Sunday, 10:00pm
During his 46 years in banding, Geoff McGregor has amassed a lifetime of knowledge and for 35 years has been sharing that knowledge with listeners to Brass Encounters.
Geoff has been the recipient of several major awards for service to the Community through Brass Banding including Lake Macquarie Citizen of the Year in 2005. He is a State and National Champion for both playing and marching and is a well known Tenor Horn player in this region and further afield.
The Hunter region of New South Wales has a long tradition of brass music and 2NURFM is the only local radio station that features brass music.
Brass Encounters is your window to the world for the best available in the Brass Band arena, often presenting new releases first around the globe.
You can contact Geoff via email.
Listen to the latest editions
8 Dec 2024, 1am Brass Encounters Geoff McGregor has more Christmas music, and leads off this edition with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band playing O Come All Ye Faithful.
4 Dec 2024, 10am Brass Encounters Geoff McGregor plays music for Christmas, starting with the Canadian Staff Band directed by John Lam playing Fanfare and Celebration for the Birth.
25 Nov 2024, 8am Brass Encounters Geoff McGregor leads off with Stephen Bulla's Intrada Festivo, and Suite for Brass.
20 Nov 2024, 7am Brass Encounters Geoff McGregor leads off with "Colour of Brass" played by Brass Band de Bazuin Oenkerk, then a cornet solo "Rest" arranged by Dr Dorothy Gates played by Philip Cobb with the New York Staff Band.
19 Nov 2024, 9am Brass Encounters On this edition Geoff McGregor features Heritage Brass playing "Montreal Citadel" by Norman Audoire, then the GUS Band accompanies Philip Smith.
10 Nov 2024, 9am Brass Encounters Geoff McGregor begins the program with Grimethorpe Colliery Band conducted by Phillip McCann playing "For All the Saints", and then the Canadian band Heritage Brass plays "Salute to Service".
1 Nov 2024, 8am Brass Encounters Geoff McGregor opens the program this week with Household Troops Band under Major John Mott playing "Sweetest Name" with cornet soloist Martin Cordner, and Kenneth Alford's "Army of the Nile".
20 Oct 2024, 1am Brass Encounters On this edition, Geoff McGregor features Spirit Of Praise played by Trombone Sections Of The Black Dyke Band And The International Staff Band, and then Over The Rainbow played by Alan Morrison with Brighouse & Rastrick Band.
13 Oct 2024, 1am Brass Encounters Geoff McGregor hosts 30 minutes of the world's best music for brass. He leads off with the New York Staff Band playing Proclamation by Tom Davoren, then Philip Cobb joins the band for William Himes's Caprice for Cornet.
6 Oct 2024, 9pm Brass Encounters Geoff McGregor leads of this edition with Foden's Band and solo cornet Mark Wilkinson playing Londonderry Air, then Credo by Lorne Barry played by the New York Youth Band under Gordon Ward.
