Sunday Bandstand 1 July 2018

Sunday Bandstand 1 July 2018

Antonín Leopold Dvořák  8.9.1841 – 1.5. 1904) was a Czech composer. After Bedřich Smetana, he was the next Czech Romantic-era composer to achieve worldwide recognition. Following Smetana's nationalist example, Dvořák frequently employed aspects, specifically rhythms, of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák's own style has been described as "the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them".

He displayed his musical gifts at an early age, being an apt violin student from age six. The first public performances of his works were in Prague in 1872 and, with special success, in 1873, when he was aged 31. Seeking recognition beyond the Prague area, he submitted a score of his First Symphony to a prize competition in Germany, but did not win, and the unreturned manuscript was lost until rediscovered many decades later.

 In 1892, Dvořák moved to the United States and became the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York City. While in the United States, Dvořák wrote his two most successful orchestral works: the Symphony From the New World, which spread his reputation worldwide, and his Cello Concerto, one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti.

In this show we are featuring Rusalka's Song to the Moon from his opera Rusalka (1900). Arranged by Gordon Langford as a cornet solo our performer is Kirsty Abbotts accompanied by the Sellers International Band with MD: Major Peter Parkes 

Playlist 1 July 2018

Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010
Abundance - Marcus Venables International Staff Band Of The Salvation Army BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb - 2018
Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades) - Franz von Suppe Cory Band MD: Philip Harper - 2018
Far and Away - John Williams arr: Philip Harper  The BT Band MD: Graham O'Connor  - 1998
Brilliante - Peter Graham  Guest Euphonium Soloist David Thornton with the Old Silkstone Band MD: Richard Evans - 2006
A Southern Gospel Suite - Kumbaya -  Deep River - Down By The Riverside - Alan Fernie Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: David Hirst - 2004
Love and Marriage - as performed by Frank Sinatra arr: Klaas van der Woude Soli Brass (The Netherlands) MD: Piet Groeneveld - N/K
Rusalka's Song to the Moon - Antonin Dvorak arr: Gordon Langford Cornet Soloist Kirsty Abbotts with the Sellers International Band MD: Major Peter Parkes - 1999
Beautiful Dreamer - Stephen Foster arr: Howard Snell CWS (Glasgow) Band MD: Howard Snell - 1990
Piper In The Meadow - Traditional arr: Bob Barrett and Edrich Siebert Williams Fairey Band MD: Roy Newsome - 1986
Marching Onward - Ivor Bosanko The International Staff Band BM: LT. Col Ray Bowes - 1988
Rhapsody in Brass - Dean Goffin Buy As You View Cory Band MD: Dr. Robert Childs - 2006
Caprice Brilliante (The Debutante) - Herbert Lincoln Clarke Cornet Soloist Herbert Lincoln Clarke with the Sousa Band MD: John Philip Sousa - 1908
Just As I Am - Wilfred Heaton Yorkshire Building Society MD: Dr. David King - 1996
Covenant - Bruce Broughton Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band MD: Elgar Howarth - 2004
Party Piece - Philip Sparke  Euphonium Soloist Steven Mead with the CWS (Glasgow) Band  MD: Archie Hutchison - 1994
Elegy from Entertainments Suite - Gilbert Vinter  Fodens Richardson Band - 2006
My Heart Will Go On from the film Titanic - James Horner arr: Rieks van der Velde Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: David Hirst - 2000
Festival March The Canadian - James Merritt Musikkorps der Heilsarmee Basel 1 (Switzerland) BM: Peter Haldimann - 1996
Olympus - George Hawkins Black Dyke Mills Band MD: James Watson - 1994
Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010

1 comment

  • Peter Thompson

    Peter Thompson - Tuesday, 03 July 2018

    Chris,
    The inclusion of the Festival March The Canadian was perfect for your July 1st program as for Canadians everywhere that's Canada Day.
    Many thanks

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