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| 03/09/2008 |
25 August 2008 Winchcombe |
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| 03/09/2008 |
10 August 2008 Stroud |
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| 28/07/2008 |
27 July 2008 Stratford-upon-Avon On one of the hottest days of the year, the band played to a packed park along the banks of the River Avon in the centre of Stratford. We entertained the tourists and locals as they basked in the sun, with a range of tunes such as ‘Mack the Knife’, ‘Lustspiel Overture’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. There were also features from our trombone and cornet sections and a beautiful solo by our soprano cornet, Mike with ‘Nonnechor und Lied der Laura’ from Casanova. Our euphonium soloist, Joe kept things jolly with ‘Blaydon Races’ and the band rounded off a fine concert with its traditional finale, complete with audience participation and a dance from our conductor! 12 July 2008 Winchcombe Railway Station Plumes of steam billowed from the engine as the train pulled into the station to the sound of the band playing ‘Ticket to Ride’. All the passengers disembarked and we played a string of old favourites that had our audience dancing on the platform! The second half was a Proms theme, including Dam Busters, Fantasia of British Sea Songs played at break-neck speed and a glorious finale of Land of Hope and Glory with much flag-waving. The concert was then followed by spectacular firework display! 21 June 2008 Marle Hill WI The band provided musical accompaniment to a sumptuous feast of puddings for Marle Hill WI. Each of the 6 home-made courses was introduced with poetry and then a pudding-themed piece by the band. Think cheesecake, profiteroles and trifle - delicious! 1 June 2008 Malvern The band launched their summer season with a lively set to entertain the crowds in the wonderful setting of Malvern bandstand. The weather held off as the band played a mixture of waltzes, marches and show-tunes before ending up with our favourite encore! 25 March 2008 25th anniversary concert The band celebrated its 25th anniversary by having a special concert and inviting back some old friends to play with us again. This concert was a greatest hits concert and the band revived some old favourites like Men of Harlech, Grandfather’s Clock and Backdraft, as requested by the audience at the start of the concert itself! We also proudly aired our new uniforms, bringing the band right up to date with cutting-edge sartorial elegance. Thanks to all the Friends of the Band who continue to support us and travel to come to our concerts. |
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| 07/12/2007 | The band is very sad to hear that Edgar Davison has passed away. He has been a member of our band for many years and we all have very fond memories of him. Edgar has contributed massively to the local music scene for many years and will be missed by a great many people. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11/10/2007 | Brasscast is a brass band podcasting website. Listen to the interview with Roger Cook conducted on the telephone from New Zealand in their October 7th podcast at http://www.brasscast.com/main.htm | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13/1/2007 | The band has donated £300 to the Acorns Children's Hospice. This was raised from playing carols before Christmas outside the Methodist Church on Winchcombe's late night shopping evening; the collection from the carols in Abbey Terrace and also from the collection whilst playing carols at Tesco in Bishops Cleeve. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30/9/2006 |
The band is pleased to announce that members of the band have been
successful in the following contests. There was an excellent result for the newest registered band member, Rebekkah Musto, at the First Annual Forest of Dean Solo, Duet & Quartet contest in July. She WON the Junior Duet category playing with Rhiannon Symonds from Bream Silver. Her dad, Martin (known as the GingerMaestro elsewhere on the net) from West Mercia Police Band, won the Open Slow Melody section and was second in the Open air and variations section at the same contest. We are continually grateful for Martin's help with our band and for bringing Rebekkah to rehearsals. Our Solo Euphonium, Joe Cheshire, also helped West Mercia Police Band to WIN the Wychavon Festival of Brass Third Section at the contest on 17th September. |
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| 30/9/2006 | Photo of the band at Broadway in 2006 has been added to the photos page. Click Here to see | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26/7/2006 | On
Sunday 30th July the Band will be playing at the Stratford Park in
Stroud at 2.30pm. Click
here for directions. New Naunton engagement added to our list |
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| 15/7/2006 | I am pleased to say that the web hosting issues have now been overcome. Upgrading to Broadband and useless ISP technical support about domain names have finally been resolved. (Not by the ISPs though). There are still a few issues about the amount of webspace available to be resolved, so for the moment there is no room for the photos, but hopefully these will be back soon. The engagement list is up-to-date though and I hope to add details of our Switzerland tour soon. I have also added a few links on our home page to other pages run by our talented band members. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16/05/2005 |
As Weston-super-Mare was our first contest for a while the band had a few
new registered players who have joined recently. Joe Cheshire - Euphonium Ann Seville - Cornet Kevin Palfrey - Cornet Wouter Vorstman - Cornet Glynis Wilsdon - Horn Terry Brookes - Percussion |
