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Black Dyke Band

Live at the Âé¶¹Éç Proms: Black Dyke Band & Nicholas Childs plus euphoniumist David Childs in Berlioz, Gregson and Rodrigo.

Live at the Âé¶¹Éç Proms: Black Dyke Band & Nicholas Childs plus euphoniumist David Childs in Berlioz, Gregson and Rodrigo.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Judith Bingham: Four Minute Mile
Hector Berlioz (arr. Frank Wright): Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
Gustav Holst: A Moorside Suite
Peter Graham: Force of Nature

c. 11.45am
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Petroc Trelawny is joined by Lt Col Lauren Petritz-Watts, the first ever female director of the Royal Corps of Army Music, and Phlip Goodwin of the Black Dyke Band to discuss the traditional roots of brass bands and their cultural importance today in bringing communities together.

c. 12:05pm
Edward Gregson: Symphony in two movements
John Williams (arr. Andrew Duncan): Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – Hedwig’s Theme
Joaquín Rodrigo (arr. Kevin Bolton): En Aranjuez con tu amor (after the Adagio of ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’)
Klaus Badelt/Hans Zimmer (arr. Stephen Roberts): Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest – Wheel of Fortune
Philip Wilby: Paganini Variations

David Childs (euphonium)
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs (conductor)

Yorkshire’s esteemed Black Dyke Band shows off its virtuosity and versatility in a programme of contemporary pieces, arrangements of popular classics and excerpts from soundtracks by John Williams and Hans Zimmer.

Release date:

2 hours, 29 minutes

On radio

Sun 19 Jul 2026 11:00

Broadcast

  • Sun 19 Jul 2026 11:00