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The Cobham Band will be performing
for the first time in Westminster
Abbey Gardens, London on the 23rd
of July at 12.30p.m. to give an hour
and thirty minute concert, under the
baton of the band’s Musical
Director, David Ruel.
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Yiewsley & West Drayton say goodbye
to undoubtedly one of the south’s
finest principal cornet players,
Gordon Poole.
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LGB Brass
teamed up with two other local organisations for
a concert that pulled in the band’s biggest
audience of the year.
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The Band presented its Summer
Concert at St. Paul’s Church in
Chichester last Friday evening
to a supportive audience.
Conducted by Resident Musical
Director, John Williams, the
Band opened with the its
signature tune Sussex By The
Sea...
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Recent Southern Counties Amateur Brass Band
Association Entertainment Contest champions,
Friary Guildford Brass Band are pleased to
announce a series of local concerts to be held
at Weyfield
Primary School,
Guildford.
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LGB Brass, based in Lewes, is rehearsing
hard for its biggest concert of the season.
The regular Proms in the Paddock, held this
year on Saturday July 12th,
attracts an audience of more than 1,000
local people.
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Party in
the Park 2008 took place on Saturday 28th June
between 1.30pm-4.30pm at Fassnidge Park in Uxbridge,
Middlesex.
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Euphonium star David Childs will be appearing on
stage this month to help Sandhurst celebrate
their centenary year.
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The Cobham Band is delighted to
announce that its former Euphonium
player Colin Ball has been awarded
the distinction of life honorary
member.
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Matthew Pollard, the newly appointed MD of The
Hangleton Brass Band has become the NABBC Conductor
of 2008 receiving a prize of £1000 and a trophy.
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Matthew Pollard, the newly appointed MD of The
Hangleton Brass Band has become the NABBC Conductor
of 2008 receiving a prize of £1000 and a trophy.
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SCABA has great pleasure in extending to your
band a most cordial invitation to take part in
the 2008 Autumn Contest which is to be held at
the Leas Cliff Hall and Channel Conference
Suite, Folkestone, on Saturday 18th
and Sunday 19th October.
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On June 7th, SCABA Contest Manager Jane Waldron
married LGB Brass' MD Ian Stewart at Horsham
Registry Office.
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Friary Guildford
Brass Band: The Age of King and Porter.
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It is
my pleasure to invite your band to be
represented at the next Quarterly Meeting of
SCABA being held at Burgess Hill, on Sunday 15th
June 2008, starting at 2 p.m.
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Chichester City Band stage Best of Brass Concert.
The Band staged its first own Best of Brass concert in Selsey on Friday evening, May 23rd.
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Peggy and Bob Tucker Memorial Bursaries - 2008;
Applications are invited from anyone who is a member of a SCABA registered band and is hoping to go to either a course with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain or the National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain.
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Southern Counties Amateur Bands
Association (SCABA) held their 27th Entertainment
contest at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley on Sunday
18th May, a contest in which Friary Guildford Brass
Band has an almost unrivalled track record.
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Find out
who played what at the Hawth!
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Unfortunately because of
issues with obtaining an entertainment licence,
Friary Guildford Brass Band's event scheduled for
Sunday 25th May 2008 at the Jolly Farmer
in Worplesdon has been cancelled.
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Latest Results from the Hawth, SCABA Entertainment
Contest.
Friary Guildford Band conducted by Chris King win
the "A" Section by 5 clear points!
Congratulations to all of today's participating
Bands!
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Yiewsley
and West Drayton Band has taken a step forward into
the world of social networking by having a page on
facebook.com. It contains pictures, news
stories from the bandroom, event information, and
will soon carry video and audio clips.
Facebook users become "fans" and receive a news feed
on any updates made to the band page.
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Friary Guildford Brass Band is celebrating 25 years
since its formation in 1983. Twenty-five years of
commitment and hard work, camaraderie and team work,
successful concerts and contests, and happy memories
of a wonderful hobby.
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Friary Guildford Band reflected on another
successful year as they held their Annual General
Meeting at Weyfield School in Guildford on Wednesday
16th April.