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| 16/05/2005 | The Band competed at the Weston-super-Mare contest at the weekend. The feeling was that the band had played well so the result is disappointing. Winchcombe were placed 11th out of 12 bands, first place went to Verwood Concert Brass, this year's fourth section South West Area champions. Bream were second and Severn Tunnel were third. The full adjudicators comments will be posted soon | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16/05/2005 | Click here for the new Fourth Section Grading table following the 2005 South West Area contest | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19/02/2005 | Winchcombe Concert Brass are pleased to announce the reformation of the Training Band. Gavin and Jack, two of our trombone section, will be setting this up in the coming weeks and the band is very excited about the prospects. Anyone who is interested should send an email to the address on the contacts page | |||||||||||||||||||
| 03/02/2005 | Unfortunately
Winchcombe Concert Brass will not be able to attend this year's Area
contest at Torquay. As serious as all Band Players take their
responsibilities, there are some things which are more important. Our
Solo Trombone player has decided that he could not possibly cancel his
wedding on that day and as his guest list includes other members of the
band we have decided to compete at the Weston Super Mare contest on
Sunday May 15th instead. The band wishes to congratulate Gavin and hope that it is a fantastic day. |
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| 03/01/2005 | The band would like to thank Greg Morgan for conducting the band for the last six months. The first rehearsal in 2005 will be on Tuesday 11th January at which Greg's Dad will be conducting for a trial rehearsal. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11/08/04 | On
Tuesday at Rehearsal the Band was pleased to welcome Joe McMullen all
the way from New Hampshire in the USA. He had been on a band tour to
Wales and extended his holiday with a stay in Winchcombe. He had checked out the Internet and found our site and came along to play Euphonium with us and then share a beer in The Plaisterers afterwards. We hope he enjoyed the evening and we look forward to staying in touch. |
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| 14/07/04 | On
Sunday 25th July the Band will be playing at the Stratford Park in
Stroud at 2.30pm. Click
here for directions. On Tuesday 3rd August the Band will be holding its AGM at the Conservative Working Men's Club in Winchcombe at 8pm |
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| 08/07/04 | On Sunday (11th July) the Band will be playing at the Festival of Naunton Service at 11am. This is being held at the Dovecote in Naunton. Click here for directions. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30/06/04 | The
Band will be busy this weekend playing at the Pershore Midsummer Brass
Festival on Saturday (3rd July) at 11.20am in the Abbey and 1pm at The
Angel Inn. On Sunday (4th July) the Band will be at Sanders Park in Bromsgrove from 2.30pm - 4.30pm. Click Here for directions. |
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| 22/06/04 | Congratulations to Jon Roskilly who passed his Grade 8 on trombone with Distinction a few weeks ago. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 04/05/04 | Click
Here to see the new Grading Tables after the Area Contest. Also In Summary:-
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| 27/03/04 | 18th Place at the Area Contest in Torquay. Click Here for Adjudicator's comments. Click Here for Results | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24/03/04 | Extra practice on Thursday for Saturday's contest. Click Here for directions to the church where we are going to warm up on Saturday morning. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17/03/04 | Extra Practice on Friday 19th March will be at 8pm in the Guide Hall. That is through the metal gate on the opposite side of the road to the Methodist Church, about 20 meters before the stocks on the corner of North Street. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18/02/04 | 4th
Place at the GBBA contest - Click Here
for Adjudicators comments. Click Here for
Results There is a Horn Sectional Practice on Wednesday 25th February at 8pm |
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| 11/02/04 | There
is an extra rehearsal on Thursday 12th February for the
Entertainments Contest on Sunday. It is at the normal time at the normal
place. On Sunday 15th February there is a practice at Longhope Village Hall at 9.30am before the contest. Click Here for directions |
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| 24/11/03 | 2nd Place at the GBBA contest - Click Here for Adjudicators comments. Click Here for Results | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19/11/03 | On Sunday 23rd November there will be a practice at Longhope Village Hall at 10am before the contest. Click Here for directions | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12/11/03 | IMPORTANT
Practice next week will be on
Wednesday 19th November not Tuesday 18th November. Though it will be
same time, same place
Click Here for photos of the 20th Anniversary Concert |
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| 25/09/2003 | Click Here for photos of the band playing at Worcester on Sunday 21st September | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23/09/2003 | The next engagement is Sunday 5th October at Naunton for the Harvest Festival service. Click Here for directions | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18/09/03 | The
Band is playing at The Fountains in Worcester on Sunday 21st September
at 2pm. Click Here for directions. (Come
into Worcester off the motorway, pass the Cathedral on your left, go
down Deansway and then left into Copenhagen Street)
Posters and tickets are being distributed for the 20th Anniversary Concert on Saturday 18th October at 7.30pm. It looks like it is going to be a great concert. |
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| 24/07/2003 | Here
is just a quick update on recent events in the band. We were pleased to
see Rachel back safely from New Zealand, unfortunately she has a
temporary job too far away from Winchcombe so she is still taking
extraordinary steps to miss practice.
