In the afternoon a 60 piece Brass band made up of some of the best young musical talent from across the UK will play a wide selection of well-known pieces from classic brass band numbers to Last Night of the Proms favourites.

The Brass Band programme will also feature two brand new pieces: ‘Fanfare for the Future’, a music commission especially for the MADhurst festival by Fodens Cornet player Andy Stevenson and a new Euphonium solo written for Royal Northern College of Music Student Matthew Watling by Composer Iain Mundy.

Following the Brass Band concert many of the musicians will demonstrate their diversity of talent as the Band transforms into a Big Band for an evening of classics from Buble to Sinatra.

Midhurst Man, Alistair Gibson has put together this special event and conducts each Band, he is excited to be building on the audience reaction last year ‘the 2011 concert was so well received that we instantly started planning for this year’ said Alistair; ‘I got immediate commitment from many talented young musicians who travel to Midhurst from all over the country’; ‘we have plans to make this year’s event even more special including new pieces that will be heard in public for the very first time’ he continued.

MADhurst Chairman Simon Goodale commented ‘we are very lucky to have someone like Alistair in our midst who can bring all these gifted young people from as far afield as Scotland to play at the MADhurst Festival’. Simon continued ‘The response from the audience last year was tremendous and we are delighted that the Band are back for the second time and are proud that they have chosen MADhurst as the place to launch new works’.

The plan is to hold the Brass Band concert in the late afternoon and the Big Band concert in the evening with food and a bar available in between the two. ‘This will kick the MADhurst Festival off in some style and we look forward to welcoming everyone to this very exciting concert programme’ commented Simon. Tickets will be available for each concert individually or a discounted ticket can be purchased covering both concerts.

The tickets are sure to sell fast and details as to when and where these will be available for sale will be announced on the MADhurst web site www.madhurst.co.uk

solo cornet, back row cornet, solo horn, 1st baritone, euphonium, second trombone, BBb or EEb bass and percussion.

We are a first section band based in West London, and our band room is easily accessible by public transport.  Rehearsals are on Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 til 10.

For more information please feel free to visit our website – www.ywdband.com or to apply for a position, please contact our Chairperson Alicia Bennett at ywdbchair@yahoo.co.uk or on 07792  500 759.

The 2010 1st Section National Champions have a busy contest schedule and a number of high profile engagements. For more information visit our website – www.friaryguildfordband.co.uk

Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays 8 – 10pm in Woking, Surrey, within easy reach of the M25 and M3 and only 24 minutes by train from London Waterloo.

For more information or to apply in confidence contact Secretary Lauren Cave: secretary@friaryguildfordband.co.uk or 07974 804 394.

The Hawth, Crawley

29th April 2012

Adjudicator  Alan Morrison FTCL LRAM

Third section

Place            Band                                               Conductor                        Draw

1                 Simon Langton Brass                  Dave Cutting                         3

2                 Thee Cobham band                     Robin Langdon                     2

3                 Wight Brass                                    Steve Burton                          5

4                 Patcham Silver                           James Benka-Coker               4

5                 Pangbourne & District Silver        Stewart Lewins                 1

Best Instrumentalist –       Kirsty Attwood – Simon Langton Brass    3

Bet horn section                     Simon Langton Brass                                     3

Best solo cornet section     Simon Langton Brass                                      3

Conductors prize               Dave Cutting – Simon Langton Brass            3

Best March The Cobham Band                      Robin Langdon               2

Youth section

1                 Shanklin Town Youth                  Malcolm Lewis                             1

Best instrumentalist                    Ashley Wicks – Shanklin Town Youth     1

Conductors prize                        Malcolm Lewis  Shanklin Town Youth      1

Best March Shanklin Town Youth                  Malcolm Lewis                      1

