Sunday Bandstand 27 March 2016

Sunday Bandstand 27 March 2016

Herman Bellstedt (February 12, 1858, Bremen – June 8, 1926, San Francisco) was an American cornet soloist. He was a cornetist, bandmaster, composer, arranger, and teacher. He was a soloist with the Cincinnati Reed, the Red Hussar, and the Gilmore bands before starting his own band in 1892, the Bellstedt-Ballenger Band, where he was the conductor & soloist. Joined the Sousa Band in 1904 as a soloist, the Innes Band in 1906 as soloist and assistant conductor, and the Denver Municipal Band in 1909 as director. In 1913, he accepted a teaching appointment at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. In addition to performing, Bellstedt composed for band, orchestra, piano, violin, and cornet. His cornet solos remain popular today and the most popular in the world of brass bands is Napoli (Variations on a Neapolitan Song), Fantasia. This solo is featured on this week's show – Enjoy

Playlist 27 March 2016

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

Oliver - March - George Thompson - Grimethorpe Colliery Band MD: George Thompson - 1969

Vitae Aeternum - Paul Lovatt-Cooper - Black Dyke Band MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs - 2008

Harry's Song - Peter Meechan - Euphonium Soloist Glenn van Looy with the Manger Musikklag (Norway) MD: Allan Withington - 2013

Free 'N' Easy - Gerry McColl - Trombone Feature CWS (Manchester) Band - Compilation No Further Details

Sound the Bells - John Williams Arr: Luc Vertommen - Brass Band of Central Florida (USA) MD: Chad Shoopman - 2015

Prisms - Peter Graham - The Sun Life Band MD: Roy Newsome - 1990

Zelda - Caprice - Percy Code - Cornet Soloist Alan Exley with the IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band MD: David Hirst - 1991

Granada - Agustín Lara Arr: Derek Broadbent - David Urquhart Travel Yorkshire Imperial Band MD: Alan Exley - 1996

For The Love Of A Princess - James Horner Arr: Andrew Duncan - Leyland Band MD: Philip Harper - 2011

The Pines of the Appian Way - Ottorino Respighi Arr: Howard Snell - Fountain City Brass Band (USA) MD: Dr. Joseph Parisi - 2010

Connotations - Edward Gregson - Grimethorpe Colliery Band MD: Elgar Howarth - 1977

Neapolitan Song Variations (Napoli) - Hermann Bellstedt - Collated Frank Simon - Cornet Soloist Wynton Marsalis with the Eastman Wind Ensemble (USA) MD: Donald Hunsberger - 1987

Born Free - John Barry Arr: Alan Catherall - Canny Brass (Lenzburg) Switzerland MD: Stefan Marki - 2015

Flourish and Dances - Kevin Norbury - International Staff Band of the Salvation Army BM: Stephen  Cobb - 2002

When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Bishop Arr: Major James H. Howe - CWS (Manchester)Band MD: Alex Mortimer - 1968

Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov - Mussorgsky - JJB Sports Leyland Band MD: Richard Evans - 2000

Zimba Zamba - Goff Richards - Marimba Soloist Louise Emms with the Hepworth Brass Band MD: Norman Law - 1999

Cottonopolis March - Charles Anderson - Hanwell Band MD: Eric Bravington - 1968

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

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