The Friends of The Band scheme is gaining pace and on behalf of the band we say thank you again to all of the people who have kindly contributed to the band. We have heard some positive comments about our last performance at Pershore, especially for Mike's excellent soprano solo in the Abbey. We would also like to take the opportunity to thank our friends from Malvern and Tewkesbury for their help on the day. It was a pleasure as well to see Rachel (a different one!) down from London to play in the band again. We all wish her well in her search for a new teaching job. Our next engagement is on Sunday 3rd August as Stratford park in Stroud. Click Here for directions |
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| 04/06/2003 | To help people find this site it has now been submitted for registration with Yahoo and Google. The address has also been given to the web page run by the Winchcombe Business Forum so hopefully a link will be added to their page as well. The address for that site is www.winchcombe.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||
| 02/06/2003 | Despite what the Gloucestershire Echo said last week, the booking for Montpellier Gardens on 14th June is confirmed as Winchcombe Concert Brass. We are playing from 2.30pm until 4.30pm. Click Here for directions. Be warned though, whenever we play here it seems to rain ! | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16/05/2003 | This
is part of the booking clause issued concerning parking for the job at
Stratford-upon-Avon on Sunday 29th June
Regrettably, despite representations from Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust, the District Council will not allow band vehicles any access or parking within the bandstand enclosure for the present time, unloading must take place at the new electronic barrier and parking must only be in officially designated areas. This means that, when unable to find parking away from the recreation ground, performers will have to pay parking fees. We stress that this is not the fault of the Trust or our client, David Roberts who is in attendance to welcome bands each week, therefore band personnel are asked to refrain from addressing unnecessary criticism towards him personally. Any unpleasantness by individuals or refusal to abide by the District Council ruling can only jeapardise the whole of the Bandstand Season and will result in the particular band concerned not being invited to participate again. |
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| 30/04/2003 | The
grading tables have arrived. Hayle Town, Camborne B and New Forest Brass are
promoted to the 3rd Section. To see the complete table Click Here |
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| 13/04/2003 | Read the adjudicator's comments and see the marks from the Area contest. Click Here | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8/04/2003 | TOP
HALF OF THE TABLE IN THE AREA CONTEST
Winchcombe Concert Brass came 12th out of
26 bands (25 played and 1 withdrew) in the Area contest at Torquay. A
great result with probably the smallest band on stage with 20 players. It was a lovely hot day down by the sea, and went off without too many
problems apart from one player getting the wrong day and the bus nearly
running over the Solo Horn player's car. Also the zip broke on our 2nd
Euphonium's trousers so she had to play on stage with them held up by
the badge borrowed from the steward on the door. |
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| 28/03/2003 | Practice
schedule for the Area contest
Sunday 30th March 10am - 12pm at the
Guide Hall in Winchcombe We have also signed up another 3 players for the contest, so the band keeps growing at the moment which is fantastic news |
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| 21/02/2003 | Read
the adjudicator's comments and see the marks from the GBBA contest Click Here |
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| 09/02/2003 | A
GOOD RESULT FROM THE GBBA CONTEST
The
results of the GBBA Entertainments contest were split into two parts,
playing and entertainment, and then combined to give an overall
placing. |
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| 06/02/2003 | It has been a good week for the band regarding registering players. We have just signed 9 new players ready for the GBBA Entertainments contest on Sunday and the Area contest down in Torquay. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 08/01/2003 | The things some people do to miss band practice ! Click here for pictures of Rachel having fun in New Zealand before she started working in a hospital in Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16/12/2002 | The Fourth Section test piece for the regional area contest in 2003 is 'Lydian Pictures' by Simon Dobson. The contest is in Torquay on Saturday 5th April | |||||||||||||||||||
| 09/12/2002 | After a break from the contest scene, Winchcombe Concert Brass will be competing again at the GBBA entertainment contest on the 9th February in Coleford. The programme will feature our Solo Trombonist, Gavin Mellor, playing 'Blue John' and the rest of the programme can be heard in effectively a dress rehearsal at our concert in Winchcombe Methodist Church the day before, Saturday 8th February 2003. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20/07/2002 | After the band's successful performances at Fairford Air Show, the Tattoo FM station describing the day announced that Winchcombe Concert Brass were 'Awesome' | |||||||||||||||||||
| 05/06/2002 | Following
the success of the Jubilee Service at the recreation ground, the band
has been asked to play again at a church service in Naunton to help
raise money for an Egyptian Orphanage. The hymns to be played will be
from the following list:
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| 14/02/2002 | The
Band will open the Tewkesbury
District Twinning Association Concert on Friday 22nd February at
Winchcombe School on Greet Road, Winchcombe at 7.30pm.
The programme that the band will play is as follows:
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| 16/08/2001 | Winchcombe Concert Brass is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Davidson as the new resident conductor. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31/07/2001 | Winchcombe Concert Brass would like welcome any new players who would like to come along to our practices. Email any of the contacts for further details | |||||||||||||||||||
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