Talk Subjects
Chris Helme
Dean Jones (b: 1976) is the son of established Salvation Army composer David E. Jones, Dean currently works as a sub-editor in the SA's UK music department. He and his family worship at Reading Lower Earley corps and in his spare time he leads Salvation Brass, a popular UK-based contemporary brass group. With over 20 pieces published by the Army so far,
His contribution to the Salvation Army's bands in the past ten years is significant.
One of Dean's most successful compositions is his first major work for band: Glorifico Aeternum published 2005.
Since then Dean has provided further major works in Supremacy published 2007, Lord of All and Validus Deus as well as a stream of well-written functional arrangements.
A versatile composer, Dean has the happy knack of writing music of substance in all kinds of genres and for all sizes of ensemble.
On this week's show we feature his composition Vista
(Courtesy of Martin Cordner website)
Tom Hutchinson Cornet Soloist
Cory Band MD: Philip Harper
Doyen Recording: DOY 386CD
Hermann Pallhuber (born: Innsbruck, February 9, 1967) is an Austrian composer, music teacher, conductor, pianist and trombonist. For certain works he uses the pseudonym: John P. Alliston .
He received his first music lesson for piano and trombone at the age of 10. He studied orchestral conducting and piano at the Vienna Conservatory in Vienna and music education, trombone and piano at the Mozarteum University Salzburg
In 1993 he obtained his diplomas with distinction for music education and Latin language. From 1995 to 2004 he worked as a teacher for music and Latin language. He was also a teacher at the Tirol Pedagogical Academy (PÄDAG) in Innsbruck .
In 1999 he became conductor of the church choir in Telfs. From 1999 to 2009 he held various professional conducting positions.
As a composer, he mainly writes works for wind orchestras, but he has written a number of pieces for brass, notably the three below:
- 2006 Titan's Progress, for brass band - premiere during the "European Brass Band Championships 2007" in the Symphony Hall in Birmingham (compulsory work during the British Open Brass Band Championships 2009 in the Symphony Hall in Birmingham )
- 2008 A Swansea Suite, for euphonium solo and brass band
- 2009 Spirits of Puccini, for brass band (premiered in May 2009 during the "European Brass Band Championships 2009" in Ostend by the Brass Band Oberoesterreich led by Hannes Buchegger).
It is Spirits of Puccini played by the Austrian band Brass Band Oberoesterreich with Hannes Buchegger that is featured on this week’s show.
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One month into issue number 4 of my Brighouse & District Heritage Newseum local history and nostalgia magazine, already the first 250 copies have sold out and reprints will be on order in the morning.
John Hartmann (24.10.1830 - 1897 in Liverpool, England) was a Prussian brass composer. He is notable for having served Prince George, Duke of Cambridge as bandmaster in the British 4th Regiment, 12th Lancers
When Hartmann went to fulfill his mandatory service obligation to the Prussian military, he chose to be a musician. Doing that gave him the option of choosing the regiment he would serve with. He chose to serve with the Cuirassiers in Cologne. While with the Cuirassiers, he played solo cornet and violin. In 1854, his bandmaster, Herr Schallehn, left service and travelled to England, joining the Crystal Palace Company. Hartmann joined him when his service was over in October 1855. John's brother Ernest also joined Schallehn (prior to John).
Hartmann continued to play cornet in the Crystal Palace Band until he was offered the position of bandmaster of the Tyrone Militia at Sheffield. He served with them, with the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards, and with the Royal Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham Militia), who were "one of the best brass bands in the country." He organised the band of the 2nd Battalion of the (King's Own) 4th Foot at Chichester. He served with the 4th Foot Guards in Corfu, and the 12th Lancers at Hounslow for four years (turning it from a mediocre band to a professional band).
While serving with the 12th Lancers, Hartmann was invited with his regiment to serve the Duke of Cambridge in Aldershot, Leeds, and Manchester. He did this until a requirement to be enlisted in the military forced him to choose to end his career.
Afterwards he returned to Germany, and not liking it, retired again in England, doing compositions and arrangements of music for British publishing companies.
