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Kneller Hall Rehearsal, Nov 24th Concert and Next Repertoire
A wonderful concert on Sunday 6th October – we had lovely feedback! Thanks to Evin, our Tuesday 15th October rehearsal will be at Kneller Hall, the Royal Military School of Music, at 65 Kneller Rd, Twickenham TW2 7DN. If you plan to drive there, please email Susie with the make, colour and registration of your car by Monday 14th. Photo-ID may be required. If your plans change on the day, Susie has Evin’s contacts. Thanks so much for arranging this, Evin!
Our Sunday 24th November concert will be at 3.30pm, again at St Michael and All Angels. We’ll confirm the on-the-day rehearsal time as soon as possible. Your concert managers this time will be the flutes/oboes, led by Heather and Catriona. Programme is:
Dillon’s Flight; The Thievish Magpie; Godard Waltz – Flute Solo; Shirley Bassey Showcase; My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose – Cornet Solo; Molly on the Shore; Band of Brothers; South Rampart Street Parade; A Klezmer Karnival.
Christmas plans to follow – and meanwhile, Daryle has been planning ahead to our Barnes Festival Concert in March. Here’s a sneak preview of his proposed exciting repertoire!
Dillon’s Flight – Ralph Ford; Oregon – Jacob de Haan; Concerto – Artie Shaw – Soloist: Elinor Campbell-Smith; Out of Africa – John Barry; On the Street Where You Live – Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe – Vocalist: Jonathan Williams; Danzon No.2 – Arturo Marquez; Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder; Thames Journey – Nigel Hess.
St Michael’s Concert Details – Sun 6th Oct
We have access to the church at 2pm – please arrive then for a prompt set-up for the band, and for the tea/cakes in the adjacent community centre. We’ll rehearse from 2.15pm. The concert is 3.30 – 4.30pm and we need to vacate the church by 5pm* to allow for their next service. From 4.30pm we’ll have tea/cake in the community centre, and we need to clear that by 6pm. *Instruments can be left in the church until 5.30pm but the church has said we shouldn’t leave valuables unattended.
Usual dress code of smart all-black, and please bring stands/any lights you need. Location: St Michael and All Angels Church, 39 Elm Bank Gardens, London SW13 0NX . The programme is:
Entry of the Gladiators, Nabucco, Arabesque, Lion King, Sleepers Awake, Harlem Nocturne, South Pacific, YMCA.
Gemma and the clarinets are concert-managing, all help much appreciated so please sign up for tasks and cake offerings at Tuesday’s rehearsal!
Please note that we’ll be taking photos/video of the concert, which may be used on the website/future publicity. If you have any objections to being included, just let us know.
Ps – The Trumpeters’ House Garden Party supporting the Museum of Richmond is confirmed for 21st June 2020 – see the concerts page.
Autumn Delights!
What a wonderful gig at Regent’s Park! And here’s Daryle’s programme for the Harvest Festival Concert 3.30pm on 6 October at St Michael’s:
Entry of the Gladiators, Nabucco, Arabesque, Harlem Nocturne, The Lion King, Sleepers Awake, South Pacific.
Daryle’s still working on the programme for afternoon of 24th November [also at St Michael’s] but shaping up as follows:
Dillon’s Flight, The Thievish Magpie, New World Dances, Suite of Three Pieces, Op. 116: Waltz – Soloist: Frances Hall, South Rampart Street Parade (tbc), My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose – Soloist: Simon Slack, Molly on the Shore, Saxophone Ensemble – piece(s) tbc (4 mins), The Beatles – Echoes of an Era.
Thank you and Regent’s Park!
Huge thanks to everyone who took part at Barnes Fair – the audience response was very appreciative! Next – we look forward to seeing everyone who’s playing at Regent’s Park at our rehearsal on Tuesday 20th August. We’ll post arrangements for the gig asap – meanwhile Daryle has tweaked the running order a bit, here it is:
Regent’s Park – Sunday 25th August 3.30pm – 2 sets
Barwick Green, The Wizard of Oz, Waltz from the Jazz Suite, Blue Rondo a la Turk, It’s Not Unusual, A Klezmer Karnival, Mary Poppins [Break] Seventy-Six Trombones, Benny Goodman in Concert, Minstrel Boy, Irish Washerwoman, Children of Sanchez, Sinatra in Concert, YMCA [Extras: Tahiti Trot, Pavane in Blue]
Autumn/Christmas Possible Concert Dates
Our confirmed events for the rest of 2019 are now on the updated Concerts page – the following are still possibilities so make a note in your diaries and we’ll confirm asap!
Weds 4th Dec – poss small group event Central London tbc
Sat 7th Dec – poss evening concert in Wimbledon tbc
Barnes Fair and Regent’s Park Programmes
What we’re playing when!
Barnes Fair – Saturday 13th July 4.30pm
Barwick Green (Theme from the Archers); Mary Poppins; Children of Sanchez; Tahiti Trot (Tea for Two); It’s Not Unusual; Seventy Six Trombones; A Klezmer Karnival; Pavane in Blue; Sinatra in Concert; YMCA
Regent’s Park – Sunday 25th August 3.30pm – 2 sets
Entry of the Gladiators; Nabucco; Waltz from Jazz Suite No2; Blue Rondo a la Turk; Sinatra in Concert; It’s Not Unusual; Barwick Green; Mary Poppins; A Klezmer Karnival [Break] Seventy Six Trombones; The Wizard of Oz; Rhapsody on The Minstrel Boy/The Irish Washerwoman; Children of Sanchez; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; Tahiti Trot; Pavane in Blue; YMCA [Extra: Benny Goodman Memories]
NB: The fabulous revived/new pieces [Dillon’s Flight, Molly on the Shore, Ellerby New World Dances, Arabesque] are for our Autumn programme, dates TBC as soon as we can!]
FiSH Open Gardens Day
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