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Come and Play day - Saturday 16th March 2024
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We held our fourth Come and Play day on Saturday. We were delighted by the response to our event and ended up with a band of 70 musicians. We enjoyed making music together and also a time of catching up with people over lunch.
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With around 40 minutes per piece we managed to rehearse 5 new pieces of music under the experienced baton of our MD - Colin Cranmer. The pieces he chose for the day were:- Laughter in the Rain, Partita II, Time to Say Goodbye, The Lion King and Devil's Gallop.
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The day ended with some refreshments with friends and families and a mini concert of all the pieces we'd been rehearsing during the day.
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Here are some photos. There are many more on our Facebook page and more content will be added in due course.
Colton Methodist Church - Saturday 24th February 2024
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On Saturday we had the pleasure of performing once again at Colton Methodist Church.
Our programme began with Philip Sparke’s “March Celebration”, included Mercadante’s “Concerto for Horn” played by our Principal French Horn player – Ben Percival, and concluded with a selection from “Me and My Girl”.
We would like to thank members of the church and the audience who gave us such a warm welcome, including some very lovely cakes!
Here are some photos from the afternoon.
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Onward Christian Soldiers - National Coal Mining Museum - Saturday 27th January 2024
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With the museum being so close to Horbury Bridge, we naturally included Onward Christian Soldiers in our set.
National Coal Mining Museum - Saturday 27th January 2024
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The band had a wonderful time at the National Coal Mining Museum on Saturday at the special event to celebrate the end of Kirklees Year of Music 2023 and the handover to Wakefield Council’s Our Year!
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It was a privilege to share the day’s musical entertainment with Hade Edge Brass Band.
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Thank you to everyone who organised this event and gave us such a warm welcome!
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Come and Play - Saturday 16th March 2024
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We're delighted to announce that we will be holding another Come and Play day!
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Experience tells us that this will be a great day of music making and will give you the chance to meet up with old friends and maybe make some new ones!
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Please get in touch to book your place or for further information.
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