Program No. 76 - Steven Mead

Steven Mead is Mr. Euphonium.

It's really hard to say any more about him. What he hasn't achieved with this instrument isn't worth achieving.

Our play list tonight can only scratch the surface of his many recordings and performances.

1. Fly Me To The Moon
2. Scarborough Fair
    - Euphonium Magic (2006)

3. The Simpsons
4. Take Five
5. Finale of 5th Symphony (by Beethoven)
   - Euphonium Magic Vol 2 (2006)

6. Canzon XVII
7. Funk Theory
   - Euphonium Magic Vol 3: Earth Voices (2009)

8. The Dance of the Goblins
   - Fandango (2011) - with Tomoko Sawano on piano

9. The Holy Well
10. Slavische Fantasie
11. Locomotion
   - Locomotion (2006)

12.  Pavane
   - Croatian Euphonic Brass (2010)  - with Brass and Percussion of the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra

13. Gypsy Airs (Pablo Sarasate)
14. Nessun Dorma (Puccini)
15. Rondo (Claude T. Smith)
   - Steven Mead: Rondo (1990) - with Rigid Containers Group Brass Band

16. Hungarian Melodies
17. Valse Scherzo Op. 34
   - Audacious (2009) - with Tomoko Sawano on piano

18.  The Amazing Mr. Arban (Jean Baptiste Arban/arr. Gurtner)
   - Mead IN(N) - Brass (2001) - With Sound Inn Brass

On next week's show we listen to music performed at the 2012 and 2013 (Updated) European Brass Band Championships.