Second section

1                 LGB Brass                                        Ian Stewart                       7

2                 Uckfield Concert Brass              Nick Morris                        2

3                 Cranbrook Town                           Ian Lanceley                    4

4                 Hangleton                                        Richard Baker                3

5                 Snowdown Colliery Welfare    Keith Twyman                    6

6                 Brighton & Hove City Brass     Matthew Hackett               8

7                 Shanklin Town Brass                  Malcolm Lewis                   5

8                 Chinnor Silver                               David Pegram                   1

Best Instrumentalist – Solo Cornet Vicky Mace  Cranbrook Town   4

Best Trombone section –             LGB Brass     Ian Stewart               7

Conductors prize                        Ian Stewart   LGB Brass                      7

Best March Cranbrook Town         Ian Lanceley                     4

First section

1                            Horsham Borough             Andrew Kershaw               3

2                            Thundersley Brass             John Ward                        5

3                            Tilbury                              Andrew Austin                   4

4                            Fairlop Brass                     Kevin Jordan                     1

5                            BAE STSTEMS Brass          Keith Woodger                  2

Best bass section                        Thundersley Brass                                 5

Best horn section                        Horsham Borough                                 3

Best tenor trombone                   Karen Palmer – Horsham Borough          3

Best bass trombone                     Paul Harrison          – Horsham Borough           3

Conductors prize                         John Ward – Thundersley Brass             5

Best March Horsham Borough             Andrew Kershaw               3

Championship section

1                            Friary Guildford                 Melvin White                     1

2                            Brass a Musica                  Michael Dils                      2

Best bass section                        Friary Guildford                                     1

Best instrumentalist                    Chris Straker – Friary Guildford      1

Best March Friary Guildford                 Melvin White                     1

This busy, friendly band, have a full calendar of engagements.

They are looking to improve and progress both in their contesting and concert work.

Auditions for MD will be held in May.

If you are interested in either position please apply by 6th May 2012 to band@betteshanger.org

The Band rehearses on Monday evenings near the Aldershot/Farnham border.

If you are interested in this position please contact the Musical Director, Roger Burke, musicaldirector@aldervalleybrass.org.uk or the band’s Chairman, Mike Balls, chairman@aldervalleybrass.org.uk in confidence.

www.aldervalleybrass.org.uk

As a central London Brass Band based in Fulham (rehearsing on Monday nights), we have a large group of players from around the world, and are a young, hard-working team with a strong desire to succeed in national competitions plus a busy calendar of exciting projects!

To apply for the post please send your Banding CV and covering letter in confidence to enquiries@fulhambrassband.co.uk Please use the same address if you have any questions or would like any further information.

Deadline for applications: Monday 30th April

For more info on the band please go to www.fulhambrassband.co.uk or email enquiries@fulhambrassband.co.uk

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We are doing this 21mile challenge in 16 hours, in support of Gofal (a local mental health and well-being charity www.gofal.org.uk ), and have set up a JustGiving page at http://www.justgiving.com/unitedwelsh4gofal

I was wondering if you would please consider giving a donation to this worthy cause, our target is £5,000 however, no donation is too small.

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“We are very proud to be able to donate this archive of material of the Horsham Borough Band, one of Horsham’s longest running institutions, to The Museum so that it can be protected for the future,” said Geoff Clarke, Horsham Borough Band Treasurer, when he went to the Museum to donate the material last Thursday.

Chris Fulton, who accepted the archive on behalf of The Museum added, “This is a fantastic source of information that relates directly to the posters in our collection, and the connection between the Poster Collection and The Band through William Albery is very poignant. We can’t wait to recruit some keen volunteers to use the archive and posters to tell the story of the Band.”

To volunteer to help or find out more information about the William Albery Poster Project contact Chris Fulton (chris.fulton@horsham.gov.uk / 01403 254959)

Potential players or people wishing to book concerts can contact Horsham Borough Band through Geoff Clarke (www.horshamboroughband.co.uk).

Tickets for the concert will be available from Horsham Museum and the Horsham Borough Band later in the year.

We perform concerts throughout Sussex and further afield, details of these and other information can be found on our website www.msbb.net

Contact Secretary Paul Homewood on Tel: 01444 454824 or e-mail phomewood@msbb.fsnet.co.uk