Chris Helme - Sunday Bandstand 9 October 2016

Sunday Bandstand 9 October 2016

Riki McDonnell lives in New Zealand and has devoted most of his life to music. His musical career started as a boy soprano and his first professional engagement was singing in the stage show Oliver.

A family of brass band players influenced Riki’s entry into the ‘brass band world’ in 1969. Within two years the NZ Junior Tenor Horn title was under his belt and the very next year Riki claimed the NZ Open Horn title. This win was the start of 20 Open titles (5 on tenor horn, 8 on flugel horn and 7 on euphonium). Riki has won more titles than any other competitor in New Zealand’s 120 plus years history. He is the only person to win the Champion of Champions on three different instruments.

He has performed many times with the Auckland, Christchurch and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras. Performed with brass and concert bands throughout the world. Solo performances are continually in abundance for Riki with piano, brass band, concert band and orchestra.

...and on this week's show.

Playlist 9 October 2016

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

 Frog Kings Parade - Heini Kronberger National Brass Band of New Zealand MD: K.G.L. Smith - 1953 

Behold the Narrows from the Hill - Dwayne Bloomfield National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand MD: Nigel Weeks - 2003

 Memory from Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber Arr: Alan Catherall Soprano Cornet Soloist Iwan Fox with the Tredegar Town Band MD: Russell Gray - 2004 

Dover Coach - Gilbert Vinter Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: Walter B. Hargreaves - 1969 

St Andrew's Variations - Alan Fernie Black Dyke Band MD: Professor Nicholas Childs - 2016

 Summer Isles - Philip Sparke Euphonium Soloist Olaf Kruidhof with the Brass Band Rijnmond (The Netherlands) MD: Anno Appelo - 2009

 Little Lisa - James Warr Arr: Stanley Boddington Foden's Band Rex Mortimer - 1971

 Horn Concerto No.3 -2nd Mvt Romanze 3rd Mvt Rondo - W.A.Mozart Arr: Andrew Owenson Tenor Horn Soloist William Rushworth with the JJB Sports Leyland Band MD: Richard Evans - 1999 

Pelorus Jack - March - Alexander Owen Besses o'th Barn Band MD: Frank Bryce - 1970

 Overture - Royal Fireworks Music - George Frederick Handel Arr: Frank Renton Desford Colliery Band MD: Frank Renton - 1997 

Enigma Variations: XIV. (Finale: Allegro Presto) E.D.U. - Edward Elgar Arr: Eric Ball Black Dyke Band MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs - 2008 

Serenade For Toni - Philip Sparke JJB Sports Leyland DAF Band MD: Richard Evans - 1998 

Out of Africa - You are Karen - John Barry Arr: Frank Bernaerts Brass Band Burgermusik Luzern (Switzerland) MD: Ludwig Wicki - 1992

 Somewhere - Leonard Bernstein Arr: Adams Euphonium Soloist Riki McDonnell (New Zealand) with Williams Fairey Band MD: Major Peter Parkes - 1994 

Meridian - Darrol Barry William Davis Construction Group Band MD: Keith Wilkinson - 1987 

Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel Arr: Larry Foster Brass Band Soli Deo Gloria (Netherlands) MD: Jan de Haan - 1994 

Beautiful World - Kenneth Downie Yorkshire Building Society MD: David King - 2002 Furioso Polka - Johann Strauss II Arr: Luc Vertommen Brass Band Froschl Hall (Austria) MD: Hannes Buchegger

Ruy Blas Op.95 Overture - Felix Mendelssohn Arr: Gordon Langford Massed bands of Foden's Motor Works, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors MD: Harry Mortimer - 1969

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

  Enjoy