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Not having heard any different to date...Stape Silver Band will be competing in the 3rd Section.

Sud

Fixodent foodseal.

I think the band regarded Uppermill as their poorest performance of the night...even the very best are entitled to an off moment.

The young man on sop (John Campbell) played superbly the rest of...

Gotta agree with Eden...also had fun with Masquerade, opening to Harrison's Dream and the fff lip-slurs in Vienna Nights!

Sud

Thanks for that Andrew, I'll look them up when I'm there again in a fortnight.

I'd just like to say a big thanks to Davey and the band at King's Park Brass who put up with me for a rehearsal...

I'm working just outside Glasgow this week and was hoping to get a blow at a rehearsal sometime, just to keep the old chops going. I'm happy to play 3rd cornet in any section band. PM me if you're...

Nah...thought I might give it a miss this year!... ;-)

Still looking for that elusive 2nd Euphonium player! We have a great piece of music to prepare for this year's regionals and our beautiful and talented solo euph is in need of a partner. We can...

Still looking for that elusive 2nd Euphonium player! We have a great piece of music to prepare for this year's regionals and our beautiful and talented solo euph is in need of a partner.
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Just felt the need to congratulate the YHBBA (especially Peter Gilbey and Peggy Tomlinson) for the excellent conductor's course held today in the Friendly Band (Sowerby Bridge) bandroom. Richard...

There'll be some seriously nipped up bums on sop players!!

I was at primary school with, and began to learn to play at the same time, as Ian Bousfield (solo trom with Imps in their heyday at age 15...now Principal Trombone with the Vienna Philharmonic).

Latest weather forecast has it fine and sunny by tea-time...looking forward to this one...I get to play most of it and also wag for three pieces...heaven!! Hope to see a few tMP'ers there.

Sud.

I get the band to start with 'em on...then ask the audience if they mind if they take them off (just jackets!!) ... they always say yes...thankfully.

Sud

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR90s4LB59c

I could grow to hate the education system...every time I lose a player like this as they troddle off to Uni...bummer!

Sud (aka Grumpy Old Git).

spelling?...not checked.

Should be an excellent do this. Great programme, approx. 80 piece brass orchestra in what should be a spectacular acoustic....surrounded by pubs...and it's free (how to...

This thread seems to have meandered as randomly as the test piece itself...what on earth all these classical composer references have got to do with the price of cheese is lost on me....but I do...

Excellent appointment. All that talent, a great sense of humour and a nice bloke to boot!! Congrats.

Sud.

Die Felsenmuhle, Reissiger arr. Drake Rimmer...super piece...currently working it up with a 4th section band...bit of work for cornets, but all the runs are laid well.

Sud

Been very slow for me too. Thought it was just the manana attitude in rural North Yorkshire......

Sud

my mis-spent youth...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJb1hTsvMi8


Sud

Best of luck to David and the band...excellent appointment.

Sud.

Hear Hear.

From the standard of grammar and literacy I get the impression of some spoilt child that the others won't play with, throwing stones from a very safe distance....I'm sure he'll go away...

Could the problem be that there isn't a framework to encourage people to become conductors?

We have peri's in schools for most instruments. Bands and individuals also offer tuition. But, it is...

Now its all over and done it would be interesting to know how many of the bands who opted for the 4/4 approach made it onto the podium.