The band is busy putting the polish on our performance of this year's Area test piece for the First Section: Variations on Was Lebet by Andrew Wainwright. Having finished exactly mid-table in the previous two years we are keen to place in the top half at this year's contest, which will take place in the Blackpool Winter Gardens on Sunday 1st … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The band performed Christmas concerts this weekend at Timperley and last weekend in Urmston. We'd like to thank the players who helped us out on each occasion as it can prove difficult getting a full band together at this time of year. Our soloists at both events performed to their usual high standards and we'd like to thank the audiences who joined in … [Read more...]
20 Years our Principal
At our Summer concert in St Clement's Church, Urmston, we marked Katie's amazing achievement of completing 20 years on principal cornet. Katie joined us in 2004 whilst still at school. She rapidly improved and successfully auditioned for the vacant principal position within her first year with us. The rest, as they say, is history. To mark the … [Read more...]
Areas fast approaching
We are about to enter the week running up to our annual North West Area Championships. This is our most important contest of the year as it determines our ranking status for the next year. This year's test piece for our section is the Introduction, Elegy and Caprice by Morley Calvert. You have two opportunities to hear our interpretation of this classic … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
We have completed our Christmas concert calendar for this year. Many thanks to all those who supported us at very successful events in Urmston, Denton and Timperley. You may still see our members out and about playing carols around the Flixton area. We wish you all a very merry Christmas and hope to see you at our concerts and events in the New Year. … [Read more...]
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Adie Smith is our Musical Director.