Devizes and Marlborough concert success

The band have been delighted with the success of our two recent concerts, joining with the Kentwood Show Choir at the Corn Exchange in Devizes and with the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir at Marlborough College. Both concerts were well attended and provided excellent entertainment for the enthusiastic audiences. The band would like to thank both choirs for two thoroughly enjoyable evenings.

Contest News

After two disappointing contest results at Yeovil and the West of England Championships, the band are looking forward to the exciting Spring Festival Contest held in Blackpool.

The Spring Brass Band Festival at Blackpool is a contest attended by only the best bands in the country and is the route to qualify for the prestigious British Open contest. The contest, held in the Blackpool Winter Gardens, is spilt into 3 sections. Following our success last year, we remain in the middle section - The Senior Cup.

This year the Senior Cup challenges the bands to a work by Martin Ellerby called "Elgar Variations". The piece has all the requisite ingredients required to test each band - lots of technical obstacles that although demanding can be overcome with thought and skill, and plenty of easy listening music to explore and interpret in the score.

The band are aiming for a top four placing, which will gain us promotion to the section above - The Grand Shield.

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