Chris Helme - Sunday Bandstand 15 January 2017

Sunday Bandstand 15 January 2017

Derek Broadbent commenced playing the cornet at the age of 9 with Thornton Cleveleys Silver. Following a career in H.M. forces as a musician for 8 years and studied at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, with the late Jack Mackintosh, he returned to civilian life as a professional arranger and musical director.

He became conductor at Slaithwaite band achieving success in contests and brought them back into the Championship section. He then became resident conductor Brighouse & Rastrick Band for 10 years. Conducting them to 2nd at the British Open; Premier place in the National Championships in 1980 and 2nd the following year. He was also responsible for their 'chart-topping' success of The Floral Dance. He was the resident conductor a Black Dyke Mills Band. He returned to B & R in 1987 for 3 years as MD.

Since 1990 Derek has been free-lance as a conductor, adjudicator and his arrangements / compositions are played throughout the band world.

Playlist 15 January 2017

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

The Pioneers March - Derek Broadbent - CWS (Glasgow) Band MD: Archie Hutchison - 1993

Festivity - Leslie Condon - Yorkshire Building Society Band MD: David King -1999

The Rondo from the Mozart Horn Concerto Op 92 - W.A.Mozart Arr: Edrich Siebert - Tenor Horn Soloist Gordon Higginbottom with the Harry Mortimer All stars -MD: Harry Mortimer - 1982

Who Pays The Ferryman - Arr: Frank Bryce - Royal Doulton Band MD: Ted Gray - 1970s

Serenata - Enrico Toselli Arr: Thomas Ruedi - Euphonium Soloist Neil Jackson with the CWS (Glasgow) Band MD: Raymond Tennant - 2003

Victory from "Cry of The Celts"- Peter Graham - Brass Band Oberosterrich (Austria) MD: Hannes Buchegger - 2012

The Cup Of Life (Official Song Of The 1998 World Cup) - Robi Rosa Arr: Ray Farr - Trumpet Soloist Steve Waterman with the Reg Vardy Band MD: Ray Farr - 2006

Le Roi d'Ys Overture - Edouard Lalo Arr: Frank Wright - Black Dyke Mills Band MD: James Watson - 1994

Finale from "A Musical Joke" - W.A.Mozart Arr: Klaas van der Woude - Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: David Hirst - 2000

Guardian Of Our Way - James Curnow - Enfield Citadel Band BM: Andrew Blyth -2007

Softly Softly - Wess Arr: Ray Farr - Buy As You View Cory Band MD: Dr. Robert Childs - 2004

Convergents - Franco Cesarini - Smithills School Senior Band MD: Chris Wormald - 2004

The Hypnotist - Gilles Rocha - Cornet Soloist Vincent Bearpark with the Schweizer Militärmusik Rekrutenschule Brass Band MD: Philipp Werlen- 2016

Country Scene - Goff Richards - IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band MD: James Scott - 1989

The Holy Well from 'On Alderley Edge' - Peter Graham - Euphonium Soloist David Childs with the Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: David Hirst - 2000

Magee's Patrol - Philip Harper - Polysteel Band MD: Philip Harper - 2008

Symphony of Thanksgiving - Dean Goffin - Massed bands of International Staff Band of the Salvation Army and New York Staff Band BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb - 2011

Showboat - Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein ll Arr: J. Ord Hume - Redbridge Brass Band MD: Melvin White - 1998

Wall of Sound - Paul Lovatt-Cooper - Black Dyke Band MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs - 2011

March: Manhattan - Erik Leidzen - Williams Fairey Band MD: James Gourlay - 1998

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