Playlist 23 April 2023 |
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| Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 | 'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010 |
| Standard of St George - March - Kenneth Alford | The Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain MD: Eric Ball OBE - 1973 | 'The Virtuosi Brass Band Vol. 2' - Vinyl - Virtuosi – VR 7302 - 1973 |
| I Vow to Thee my Country from Jupiter The Planets - Gustav Holst arr. Stephen Roberts | Black Dyke Band MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs - 2004 | 'Summer Prom' - CD - Doyen Recording AMSCDO75 - 2004 |
| Fantasies for Band iii) Veni, Creator Spiritus - David Morgan | The Staffordshire Band MD: David Maplestone - 2002 | 'Something 2 Celebrate' - CD - Harlequin Recording HAR 0103 CD - 2002 |
| A Brown Bird Singing - Hayden Wood arr. Philip McCann | Cornet Soloist Philip McCann with organist Malcolm Hicks - 1992 | 'More of the Worlds Most Beautiful Melodies' - CD - Chandos Recording CHAN4502 - 1992 |
| Rule Britannia Overture - William Rimmer | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band MD: Robert Oughton - 1970 | 'Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band – Classical Brass' - Vinyl - Golden Guinea Top Brass Series Pye Golden Guinea Records – GSGL10454 - 1970 |
| A Royal Son of York - Edward Watson | Yorkshire Building Society Band MD: David King - 2000 | 'The Worshipful Company of Musicians Quincentenary Concert' - CD - Polyphonic Recording QPRL207D - 2000 |
| Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes from The Gondoliers - Arthur Sullivan arr. Gordon Langford | Cornet Soloist Russell Gray with the Brisbane Excelsior Brass (Australia) MD: Barrie Gott - 2001 | 'The Power of Love: Romantic Love Songs for Brass Band' - CD - ABC4618782 - 2001 |
| Jerusalem - Sir Hubert Parry | Britannia Building Society MD: John Pryce Jones with the Halifax Choral Society - 1995 | 'Best of Brass & Voices - Volume 1' - CD - Doyen Recording DOYCD041 - 1995 |
| Nimrod from Enigma Variations - Sir Edward Elgar arr: Eric Ball | Tredegar Town Band MD: Ian Porthouse - 2012 | 'Building with Brass' - CD - Amadeus AMS073 - 2004 |
| Finale: Allegro Presto from Enigma Variations - Sir Edward Elgar arr: Eric Ball | Tredegar Town Band MD: Ian Porthouse - 2012 | 'Building with Brass' - CD - Amadeus AMS073 - 2004 |
| Triumphant Prospect - Olaf Ritman | Amsterdam Staff Band (The Netherlands) BM: Olaf Ritman - 2016 | 'Vain Resistance' - CD - SPS CD - 2016 |
| Purcell Variations - Kenneth Downie | Grimethorpe Colliery Band MD: Major Peter Parkes - 1996 | 'Grimethorpe' - CD - Chandos Recording CHAN4545 - 1996 |
| The Lazy Trumpeter - Edrich Siebert | Cornet Soloist Alan Morrison with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band MD: Major Peter Parkes - 1989 | 'Cornet Roundabout' - CD - AS&V Digital WHL2062 - 1989 |
| Circius-Wind from the North - Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen | Brassband De Bazuin Oenkerk (The Netherlands) MD: Klaas van der Woude - 1994 | 'Facets of Glass' - CD - ES 150 - 1994 |
| Serenade for Toni - Philip Sparke | JJB Sports Leyland DAF Band MD: Richard Evans - 1998 | 'Harmony Music - The Music of Philip Sparke Vol. 2' - CD - Polyphonic QPRL 089D - 1998 |
| Carnival Day - Gordon Langford | Massed Bands Besses O'th Barn, Hammonds Sauce Works, Parc and Dare, Sun Life Stanshawe & Wingates Temperance GMD: Vilem Tausky - 1979 | 'National Brass Band Festival 1979' - Vinyl - Chandos – BBR 1003 - 1979 |
| Concerto for Horn - Bellini arr. Roy Newsome | Tenor Horn Soloist Gordon Higginbottom with the James Shepherd Versatile Brass - 2002 | 'Solo Reflections' - CD - Kirklees Recording KRCD1041 - 2002 |
| Back To Bulgaria - Lee Maddeford | Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan (Switzerland) MD: Christoph Jeanbourquin - 2002 | 'Music for Brass - Lee Maddeford' - CD - Agraphe F99007 A1 - 2002 |
| Glory Fanfare - Otto Schwarz | Brass Band Oberösterreich (Austria) MD: Hannes Buchegger - 2010 | 'Special Moments' - CD - Weinberg Records: CDSW01318-3 -2010 |
| The Middy - March - Kenneth Alford | Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain MD Eric Ball OBE - 1973 | 'The Virtuosi Brass Band Vol. 2' - Vinyl - Virtuosi – VR 7302 - 1973 |
| Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 | 'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010 |
Sunday Bandstand 23 April 2023 - Music for St George's Day is the first half of this show.
The Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain produced nine LP (long playing) records during the 1970s. The band was made up of 28 of the best players in UK brass bands at the time. These days the LPs can still be found now and then on internet auction websites and well worth buying. They are also on CD and many of these can be found on the same websites. They are also available on CD at Kirklees Music, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse - http://kirkleesmusic.co.uk/index_files/Recordings3.htm - for quality and nostalgia they are worth adding to your CD collection as I have done.
We are featuring two tracks on the first half of this week's this programme which is music for St Georges Day.
To find out more about this band please check out these three links to read the whole fascinating story about this special band.
Part 1. https://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2004/art384.asp
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John Slater - Thursday, 27 April 2023
Classified as I didn't know that, Frederick Joseph Ricketts (alias Kenneth J. Alford) wrote Col. Bogy. One of my favorite marches and favorite movies and favorite actors (Alex). LSNED (Learn Something New Every day ...... played many times. How well known before Bridge Over River Quie(sp)?
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