Indefinite Break

After 97 shows on 94.5 KRRFM, Brass Monkeys will be taking an indefinite break.

Thanks to all of you who have listened, whether it was for one show or more.

I'll let you all know when or if the show will be returning.

                                 - Steve

Program No. 97 - 6th April 2014

Hour 1 (Jazz and Contemporary Brass)
Billy Joel

But Billy Joel doesn't play any brass instruments.

Correct.

This will be the start of a series of programs this year where I look at well known rock and pop artists and feature those tracks that have brass playing.

A couple of years ago on the show I strung out a two hour show featuring Billy Joel, including jazz and brass band arrangements of his songs.  I won't be doing that this time around.  Just straight songs from the man himself.

1.    Easy Money
2.    Tell Her About It
3.    Keeping the Faith
     - An Innocent Man (1983)

4.    Zanzibar
5.    Until The Night
     - 52nd Street (1978)

6.    Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
     - The Stranger (1977)

7.    Big Man On Mulberry Street
8.    River Of Dreams
     - 2000 Years - Millennium Concert

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Hour 2
Michael Giacchino

At the start of the year we looked at the movie scores of Michael Giacchino composed for Pixar Studios, including The Incredibles, Up and Cars II. Tonight we look at some of his other movie scores.  We wont be playing his music from either of the latest Star Trek movies, as we have a Star Trek show coming up.

1.     Knife to A Gun Fight
     - Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

2.    Super 8 Suite
     - Super 8 (2011)

3.    Roar!
     - Cloverfield (2008)

4.    John Carter Suite
     - John Carter (2012)

5.    Go Speed, Go!
6.    Casa Cristo
     - Speed Racer (2008)

7.    End Credits Can Suck It!
     - Land of The Lost (2009)

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Hour 3 (Brass Bands and Ensembles)
2014 Australian National Championships Test Pieces

Over the Easter weekend the Australian National Brass Band Championships will be on again, this time up in sunny Brisbane.

On the show tonight we'll run through the program, and also play a couple of test pieces.

1.    A Malvern Suite (Ebbw Valley Brass)
     - The Nationals 2013

2.    St Magnus (Yorkshire Building Society Band)
     - 2004 European Championships

3.    Forest of Dean (Sun life Band)
     - Bourgeois (1994)

I'm taking a couple of weeks off, and will back with a new show on 27th April.

Have a Happy Easter.