Here are some of the solos that brass band players will be familiar with:
- Arbucklenian Polka
- Facilita
- La Belle Americaine
- Lizzie Polka
- My Old Kentucky Home
- Pretty Jane, grand fantasy
- The Return,
- Tom Bowling, grand fantasy
On this week’s show we are featuring his Fantasia Brilliante ‘Robin Adair’ played by euphonium soloist Sydney Poole with the CWS (Manchester) Band conducted by Alex Mortimer in 1960.
Sadly V S Cycles shop in Bradford Road is no longer with us. But it is good to see the empty shop taken over, given a make over and is now the Brighouse offices of Harrington's Family Solicitors.
Too many towns have so many empty shops these days but here in Brighouse whilst we do lose some of our town centre traders for a number of reasons the vacant empty shop is soon occupied and another new business opens.
Welcome to Harrington's the new name on the high street.
Chris Helme
Regular travellers through Hipperholme crossroads in recent weeks will have noticed the work being carried out at the former motorcycle shop on the corner. Whilst the new signage was being erected the bad weather started and left part of the old sign exposed just for a few days.
Thanks to Mark Clements for the photographs he took of the exposed signage. If you have a photograph that has a story and would be of interest to readers please contact me - email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 07854755756.
These premises had the initials WHB and the date 1898 at the front corner of the property.These embossed initails have gone now being exposed to the bad wether for so long on this corner but careful scrutiny and being mindful of the traffic the feint lettering can just be made out. Before it was the Hipperholme branch of the Halifax Co-op it was Northend's Drapers shop. I believe the co-op moved in when Northend's closed.
This photograph shows the corner when Northend's held this prime location. The lettering on the first floor above the ground floor shop doorway is quite clear on this photograph. The tramcar tells us that this was taken after 1904. The first tramcar from the extended tramway from Stump Cross through Hipperholme and onwards to the new terminus in Brighouse outside the George Hotel completed that first journey in February 1904.
Chris Helme
A walk on Bethel Street this last week and shoppers cannot have failed to see the bright cheery colourful shop front the owners of the latest new ladies fashion shop which has just been opened. Congratualtions to the owners and I am sure we all wish them every success with their new business.
Most Brighouse town centre shoppers will be familiar with M & A Locks in Bradford Road, the company that has been sorting our door locks and security hardware for just about 30 years. The recent bad weather caused significant damage to a number of shops signs. This photograph just shows how bad the wind and rain has been.
The M & A lock sign was brought down with the bad weather and exposed just for a few days a glimpse into the shop's past. The name of Seaton's, the owners of the shop back in the 1950s. This photograph from 1956 display's the same sign. The parade passing the shop shows the Mayor Alderman Harry Edwards who was the Brighouse mayor for 1956 and 1957. He is accompanied by his wife who was the mayoress.
Seaton's shop is the one next up to the barbers shop which has the electric babers pole outside.
The recording of my new talking book is now well under way. The introductyion and up to chapter five is now completed - seven chapters and the epilogue to go. These are the latest photographs taken at the recording studios.
Talks Available
All the presentations are timed to last up to an hour except where shown - questions are gladly taken after the presentation. All have been presented to male, female and mixed audiences of varying age groups.
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A Postcard from the Past
The Sunny Vale Pleasure Gardens, Halifax - Yorkshire’s Alton Towers of the…
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All in a Days Work
Reminiscences from 30 years in the Police Service – (humorous lecture presentation)…
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Legends from the world of Brass Bands
(Info-tainment – digital slides & music) – 1 hour presentation.
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A Week in May
A story based on the Murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish (of the…
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Memories of Christmas Past
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The Road to Publication
In 1979 I was asked to assist in presenting a series of…
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Holiday Memories from the Past
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How we used to live
We have all seen and experienced changes in our lives. Bring back…
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Other Folks Rubbish (Not suited to a Zoom presentation)
With a local history theme… – (thought provoking humorous lecture presentation) –…
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So you want to be a Pirate ? - The life of a Pirate was not all that it seemed
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Superstitions, New Year Resolutions and the Origins of St Valentine's Day
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Brighouse at Work
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