The band competed at the Area Championships yesterday on Eric Ball's High Peak. We met in Blackpool for an 11am rehearsal ahead of the afternoon draw. This was our first Areas under the baton of Adie Smith. Preparations went well and we came off stage happy with our performance. Fortunately the adjudicators also found much to admire, including "a very … [Read more...]
Top Percussion
Congratulations to our percussion team: Lesley, Tris, Conor and Ian. They scooped the trophy for Best Percussion in the Championship Section of the Wychavon Festival of Brass. The band was delighted to place 10th out of 20 in the Championship Section with our Norwegian-themed programme. We may have been slightly less delighted to place 13th out of 17 … [Read more...]
Open Rehearsal Invitation
On Thursday 2nd November we will be throwing open our doors. We welcome supporters who would like a preview of our programme for the Wychavon entertainment contest on Saturday. We will be rehearsing at the John Alker Memorial Hall in Flixton from 8pm to 10pm. Doors will be open from 7:30pm and the bar will be open. … [Read more...]
What a week!
On Friday 16th we performed a summer concert at St Clement's Church in Urmston. Despite sweltering conditions the audience were treated to outstanding solos from Vicky Finlay and Richard Bond. Richard was making his debut as a stand-up soloist with us. He was a founder member of our training band as a beginner 10 years ago and has recently taken over the … [Read more...]
Falco returns
Having visited us last year to experience the Whit Friday march contests across Saddleworth, our Dutch friend Falco came back this year with the brass players from his wind band, the Société St Martin Fanfare de Stein. We squeezed on the coach together and made an evening of it. We marched to an arrangement of Country Roads that proved enormously popular … [Read more...]
Adie Smith is our Musical Director.