Playlist 30 April 2017 |
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| Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 |
| Regeneration March - Bert T. Langworthy | International Staff Band of the Salvation Army BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb - 2015 |
| A Devon Fantasy - i. Moorland Song - ii. The Fair - iii. Quiet Village - iv. Seafarers - Eric Ball | Black Dyke Band MD: Dr. Robert Childs - 2013 |
| Leaps and Bounds - Spencer and Brianne | Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band MD: Stanley Boddington - 1956 |
| White Knuckle Ride - Philip Wilby | Trombone Soloist Nick Hudson with the Britannia Building Society Band MD: Howard Snell - 1996 |
| Sea Song Suite Arr: Gordon Jacob | Massed bands Black Dyke Mills, Fairey's, GUS (Footwear), Yorkshire Imperial Metals with the York Celebration Choir MD: George Hurst -1972 |
| Blaze of Light - Albert Elms | City of Coventry Band MD: Kenneth Dennison - 1980 |
| Sinfonietta i) Allegro ii) Lento Moderato iii) Con Brio - Joseph Horovitz | CWS Glasgow Band MD: Joseph Horovitz - 2005 |
| Carnival of Venice Arr: Remington | Euphonium Soloist Trevor Groom with the GUS Band MD: Dr. Keith Wilkinson - 1984 |
| Prelude for a Hero - Joop van Dijk | Delta Brass Zeeland (The Netherlands) MD: Luc Vertommen - 2008 |
| Faith Is The Victory - James Curnow | Enfield Citadel Band BM Andrew Blyth - 2007 |
| Princethorpe Variations - Kenneth Downie | Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: Dr. Stephen Cobb - 2001 |
| Horns in Harmony - H.A.Kenny | Cory Band MD: Major H.A.Kenny - 1972 |
| Victorious - Dean Goffin | Cornet Soloist Richard Martin with the Portsmouth Citadel Band GBM: Major Leslie Condon - 1981 |
| The Clock With The Dresden Figures - Albert Ketelby Arr: Howard Snell | Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2016 |
| Three Pieces from the Music Hall Suite: Soft-shoe Shuffle / Adagio-team / Les Girls -Joseph Horovitz | Ever Ready Band MD: Stuart Stirling - 1991 |
| Euphony - Robert Redhead | Euphonium Soloist Morgan Griffiths with the Yorkshire Building Society Band MD: David King - 1999 |
| Dance from Valencian Widow - Khachaturian | Brass Band Froschl Hall (Austria) MD: Hannes Buchegger - 2010 |
| Summer Scherzo - Gordon Langford | Besses O'Th' Barn Band MD: Roy Newsome - 1983 |
| La Danza - Tarantella Napoletana - Gioachino Rossini Arr: Gordon Langford | The Fairey Band MD: Kenneth Dennison - 1970 |
| Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 |
Sunday Bandstand 30 April 2017
Gordon Langford b:11.05.1930 – d:18.04. 2017, English composer, arranger and performer. Known for his brass band compositions and arrangements. He was also a composer of choral and orchestral music.
Born in Middlesex, as Gordon Maris Colman. He began piano lessons aged 5. At 9, one of his compositions received a public performance. From secondary school, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, studying piano & composition. He change his name to Gordon Colman Langford
During his army service he made his first BBC broadcast as a solo pianist. From the army, he worked with seaside orchestras, a touring opera company, a ship's musician, but it was during the 1960s he came to prominence as a pianist, arranger and composer on BBC programmes. He went to live in East Devon, composing but occasionally appearing in recordings, concerts and broadcasts.
To celebrate his musical life we feature two pieces of his work on this show.
Enjoy
Chris
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