Playlist  27 December 2015

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

Joy To The World -  G. F. Handel     Oberaargauer Brass Band & Classic Festival Choir (Austria) MD: Manfred Obrecht - 2009

King of Kings - Eric Ball     Egon Virtuosi Band BM: James Williams - 1996

Cornet Carillon - Ronald Binge     Whitworth Veterans Band - MD: Leslie Beevers - 2004

What's Christmas Without a Brass Band - Peter Seel     Houghton Weavers with the Warrington Male Voice Choir, Broomfield Junior School Choir and the Wingates Band MD:  1998

White Christmas - Irving Berlin Arr: Mark Freeh     Grimethorpe Colliery Band MD: Richard Evans - 2006

Winterdream - Thomas Ruedi     Euphonium Soloist Glyn Williams with the Britannia Building Society MD: Philip McCann - 1996

Christmas Bells are Ringing - Stephen Bulla     Atlantic Brass Band (USA)  MD: Salvatore Scarpa - 2013

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Arr: Stephen Bulla     Brass Band of Battle Creek (USA) MD: Frank Renton - 1995

The Shepherds Farewell - Hector Berlioz Arr: Philip Sparke     Leyland Vehicles Band MD: Richard Evans - 1984

Winter Wonderland - Felix Bernard / Richard Smith      Prairie Brass Band (Illinois, USA) MD:  Mary Barnes-Gingrich - 2015

L'arlésienne Suite No. 2 IV Farandole - Bizet Arr: Howard Lorriman      Black Dyke Band MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs - 2007

Mary's Boy Child - Jester Hairston     Royal Doulton Band MD: Ted Gray - compilation

Christmas Joy - Erik Leidzen      New England Brass Band (USA) MD: Douglas Yeo - 1999

Dance of the Russian Sailors from The Red Poppy Opera - Reinhold Gliere Arr: Nigel Seaman     Lewis Merthyr Band MD: Nigel Seaman - 1980

Romance from Festival Music - Eric Ball      Black Dyke Band MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs - 2008

The Yule Dance - Philip Harper     Scottish Co-op Band MD: Ray Tennant - 2012

Largo from the New World Symphony - Dvorak  Arr: Martin Ellerby      Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band MD: Garry Cutt and Chris Helme with memories of Christmas playing over 50 years ago and your first band uniform in the 1950s

Troika from Lt Kiji Suite - Prokoviev Arr: Ray Farr     Scottish Co-op Band MD: Ray Tennant - 2012

Tubby the Tuba  G. Kleinsinger, Words by Paul Tripp, Arr: Andrew Duncan     Soloist: Gavin Woods Narrator: Thom Meredith with the Sellers International Band MD: Philip McCann - 2002

A Christmas Reverie - Kenneth Downie     New York Staff Band (USA) BM: Ron Waiksnoris -2006

Gaudete - Kevin Norbury     International Staff Band BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb - 2012

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