Sunday Bandstand 13 December 2020

Sunday Bandstand 13 December 2020

This week's show is Christmas music from over a dozen bands based overseas and just a few of the best home grown bands here in the UK. Some of the music you will have heard before but I am sure some of the pieces you may be hearing for the first time.
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Playlist  13 December 2020 - Brass Music for Christmas  

Recording Details 

Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010  'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010
Christmas Flourishes - Darrol Barry Brass Band Willebroek (Belgium) MD: Frans Violet - 2006  'A Christmas Celebration' - CD - Bernearts Recording BR 2006.003 - 2006
A Christmas Overture - John Golland Hannaford Street Silver Band (Canada) MD: James Curnow - 1997  'A Christmas Flourish' - CD - CBC Records  5175 - 1997
Titania's Aria - Ambroise Thomas arr. Bram Gay Cornet Soloist Philip Smith with the Lexington Brass Band (USA) MD: Ronald W. Holz - 2000  ''Tis the Season - Live' - CD - Lexington Brass Band - 2000
Pirates Of The Caribbean - Highlights - Klaus Badelt, arr. Darrol Barry  Oberaarguaer Brass Band (Switzerland) MD: Manfred Obrecht - 2006  'The Great Film Heroes' - CD - Obrasso Recording - CD 917 - 2006
A Ted Heath Tribute Big Band Set 1) Opus One Sy Oliver 2) Memories of You Eubie Blake Trumpet Soloist David Blake 3) South Rampart Street Parade Ray Bauduc and Bob Haggart arr. Bill Geldard Desford Colliery Band MD: Eric Crees - 1997  'Bach to Bernstein' - CD - Hermitage Music  HMCD 7002-2 - 1997
March Of The Toys - Victor Herbert arr. Mark Freeh  Black Dyke Band MD: Nicholas Childs - 2013  'We Wish you a Merry Christmas' - CD - Obrasso Recording CD951 - 2013
Ding Dong Merrily On High - Douglas Court  Euphonium Soloist Aaron VanderWeele with the New York Staff Band (USA) BM: Ron Waiksnoris - 2008  'A Christmas Fanfare' - CD - New York Staff Band - 2008
O Come All Ye Faithful arr. David Willcocks/Ray Steadman-Allen   The Graduate Choir New Zealand with the Dalewool Auckland Brass (New Zealand) MD: Nigel Weeks - 2010  'Christmas Magic' - CD -  2010
Three Kings Swing  - French Folk Carol - arr. William Himes  Trumpet Soloist Terry Everson with the New England Brass Band (USA) MD: Douglas Yeo - 2005  'This is Christmas' - CD - NEBBCD104 - 2005
Ukrainian Bell Carol - Mykola  Dmytrovich Leontovch arr. Philip Sparke Aldbourne Band MD: David Johnson - 2014  '100% Christmas' - CD - 2014
Boundless Kingdom - Steven Ponsford Melbourne Staff Band of the Salvation Army (Australia) BM: Ken Waterworth - 2015  'To Boldly Go' - CD - SPS 388 CD - 2015
The First Nowell - arr. David Willcocks trs. Ray Steadman-Allen Organist Timothy Albrecht with the Georgia Brass Band (USA) MD: Joe Johnson - 2010  'A Christmas Festival' - CD - Rich Mayes Recording - 2010
Pie Jesu - Andrew Lloyd Webber  arr. Rieks van der Velde Vocalists Soprano and Mezzo: Josefein and Charlotte Stopplelenburg with the Brass Band de Waldsang (The Netherlands) MD: Rieks van der Velde - 2005  'Enchanted' - CD - World Wind Music Recording WWM 500.114 - 2005
Christmas Encounters - Stephen Bulla  Brass Band of the Western Reserve (USA) MD: Dr. Keith Wilkinson - 2018  'A Christmas Celebration' - CD - Brass Band of the Western Reserve - 2018 - BBWESTERNRESERVE.ORG 
Caribbean Christmas - Sandy Smith  Yorkshire Building Society Band MD: Professor David King - 2003  'Simple Gifts' - CD -  Egon Recording  SFZ118 - 2003
Glorious Liberation - Ivor Bozanko  Euphonium Soloist Jamie Smith with the Melbourne Staff Band (Australia) BM: Ken Waterworth - 2013  'Chronicles' - CD - MSM CD44 - 2013
Slaughter on 10th Avenue - Richard Rogers arr: Sandy Smith  Sellers Engineering Band MD: Philip McCann - 1999  'Best Sellers' - CD - Doyen Recording DOY093 - 1999
Deck the Halls - Barrie Gott Chicago Staff Band (USA) BM: William Himes - 2007  'Christmas in Brass' - CD - JCTD-0091 - 2007
You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch! - Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel and Albert Hague Bass Trombone Soloist Dale Edwards with the Brass Band of Central Florida (USA) MD: Michael Garasi - 2006  'Tis a Gift' - CD - BBCF Recording - 2006
A Sway in a Manger - John Parkinson (https://www.corusbrass.org/) Wingates Band MD: Andrew Berryman - 2006  'Asway in a Manager' - CD - Howfen Legend ‎– 003 - 2006
Dies Natalis, Op. 86 (arr. for brass band) John Golland  Grimethorpe Colliery Band MD: Major Peter Parkes - 1997  'A White Christmas with Grimethorpe' - CD - Chandos recording CHAN 4550 - 1997
Shepherd's Surprise -  Kenneth Downie  New York Staff Band (USA) BM: Ron Waiksnoris - 2012  'Christmas in Brass' - CD - JCTD-0116 - 2012
Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010​  'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010

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