Playlist 23 October 2022 |
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| Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 | 'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010 | |
| Impetus - George Allan | Ferryhill Town Band MD: Steve Robson - 2001 | 'The Music of George Allan' - CD - 2001 | |
| The Mastersingers - Richard Wagner arr. Howard Lorriman | Black Dyke Band MD: Dr Nicholas Childs - 2011 | 'Fantastic Overtures Vol 4' - CD - Obrasso Recording CD942 - 2011 | |
| Banjo and Fiddle - William Kroll arr. Thomas Ruedi | Euphonium Soloist Thomas Ruedi with the Brass Band Burgermusik Luzern (Switzerland) MD: Ludwig Wicki - 2013 | 'Elegie' CD - Obrasso Recording CD875 - 2013 | |
| Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines - Ron Goodwin | Llandudno Town Band MD: Michael Jones - 1994 | 'Promenade Concert' - CD - Trilogy Records - 2000 | |
| Viscount Nelson March - Wilhelm Zehle | Kibworth Band MD: Paul Wright - 1972 | 'Dunkirk' - Vinyl - BBC Radio Leicester – KBL 1 - 1972 | |
| La Legend de la Pusta - composer / arranger not known | Lewis Merthyr Band MD: Nigel Seaman - 1981 | 'Lewis Merthyr Band Centennial Brass' - Look Records LK/LP7022 - 1981 | |
| Firestorm - Stephen Bulla | United States Army Brass Band (USA) MD: Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier - 2009 | 'Firestorm' - CD - Altissimo! Label - 2009 | |
| Salute to Gershwin arr. Stephen Duro | Grimethorpe Colliery Band MD: George Thompson - 1971 | 'The Grimethorpe Colliery Band – Salute To Gershwin' - Vinyl - Polydor – 2485 008 - 1971 | |
| Abide With Me (Eventide) - William Henry Monk arr. William Rimmer | Besses O'th' Barn Band MD: Alec Evans - 1982 | 'Hymns and Things Besses O'th' Barn Band' - Vinyl - Chandos Recording BBR1016 - 1982 | |
| High Spirits - Reginald Heath | Leyland Band MD: Michael T. Cotter - 1976 | 'Leyland Band - Sounds of Brass Series Vol 26' - Vinyl - Decca – SB 326 - 1976 | |
| The Spirit of Puccini - Herman Pallhuber | Brass Band Oberoesterreich (Austria) MD: Hannes Buchegger - 2010 | 'Special Moments' - CD - Studio Weinberg Recordings - 2010 | |
| Carmen - The Flower Song - Bizet arr. Bram Gay | Tenor Horn Soloist Miles Davidson with the Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band MD: James Watson - 1989 | 'Variations' - Polyphonic Recording QPRL 041D - 1989 | |
| Shepherd Song arr. Goff Richards | Hade Edge Band MD: Jack Fisher - 1981 | 'Stage Centre' - Vinyl - | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar: Superstar / I Don't Know How to Love Him / King Herod's Song / John Nineteen Forty-One / Gethsemane - Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Alan Fernie | Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: Gavin Lindsay - 2007 | 'Our Town' - CD - Obrasso Recording CD921 - 2007 | |
| Peanut Vendor - Moises Simons arr. Bill Geldard trans Ian Jones | Trombone Soloist Brett Baker with the JSVB Legacy Band MD: David Thornton - 2022 | 'Aspects of Don Lusher - Tribute to a Legend' - CD - ibb Media - 2022 | |
| Cock O'The North - Frank Bryce | Besses o' th' Barn MD: Frank Bryce - 1966 | 'Well Done Lads- Vinyl - Pye Recording GSGL10393 - 1966 | |
| Shaggy Dog - R. Jones | CWS (Manchester) Band MD: Alex Mortimer - 1966 | 'Reflections in Brass Vol 1' - 7" Vinyl - Paxton – PEP 130 - 1966 | |
| I Dreamed a Dream from Les Misérables - Claude-Michel Schönberg | West Yorkshire Police Band MD: Barry Thompson - 2001 | 'Task Force' - CD - Kirklees Recording KRCD1036 - 2001 | |
| The Pines of the Appian Way - Ottorino Respighi arr. Howard Snell | Fountain City Brass Band (USA) MD: Dr. Joseph Parisi - 2010 | 'Celebration' - CD -Doyen DOYCD282 - 2010 | |
| March of the Anzacs - Alexander Lithgow | Wellington Municipal Fire Brigade Band (New Zealand) MD: Norman Goffin - 1968 | 'March Of The Anzacs' - LP Vinyl - HMV CSDM6267 - 1968 | |
| Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 | 'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010 | |
Sunday Bandstand 23 October 2022
Moisés Simons (born Moisés Simón Rodríguez; 24 August 1889 in Havana, Cuba – 28 June 1945 in Madrid, Spain), was a leading Cuban composer, pianist, and orchestra leader. He was the composer of El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor in English) which is considered by many to be the most famous piece of music created by a Cuban musician and has since been recorded by other musicians from around the world hundreds of times.
The son of a Basque musician, he started studying music with his father, Leandro Simón Guergué. By the age of 9, he was the organist at his local church in the barrio of Jesús María and choirmaster of the Pilar church. At 15, he undertook advanced studies under various maestros in composition, harmony, counterpoint, fugue, and instrumentation.
The fame of El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) led to Simons' own worldwide recognition. It sold over a million copies of sheet music for E.B. Marks Inc., and this netted $100,000 in royalties for Simons by 1943. Its success led to a 'rumba craze' in the US and Europe which lasted until the 1940s. The consequences of the Peanut Vendor's success was thus quite far-reaching.
For much of the 1930s, Simons lived and worked in France, mostly in Paris, and was still there when World War II broke out. He was finally able to return to Cuba in 1942. He then moved to the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife and later to Madrid, Spain where he signed a contract to provide music for the film, Bambú, which included his last known composition, Hoy Como Ayer (Today Like Yesterday in English).
Moisés Simons died in Madrid, Spain, on 28 June 1945. He was 55.
On this week's show we are featuring The Peanut Vendor from the very latest CD produced by star trombone player from Black Dyke Band Brett Baker. On this CD Brett is accompanied by the JSVB (James Shepherd Versatile Brass) Legacy Ensemble conducted by David Thornton. For further information about Brett's new CD please check out this link https://www.brettbaker.co.uk/merchandise/cds/product=aspects-of-don-lusher-brett-baker-trombone-and-jsvb-tribute-band
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