Tag: Guest

Autumn Concert 2012

  

 

 The band returned to the Menuhin Hall in Cobham for the annual Autumn Concert on the 10th of November.  ‘A Journey Through Time’ was the theme, starting with The Essential Joseph (37 BC) and  progressing through various items such as Hallelujah Chorus (0 BC), Alexander (356 AD), In Tudor Days (1485), Selections from Titanic (1912) and ending at  Brooklyn (2003).  

The guest soloist was Linden McKenzie on Trombone.  Linden is a has appeared at many events and festivals around Europe such as Vienne Jazz Festival, Montreaux Jazz Festival, IOW Festival and many others. 

As well as playing solo parts with the band, Linden demonstrated a technique of playing two notes at once (multiphonics) where one note is played and another ‘sung’ through the instrument.  He then effectively played a duet by himself called ‘The Warrior Comes Out To Play’

 

 

 

 

The bandsman of the year award was presented to Wesley Johnson

 

An encore of Seventy-Six Trombones was played and while not quite featuring 76 trombone players, we did have 4 of the band’s trombonists, 3 of the band’s Eupononium and Baritone players playing valved trombones, Linden McKenzie and our conductor, Robin Langdon.

Last Night of The Proms

On Saturday 8th of September the band returned to the annual Last Night of The Proms in St Andrews Church, Cobham. The event is part of the Heritage Day celebrations in Cobham and provides the audience with an opportunity to wave the Union Flag and sing along to music such as Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory. Guest soloist was Olivia Safe, a superb soprano singer who can claim to be able to achieve the highest soprano voice in Britain. Olivia has performed at many events including with Robbie Williams for the BBC Electric Proms, Twickenham stadium for the EDF Rugby Final and at the Great Hall Of the People in Beijing.

The band usually plays twice on Heritage Day and today was no exception, with the band appearing at Walton Wharf in Walton on Thames during midday to support the event there.

Autumn concert 2011

  

 

The band played at the prestigious Menuhin Hall for it’s annual Autumn Concert on the 29th October.  The theme of the night was ‘Music from the Screen’ and featured, amongst others, music from Superman, Jurrasic Park, Saving Private Ryan and Pirates of the Caribbean.

 

 Guest soloist was Lucy Gibbs from the Arioso Orchestra in London who played the oboe in Gabriel’s Oboe and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the bands percussionists, Julie Beaven, played an unusual instrument – the Hammered Dulcimer.  The origins of this instrument are said to date back over 2000 years and it is a forerunner of the modern piano.  Julie played a solo in Braveheart and a composition of Some Enchanted Evening.  It is believed that this is the first time this instrument has been played in collaboration with a brass band.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bandsman of the year award was presented to Darren Abbott