Playlist 11 March 2018 |
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| Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 |
| Kia Ora March - Alexander Lithgow | Wellington Municipal Fire Brigade Band(New Zealand) MD: Norman Goffin - 1968 |
| Shalom - Philip Sparke | Soli Brass (Netherlands) MD: Piet Groeneveld - 2003 |
| Malaguena - Traditional arr: Mark Freeh | Trumpet Soloist Jens Lindermann with the Canadian Staff Band (Canada) BM: John Lam - 2011 |
| Gently Down the Stream of Time - Kenneth Downie | London Central Fellowship Band BM: David Daws - 2011 |
| The Planets, Op.32 - 6. Uranus, (The Magician) - Gustav Holst arr: Stephen Roberts | Black Dyke Mills Band MD: James Watson - 1996 |
| Scottish Cradle Song arr: James Gourlay | Williams Fairey Band MD: James Gourlay - 1997 |
| Brass - Ian McMillan and Dr. Philip Wilby | Narrator Ian McMillan with the Black Dyke Band MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs - 2012 |
| Standard Of St George - March - Kenneth Alford | The Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain MD: Eric Ball OBE - 1970s |
| March of the Bowmen from the Robin Hood Suite - Frederic Curzon arr: Frank Wright | Fodens Motor Works Band MD: Rex Mortimer - 1967 |
| Slavische Fantasie - Carl Hohne | Trumpet Soloist Jens Lindermann with the Canadian Staff Band (Canada) BM: John Lam - 2011 |
| HMS Pinafore Selection - Gilbert and Sullivan arr: Drake Rimmer | CWS (Manchester) Band MD: Alex Mortimer - 1962 |
| 18th Variation on a Theme of Paganini - Rachmaninov arr: Howard Snell | Buy As You View Cory Band MD: Dr. Robert Childs - 2004 |
| Little Suite for Brass No. 2 - Malcolm Arnold | National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain MD: Geoffrey Brand - 1967 |
| Shine as the Light - Peter Graham | Foden's Courtois Band MD: Bryan Hurdley - 2001 |
| The Seal Lullaby - Eric Whitacre arr: Paul Sharman | Flugel Soloist John Coppella with the Brass Band of Central Florida (USA) MD: Chad Shoopman - 2015 |
| Hat Trick - Roy Newsome | Tenor Horn Trio: David Essex, Kevin Wadsworth & David Williams with the Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain MD: Eric Ball |
| Pictures of Perfection - Brian Willetts arr: Michael Babb | Euphonium Soloist Keith Watts with the Birmingham Citadel Band of the Salvation Army BM: David Nicholson - 2002 |
| Breezin' Down Broadway! - arr: Goff Richards | London Central Fellowship Band BM: David Daws - 2011 |
| Organ Symphony - Finale - Saint Seans arr: Philip Wilby | Sellers International Band MD: Philip McCann with the Organist Simon Lindley - 2004 |
| Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 |
Sunday Bandstand 11 March 2018
Frederic Curzon was born in London in 1899, and died at Bournemouth in 1973.As a boy he studied violin, cello, piano and organ. He had a life largely associated with music - besides composing, he conducted and was both a pianist and a noted organist.
His early life was largely in the theatre, where he was musical director in several London West End theatres. In 1938, he moved to the radio and became a full time composer, the music he wrote was mainly of the English light music genre. He also wrote for films, radio and the theatre.
He became the Head of Light Music at Boosey and Hawkes having been encourage by Ralph Hawkes. Much of his output was for orchestra, but there were also songs of the ballad kind many of these were written in the 1950s.
Amongst his works was the Robin Hood Suite which ends with the rousing, indeed noble March of the Bowmen. This work was first performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra on the 18 October 1937.
On this show we feature Frank Wright's arrangement of the March of the Bowmen a very popular brass band concert work during the 1960s and 70s.
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