Sunday Bandstand 24 April 2016

24th April 2016

Sunday Bandstand 24 April 2016

Jim Davies virtuoso cornet player, conductor & popular adjudicator is from the Rhondda Valley South Wales. Began playing the cornet at the age of 9. Going on to win dozens of prestigious solo awards, including Champion Soloist of Wales at the age of 15. During his career he has made numerous TV and radio appearances, and is the only one to have won the much-coveted Granada TV Best Soloist award twice. He featured as guest artist at the European and National Brass Band Championships. He also performed in all the major concert halls of the British Isles. He has toured all over Europe, USA & toured Russia on behalf of the Welsh Arts Council.

30 years as one of the finest principal cornet players at both contest & concert stage, with the Cory Band and Brighouse and Rastrick Band. With Cory he won the European and 4 National Championship titles. More National success followed at Brighouse. He released a solo CD 'Evergreen', accompanied by the band. We feature a track on this week's show.

Playlist 24 April 2016

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

The Pacemakers - Gordon Langford - Black Dyke Mills Band MD: Roy Newsome - 1974

Peterloo Overture - Andrew Duncan - Sellers International Band MD: Phillip McCann - 2004

Lament from Stabat Mater - Karl Jenkins Arr: Andrew Wainwright and Robert Childs - Euphonium Soloist Paul Baker with the Enfield Citadel Band BM: Jonathan Corry - 2012

Five Greek Sketches I: Athens - The Acropolis 2: Khalkis - The Ships - 3: Olympia - The Games - Rodney Newton - Williams Fairey Band MD: James Gourlay - 1997

Cavatina from The Deer Hunter - Stanley Black Arr: Derek Broadbent - BNFL Band MD: Richard Evans - 1994

Toccata - Oh, The Blessed Lord - Wilfred Heaton - Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag (Norway) MD: Howard Snell - 2000

Evergreen (the love theme from A Star is Born)  - Paul Williams and Barbara Streisand Arr: Alan Catherall - Cornet Soloist Jim Davies with the Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: David Hirst - 1997

Dimensions - Peter Graham - Lewis Merthyr Band MD: Nigel Seaman - 1981

Imperial Flourishes - Howard Lorriman - Buy As You View Cory Band MD: Dr. Robert Childs - 2003

Die Felsenmuhle (The Mill on the Cliff) - Karl Gottlieb Reissiger Arr: Drake Rimmer - CWS (Manchester) Band MD: Alex Mortimer - 1961

Jubilance - William Himes  - Cornet Soloist Brian Taylor with the Williams Fairey Band MD: James Gourlay - 1997

Three Blind Mice Fantasy - Shipley Douglas - Wingates Temperance Band MD: Hugh Parry - 1966

Ice Dance - Danny Elfman Arr: Chad Shoopman - Brass Band Of Central Florida (USA) MD: Chad Shoopman - 2014

Daphnis and Chloe (Second Suite) - Maurice Ravel Arr: Howard Snell - Britannia Building Society MD: Howard Snell - 1995

Music Of George Gershwin - Gershwin Arr: Trevor Sharpe - The British Airways Band MD: Martin Hayter - 1997

Glemdene - March - John Carr - Goodshaw Band MD: Kevin Bolton - 1979

Eve Of War - Jeff Wayne Arr: Stephen Sykes - Waitakere City Brass (New Zealand) MD: Howard Taylor - 2001

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

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