Sunday Bandstand 21 August 2016

Sunday Bandstand 21 August 2016

Imogen Holst (1907-1984), the daughter of Gustav Holst. In 1966 she conducted the BMC (Oxford) Band in what was the first full length recording of her father's 'A Moorside Suite' since an abridged version was recorded in September 1928 by Black Dyke Mills Band on three sides of two 78 rpm recordings.

She was so musically enthused by her father's composition for the 1928 National Finals she was inspired to write a piece for a full brass band titled 'The Unfortunate Traveller'. In 1930 she submitted it to the Royal College of Music and before she left college it was performed in a version written for a string orchestra.

It was almost forgotten until her father was invited to Carlisle to take part in a concert. He and Imogen travelled to Carlisle where she was given the opportunity of conducting the Carlisle St. Stephen Band playing her new composition. Following that performance it was not publicly heard again until 2011 when Zone One Brass played it in Ulverston.

Enjoy

Playlist 21 August 2016

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

Ravenswood - William Rimmer - United Co-op Yorkshire Bras Band MD: John Roberts - 2004

St. Austell Suite I mvt. A Jaunt Around The Town 2mvt  Holy Trinity Churchyard 3mvt St. Austell Band - Kenneth Downie - Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: Dr. Stephen Cobb - 2001

A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody - Irving Berlin Arr: Howard Snell - Cornet Soloist Christine Withington with the Britannia Building Society Band MD: Howard Snell - 1987

Rule Britannia Overture - William Rimmer - Crossley Carpets Band  MD: John Harrison - 1967

La Campanella (The Bell) - Niccolo Paganini Arr: Bernhard Wüthrich - Violin Soloist: Alexandre Dubach with the Brass Band Berner Oberland (Switzerland) MD: Carlo Balmelli - 2004

The 3rd Mvt (Rimmer's Race) from Three Figures - Herbert Howells - Besses O' Th' Barn Band MD: Roy Newsome - 1983

Chivalry Waltz - William Rimmer - Foden's Courtois Band MD: Elgar Howarth - 1999

Just Like Him - Terry Camsey - Cornet Soloist David Daws with the International Staff Band BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb - 2001

Punchinello - William Rimmer - Sellers Engineering Band MD: Philip McCann - 1993

Farandole - Bizet Arr: Drake Rimmer - Brass Band Oberaargauer (Switzerland) MD: Manfred Obrecht  - 1991

Call Of The Seasons - Philip Catelinet - Euphonium Soloist Riki McDonnell (New Zealand) with the Marple Band MD: Garry Cutt - 1999

L'Amore Sei Tu (I will always Love You) - Dolly Parton Arr: Paul Drury - Cornet Soloist Kirsty Abbotts with the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band MD: Philip McCann - 2010

Procession To Covenant - William Himes - Regent Hall SA Band BM: Stephen Hanover - 2007

A Moorside Suite 3rd mvt March - Gustav Holst - BMC (Oxford) Band GMD: Imogen Holst - 1966

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow - Irving Berlin Arr: Howard Snell - Leyland Band MD: Jason Katsikaris - 2008

A Foxtrot Between Friends - Gordon Langford - Ensemble  de Cuivres Melodia (Switzerland) MD: Pierre-Alain Bidaud - 1994

Im Krapfenwald (In Krapfen Woods) Johann Strauss ll  Arr: Howard Snell - Black Dyke Mills MD: James Watson - 1996

Rufford Abbey - Drake Rimmer - St Dennis Band MD: Eddie Williams - 1971

Famous Fragments - A Medley of the Marches of William Rimmer - Arr: George Hawkins - Desford Colliery Band MD: Ernest Woodhouse - 1973

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

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