeans - 2001

Andalucía - Enrique Granados Arr: Howard Snell - Flugel Horn Soloist Simon Stonehouse with the Williams Fairey Band MD: Bryan Hurdley - 1997

Theme from We'll Meet Again - Denis King Arr: Jack Peberdy - Brass Band De Bazuin Oenkerk (The Netherlands) MD: Klaas Van Der Woude - 1997

Never Give Up! - Eric Ball - The International Staff Band BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb - 2012

Prelude On Three Welsh Hymn Tunes - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Cory Band MD: Dr. Robert Childs - 2008

Notturno Religioso - Erik Leidzen - Boscombe Salvation Army Band BM: Howard Evans - 2008

Midnight - Lucy Pankhurst - Euphonium Soloist Philippe Swartz with the Leyland Band MD: Philip Harper - 2011

Quintessence - Robert Redhead - Yorkshire Building Society Band MD: Dr. David King - 1997

Grand Canyon Fanfare - James Newton Howard Arr: Chad Shoopman - Brass Band of Central Florida (USA) MD: Chad Shoopman - 2014

Lord Tullamore - Carl Wittrock - Canny Brass (Switzerland) MD: Stefan Marki - 2015

Donna Diana - Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek Arr: Howard Lorriman - Black Dyke Band MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs - 2011

The Water Is Wide - Traditional Arr: Stephen Bradnum - Tenor Horn Soloist Leah Williams with the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band - 2012

Introduction Announcement by James Scott followed by Blackfriars Symphonic Prelude - Eric Cundall Arr: Frank Wright - The Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain MD: Harry Mortimer - 1976

Pique Piquante - Cyril Watters - Fodens Motor Works Band - MD Rex Mortimer - 1970

Click Clack Polka - William Rimmer - Cornet Soloist Elgar Clayton - Wingates Temperance Band MD Harold Moss - (Released date November 1931)

Oregon - Jacob de Haan - Kent Police Band MD: John Groves - 2007

Neapolitan Scenes - Jules Massenet Arr: Roy Newsome - Williams Fairey Band MD: Dr. Roy Newsome - 2009

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