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2008
Hove Spring Contest, Hove Town Hall,
held on
Sunday 6th April 2008, all seventeen of
the bands entered fought their way through the worst
snowfall to hit the South East of England for 20
years, in order to take part in this event. Apart
from the start being delayed by 45 minutes, the
contest was a great success.
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Another
Success for Godalming Band.
The
repertoire available to brass bands is varied and
plentiful; from arrangements of musicals to
classics, and hymn tunes to marches; but the writing
of a test piece for brass band contests is something
quite different.
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Charles Church Camberley Band present guests
Plouzané
Wind Band
visiting
from Brittany, France.
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SCABA Spring Contest Hove Sunday 6th
April 2008 Results.
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The Number 1 Area of the National Association of
Brass Band Conductors (NABBC) will be holding a
workshop on Saturday 26th April 2008 at
1.30 p.m. on how to get the best results from a band
rehearsal.
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Steve started
playing brass and percussion at the age of 8 with
Porthywaen Silver Band.
He went on to
study music at Liverpool and Trinity College of
Music in London before embarking on a career in
performing arts as conductor, performer, teacher,
composer and adjudicator.
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SCABA Team
members, Colin and Sybil Morrison, celebrated their
50th (Golden) Wedding Anniversary at Stevenage and
were presented with flowers. (As compére, Brian
Ford, asked:- "Where would you most like to
celebrate your Golden Wedding Anniversary ?") |
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At the London
and Southern Counties Area Championships last
weekend it was with great satisfaction to note that
the following bands from SCABA qualified for the
Finals.
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Congratulations to all SCABA member bands who took
part in last weekends London and Southern Counties
Regional Qualifying Contest at the Arts and Leisure
Centre, Stevenage.
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David Horsfield will be
adjudicating this years Entertainment Contest at the
Hawth, Crawley,
Sunday 18th May 2008. |
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Steve Pritchard-Jones will be adjudicating this
years Hove Spring Contest. |
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2008 Annual Solo, Quartet & Ensemble Contest.
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The
annual Solo, Quartet & Ensemble Contest took places
at Ringmer Community College on Sunday 17th
February. The contest attracted 51 entries, of
which 4 withdrew. The Junior and Youth events
attracted a good audience of Mums, Dads and band
supporters...
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The next
SCABA workshop will be held at Cranleigh on the 23rd
November 2008. This will be a conductors'
workshop and will be given by Dr. Robert Childs.
Further details and schedules will be made available
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Congratulations to Friary Guildford Brass Band,
under the musical directorship of Chris King who
were placed 5th at yesterdays Yeovil Entertainment
Contest, the Band also won Best Percussion Section.
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SCABA
would like to invite your band to take part in two
of the most popular brass band contests in the South
of England, namely the SCABA Spring Contest and the
SCABA Entertainment Contest. Both of these events
are long-established and enjoy the support of bands
from near and far.
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Building Brighter Futures in Uganda is a local
charity supporting two schools in Uganda.
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The next SCABA Quarterly Meeting will take place
at 2.00p.m. on Sunday 27th January 2008 at the
Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill, RH15
8DX.
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The Number 1 Area of the National Association of
Brass Band Conductors (NABBC) will be holding a
workshop on Saturday 2nd February 2008 to
study the 4th, 3rd and 2nd
section regional test pieces.
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Seindorf Arian Aberystwyth Silver Band last year was
pleased to announce that it had recorded its very
first CD, titled 'Aberystwyth', which features
several soloists including a Cornet Solo by the
Band’s Principal Cornet, Aidan Hassan, former
Principal Cornet of the Irish Guards Band
(1989-1997) playing My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose;
an Eb Bass Solo by Dr. Tudor Jenkins, Bass in the
Ballroom....
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115th Quartet and
Ensemble Schedule and Entry Form now available for download.
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Over the
past few years Charles Church Camberley Band have
been restricted in their charity collections at The
Meadows. We are therefore thrilled, that the
generosity of shoppers has helped us to achieve
£1004.71 in just six hours of carol playing in the
run up to Christmas.
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