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The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force
Reach For The Skies
Album NZ 2010 on Decca label
Classical and Brass (Contemporary, March)
The booklet back states: Dedicated to the men and women who fought in The Battle of Britain remembering "The Few" Tracks 8 & 16: Speeches included with the permission of Curtis Brown Goup Ltd on behalf of the Estate of Sir Winston Churchill. Recorded [...] at Air Lyndhurst Studios, London Mastered [...] at Air Mastering, London Made in N.Z. ℗ 2010 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited. © 2010 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited.
Musicians
 | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force , album by |
 | Graham Jones acl, GB alto clarinet, eb clarinet |
 | Andrew Hooley as, GB alto saxophone, alto sax |
 | Gary Cooney as, GB alto saxophone, alto sax |
 | Michael Hearman as, vn, GB alto saxophone, alto sax, violin |
 | Jon Cohen key, p, g, GB backing vocals, keyboards, mixed by, producer, for jon cohen music ltd., programmed by, all programming by, arranged by, arr. |
 | Suzanne Faithful bs, bcl, GB bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, baritone sax |
 | Richard Joyce bass clarinet, 1st bb clarinet |
| Tom Rodda bass clarinet, 1st bb clarinet |
| Dominique Thistleton bass clarinet, 2nd bb clarinet |
| George Martin bass clarinet, 2nd bb clarinet |
| Christine Ebrey bass clarinet, 3rd bb clarinet |
| Louise Bonneywell bass clarinet, 3rd bb clarinet |
 | Andrew Rigby eb, GB bass guitar |
 | Neil Chapman bsn, GB bassoon |
 | Henry Eastburn vc, GB cello |
 | Duncan Stubbs , GB directed by, principal director of music, raf |
 | Lesley Vincent cb, GB double bass |
 | Matthew Hill eu, GB euphonium |
| Elizabeth Green flute |
| Neslihan Jordan flute |
| Jonathan Hill guitar, trombone, 2nd trombone |
| Paul Meaden horn, 1st horn |
| William Paul Phelan horn, 2nd horn |
| Ellen Driscoll horn, 3rd horn |
| Michelle MacGurk horn, 4th horn |
| Georgina Morrell oboe |
| FS Tony Scannell other, band sergeant |
| Kevin Miles percussion, 1st percussion |
| Chris L'Anson percussion, 2nd percussion |
| James Moss percussion, 3rd percussion |
| Adrian Beckwith piano, piccolo flute |
 | Adam Miller , GB technician, pro tools operator |
| Phillip Mercer tenor saxophone, tenor sax |
| James Ansell timpani |
| Hamish Dean trombone, 1st trombone |
 | Jonathan Pippen , trombone, 2nd trombone |
| Laura Bleck trombone, bass trombone |
 | Ben Godfrey tr, GB trumpet |
| Paul Sutton trumpet |
| Gary Wyatt trumpet, 1st trumpet |
| Lee Vivian trumpet, 2nd trumpet |
| James Lawrence trumpet, 4th trumpet, written by |
| Jonathan Truscott tuba, bb tuba |
| Andrew Allott tuba, eb tuba |
 | Heather Lowe vl, GB viola |
| Barry Stringer violin, 1st violin |
| Claire Lawrence violin, 1st violin |
| Justine Stringer violin, 2nd violin |
 | Matthew Little key, voc, g, featuring |
 | Darren Loveday g, guitar |
 | Winston Churchill voc, 1874-1965 GB performer on track, written by |
 | Hugh Worskett , producer, arranged by, arr. |
 | Louis D'Heudieres , tuba |
 | Hayley Westenra voc, *1987 NZ featuring |
 | Kerry Ellis voc, *1979 GB featuring |
 | Stephen Baker , programmed by, additional programming, keyboards, additional keys |
Producers
| Sarah Levy a&r |
| Tom Lewis a&r |
| Peacock design |
| Ray Staff mastered by |
| Phil Da Costa mixed by |
| Kieran Thurgood product manager |
| Geoff Foster recorded by |
| Pete Craigie mixed by, additional mix for z management, producer, additional production for z management |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Of Britain March | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Ron Goodwin | 2:37 |
| 2 | Fanfare For The Common Man | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Aaron Copland | 2:56 |
| 3 | 633 Squadron | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Ron Goodwin | 2:42 |
| 4 | RAF March Past | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | H. Walford Davies | 2:00 |
| 5 | Lawrence Of Arabia | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Maurice Jarre | 3:40 |
| 6 | It's A Long Way To Go | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | James Lawrence, Rob Jordan | 3:42 |
| 7 | The Dambusters March | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Eric Coates | 3:53 |
| 8 | Their Finest Hour (Jerusalem) | Winston Churchill | Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Winston Churchill | 1:29 |
| 9 | Reach For The Skies | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | John Addison | 4:10 |
| 10 | Danny Boy | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Traditional | 3:24 |
| 11 | No.4 Pomp And Circumstance | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Sir Edward Elgar | 5:03 |
| 12 | Those Magnificient Men In Their Flying Machines | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Ron Goodwin | 1:43 |
| 13 | Spitfire Prelude | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Sir William Walton | 3:31 |
| 14 | Wind Beneath My Wings | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | Jeff Silbar, Larry Henley | 3:46 |
| 15 | Evening Hymn And Sunset | The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force | A. C. Green | 2:50 |
| 16 | Never In The Field Of Human Conflict (The Day Thou Gavest) | Winston Churchill | Clement C. Scholefield, Winston Churchill | 1:11 |
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