Open Rehearsal – St Michaels Church Aldbourne
8pm 8th September 2022
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Updates from the band as we look ahead to the Open and Nationals
Exciting times are afoot for the Aldbourne Band! After winning the West of England Championships, the band are busy preparing in earnest for both the British Open at Symphony Hall, Birmingham and the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain at the Royal Albert Hall. The band are delighted that dynamic Belgian conductor Ivan Meylemans
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Joint Concert with Reading Phoenix Choir
CONCERT REMINDER! Aldbourne band are really looking forward to our joint concert with the amazing Reading Phoenix Choir this Saturday at 7pm, in Christchurch, Swindon. Come along and listen to a fantastic evening of music from the award-winning and exciting ensembles! We’ve got some stunning joint performances planned including Handel’s ‘Zadok the Priest’ and Lauridsen’s
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West of England Champions!
The Band is absolutely delighted to be crowned West of England Champions of the Championship Section at Cheltenham on Sunday 3rd April 2022. We were delighted with our performance of Wilfred Heatons Contest Music . This was the result of the leadership and Musical Direction of our M.D. Glyn Williams . This comes off a
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Success at Wychavon
The Band was delighted to be placed first at the recent Wychavon Entertainment contest. This was in a field of 17 Bands , with Aldbourne playing no 16. This was especially good being the first contest in nearly 2 years and the first led by their M.D. Glyn Williams. There is an excellent write up
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We ARE bACK
It is so great to say that we are back playing Concerts as a Band. We had a Pilot August Pond concert which was a great success. Our next couple of Gigs is this weekend Leading the Carnival March on the 4th of September at 18:00 followed by the Carnival Pond on the Green Concert
July pond concert
As previously announced on social media the Band are unable to hold the July Pond Concert in the village as usual due to the current restrictions. However we will be recording a few pieces and will post them here and on Facebook for you all to enjoy hopefully Sunday evening. If you would like to
Solo Horn Vacancy
With our Musical Director, Glyn Williams, we are currently meeting a minimum of once a week on Zoom to prepare our online recordings and competitions. We aim to return to full rehearsals as soon as the rules allow, and once our players feel safe to do so. Whilst the calendar is currently understandably quiet, we
Death of Jesse Jones
The Band would like to send its deepest condolences to the family of Jesse Jones, the former player, Secretary and President who achieved an amazing 51 years service with the Band. Back in 2008, when Jesse retired from the Band, the following account of his musical history was published on 4barsrest, and it seems fitting
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Update on upcoming concerts – covid-19
Hello everyone hope you are all keeping well. We wanted to update you on forthcoming concerts over the next month or so. Obviously with the Covid-19 situation moving swiftly and following closely government guidance over social distancing it is with great sadness the following concerts are being cancelled or postponed. 1. 18th April Lucis Choir
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