Program No. 86 - 5th January 2014

Welcome to the first show in the new format.

Hour 1 (Jazz and Contemporary Brass)
The Cat Empire

They spent a lot of 2013 touring the world, after the release of their latest CD, Steal The Light.  This Australian group has a unique sound, full of brass, and is one of my favourite groups at the moment. The show tonight borrows from a show I programmed back in May last year, in celebration of the release of Steal The Light.

1.   Jungle
2.   Anymore
3.   Side to Side
4.   Know Your Name
    - Cities (2006)

5.   Sunny Moon
6.   No Mountain
7.   Radio Song
8.   No Longer There
    - So Many Nights (2007)

9.   Brighter Than Gold
10.  Wild Animals
11.  Prophets In The Sky
12.  Don't Throw Your Hands Up
13.  All Night Loud
    - Steal The Light (2013)

Next week - music from some of the live albums of Australian Jazz Legend, James Morrison

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Hour 2 (Movie Scores)
Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino has a vast body of work for a variety of screen media, including television (best known for Alias and Lost), movies (including the latest 2 Star Trek movies) as well as for computer games (such as Medal of Honour and Call of Duty.  Tonight's show will feature his movies scores, and specifically the four movie scores that he has composed for Pixar Animation.

1.   End Creditouilles 
    - Ratatouille (2008)

2.   Seizing the Spirit of Adventure
3.   Up With End Credits
    - Up (2009)

4.   It's Finn McMissile!
5.   Porto Corsa
6.   Mater's The Bomb
    - Cars 2 (2011)

7.   Kronos Unveiled
8.  The Incredits
    - The Incredibles (2004)

Next week - a review of the best movie scores of 2013.


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Hour 3 (Brass Bands and Ensembles)
Paul Lovatt-Cooper

We featured works from acclaimed composer Paul Lovatt-Cooper in 2013. Tonight's show is a reworking of last year's program with a couple of extra added.

1.   When Thunder Calls
    - Black Dyke Band (European Brass Band Championships 2013)

2.   Where Eagles Sing
    - Black Dyke Band (Essential Dyke, Volume 7 - 2007)

3.   Within Blue Empires
    - Brass Band Oberosterreich (European Brass Band Championships 2012)

4.   Donegal Bay (with baritone soloist Gareth Brindle)
    - Fairey FP (Music) Band (Virtuosi! - 2003)

5.   Song for the Skies (with tuba soloist Joseph Cook)
6.   Rondo alla Turca (with xylophone soloist Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
7.   Enchanted Kingdom
    - Black Dyke Band (Only For You - The Music of Paul Lovatt-Cooper Volume II - 2011)

Next week - music from the top brass band of 2013, The Cory Band.