Main: From the Library—Sounding Brass with Elrik Merlin

Today's programme focuses on brass instruments, with genres that range from Early Music to contemporary pieces.

Thus the genres range from ancient and early music, through Baroque and classical, to Victorian brass bands, to ragtime, trad jazz, a touch of big band, right up to modern works including a marvellous suite of pieces for wind band inspired by the works of Shakespeare.

This will all lead to some remarkable juxtapositions - and a few surprises.

From the Library is produced by gullar sahir in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme now at http://main.radioriel.org - or click here to link straight to your player if your browser is set up to do so. Today's programme is presented by Elrik Merlin.

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

 Image: Photographed by and copyright of (c) David Corby (User:Miskatonic, uploader) 2006, via Wikimedia Commons