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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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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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
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
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
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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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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In light of recent government announcements surrounding social gatherings, we have suspended all rehearsals both Senior and Youth Band until further notice. Keep an eye on this page for further updates. Keep Safe everyone ! and hopefully we will be back entertaining all our loyal followers soon #Dabchicks #Aldbourneband
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Wishing all our friends and Supporters and wider Banding family a fabulous Happy New Year! We look forward with excitement and hard work to build on the achievements of last year! We feel blessed as we move forward into 2020 with a full and happy, settled and committed Band. We give thanks to Glyn Williams for the
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Aldbourne band has been busy since the National Finals in October focusing on concerts and the run up to Christmas. At the start of November we celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Friends of Aldbourne Band with a concert composed entirely of pieces picked by our supporters. It was a great success and the band
