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Listen to the Band

Showcase for brass and military band music, looking at new CD releases and old favourites and updating the traditional image of banding

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Broadcast Wed, 1 Feb 2012, 21:30 on BBC Radio 2 but no longer available on BBC iPlayer.

Frank Renton reviews the best of the new band CDs.

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About Frank Renton

Born in 1939, Frank began to study the piano at age seven, and had his first trumpet lesson on his tenth birthday.

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Wednesday, 21:30 on BBC Radio 2

15/02/2012

Frank Renton presents an 80th birthday celebration of the film composer John Williams.

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