Amersham Band celebrates 175 years with Brighouse & Rastrick concert
Amersham Band is celebrating its 175th Anniversary year, with the earliest known record in a newspaper article in the Bucks Herald dated 16th September 1843. The article records how brass bands from Amersham and Prestwood jointly played several marches and airs and took part in a cricket match (won by Amersham by the substantial margin of 11 wickets).
Band Chairman, Fred Harrison said “The band is delighted to be able to conclude the 175th Anniversary year by sharing the stage in a joint concert with the famous Brighouse & Rastrick Band, the 2017 National Champions.” Brighouse & Rastrick Band, regarded by many as the best and most consistent ‘public subscription band’ in the world has attracted a formidable reputation for highly entertaining concerts for both the general public and brass band connoisseur. Famously, in the 1970s, the band played “The Floral Dance” with Terry Wogan, holding the No.2 position in the British singles chart for nine weeks.
The concert, which is to be held on Sunday 4th November at 3:30 in The Centenary Theatre, Kings Road, Berkhamsted, will surely live up to the title “Best of Brass”
Join LGB Brass for a Free Concert of Remembrance, Reflection and Celebration with music to mark anniversaries and events in this special year.
There will be a retiring collection in aid of the Royal British Legion.
Saturday 10th November 4pm at Lewes Town Hall, BN7 2QS
Godalming Band and Godalming Youth Band invite you to join us for our traditional joint Christmas concert at Godalming United Church this December. We have an evening of festive music in store, including our favourite carols arranged for brass band.
Our Christmas-themed CD, “The Festive Season”, will also be available for any last-minute Godalming-themed gifts, as well as refreshments and a raffle.
Tickets are £6 for adults, £3 for under 16s, available to reserve from the band on (01483) 355129 or by email at pro@godalming.band
Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start on Saturday 15th December, at Godalming United Church, Bridge Street, Godalming.
Find the band’s other autumn and Christmas events at www.godalmingband.org.uk or on Facebook.
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Join Chichester City Band and the Friends of Chartres for a concert of favourite British and French Music to celebrate 60 years of twinning between Chichester and Chartres, France
Enjoy a preview of the second section test piece for the Regional championships, Darroll Barry’s “Rise of the Phoenix”
The Oxted Band Spring Concert will be held on Saturday 4th May at St John’s Church, Hurst Green, Surrey RH8 9EA at 7.30pm, and will feature another soloist in our ‘Stars of Brass’ series.
This year our special guest will be Steven Kane, solo baritone of the number 1 ranked brass band in the World, the Cory Band. Steven comes from Bexleyheath in South London, but moved to Wales for his studies and has enjoyed huge success while he has been a member of Cory, winning all of the major brass band competitions both nationally and internationally with them.
Steven’s father Derick, who recently retired as principal euphonium of the International Staff Band of the Salvation Army after over 40 years, will be playing a duet with Steven in the concert.
Tickets are £7.50, and will be available on the door.
Refreshments, included in the ticket price, will be served at the interval. (We welcome donations for refreshments but it is not compulsory).
For more information, please visit www.oxtedband.co.uk
The scaba AGM will be held online via Zoom on the evening of Sunday 25th April.
Member bands are encouraged to get involved and use their vote; their band secretaries/contest secretaries have received official notice and an agenda by email. Anyone with an interest in local banding is welcome to join us; if you’d like to take part please contact our Secretary Alex: secretary@scaba.co.uk.