The National Championships
The National Brass Band Championships bring all the top UK bands to the Royal Albert Hall to compete for this most coveted title. Frank Renton has all the highlights.
One piece of music, 20 of the UK's finest bands, the splendour of The Royal Albert. It can only be the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. Frank Renton has all the highlights of the day as Cory Band try to make it 3 in a row. The piece, Gallery by Howard Snell, is a series of musical reactions to six pictures with the composer giving specific seating instructions as well as all the musical ones. The complete winning performance will be available via the programmes web page for the next 30 days.
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Henry Woods
Sailors Hornpipe
Composer: Mike Oldfield. Performer: Tubular Brass. Music Arranger: Sandy Smith. Conductor: Sandy Smith. -
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Howard Snell
Gallery (1st picture)
Performer: Tredegar Band. Conductor: Ian Porthouse. -
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Howard Snell
Gallery (2nd picture)
Performer: Cory Band. Conductor: Philip Harper. -
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Howard Snell
Gallery (3rd picture)
Performer: City Of Bradford Band. Conductor: Lee Skipsey. -
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Howard Snell
Gallery (4th & 5th movements)
Performer: Brighouse and Rastrick Band. Conductor: David King.
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- Tue 17 Oct 2017 23:30麻豆社 Radio 2
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