The band performed at Timperley on Saturday, giving a summer concert of 'stage and screen' music. It was a pleasure to play for a packed and enthusiastic audience. We were particularly grateful for the air-conditioning! Highlights of the evening included a first solo for us by Mero, our soprano player, giving his rendition of 'Live and Let Die'. Please … [Read more...]
French Open
The band returned from the Loire Valley late on Sunday night with three trophies, a lot of photos/videos and many tales. We performed four times over our two days in Amboise. Our short opening concert was in the beautiful setting of the castle. We chose music from recent entertainments contests and concerts and were very well received. Somehow we … [Read more...]
Open Rehearsal
Come and join us at the John Alker Club as we prepare for our trip to the French OpenContest in Amboise! We have been rehearsing a lot over the last few weeks. We have a short contest programme rather than a single test piece. We also have a 'Whit Friday'-style march contest and a short open air concert programme to perform in the beautiful setting of … [Read more...]
Fleetwood Returns
After a break of 13 years the annual Fleetwood Contest made a welcome return yesterday. The band performed in the joint Championship & First Section. Our choice of test piece was Martin Ellerby's Chivalry. It was a tight turn-around after the Area contest to tackle such a challenging work. The adjudicators praised the musical shape and style and … [Read more...]
Contests, contests
As the band rehearses for the upcoming Fleetwood Contest on 26th April, our ever-busy Management Team is also making arrangements for our trip to the French Open in June. We will be kept busy for our brief visit to Amboise. In addition to the contest stage performance there is a street march and contest march to perform, in the style of the Whit Friday … [Read more...]
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Adie Smith is our Musical Director.