Aldbourne Band have once again been very busy preparing for their jam-packed summer season of concerts and contests. On Sunday 2nd June we kicked off the summer season of Pond Concerts led by Glyn Williams with an exciting and eclectic programme of music including ‘Nordic Polska’ and a beautiful arrangement of John Ireland’s “Love Unknown”. Unfortunately […]
A summer to look forward to ! Read Post »
Aldbourne Youth and Junior bands were very lucky to kick off their 2019 rehearsals with an inspiring interactive session led by the band’s resident @Glyn Williams. The young musicians learnt about the importance of breathing properly, of warming up, using the diaphragm and listening critically to themselves as they practice every day!Glyn held a band
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The Aldbourne Band have decided to embark on a change of musical direction and leadership for 2018 and are currently reviewing and assessing professional conductor options. The band would like to thank David Johnson for his tremendous contribution as Musical Director over the last 8 years. During this time he has been instrumental in improving
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The band’s June Pond concert was held in a packed St Michael’s Church because of inclement weather, and MD David Johnson, presented a programme of music by the late composer and arranger Gordon Langford. Ranging from traditional songs to complex original works there were also solos from principal horn Simon Jones, and principal euphonium Ed Latham. There
Rain didn’t stop play! Read Post »
The Band returned from France in fine tune and were joined by the Training Band and Beginners Band. Luckily the notices and announcements about the week postponement due to the French Open had hit the spot and many people came to enjoy the Concert. The Training Band and Beginners Band all played their part and
1st Pond Concert of the year a great success! Read Post »
Aldbourne Training Band stepped into the shoes of its parent band last Saturday and played to a well-attended fete run by the churches together. It was held on the village green and the rain held off. Several ‘older’ members of the Training Band joined in to help the youngsters along – one of who is
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