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We had a very successful spring concert with a programme packed with music from the movies. We featured no less than 7 soloists representing every section of the band from the smallest (soprano cornet) to the largest (bass).
Spurred on by the promise of Stephie’s homemade cakes, we had a very productive morning cleaning and tidying the band room and grounds.
Thank you to everyone who attended our Christmas concert on Saturday, the church was packed and it was lovely to see so many children in the audience. We played a seasonal programme which included Christmas Festival, Immanuel and Christmas Joy. We featured solos from Kevin (cornet) and Ben (Euphonium), a cornet duet by Hannah and Olivia and the whole of the trombone section played Christmas Tidings. We have several talented singers in the band and both Andy and Olivia sang solos. Thank you to our audience for their enthusiastic participation in singing the carols.
We had an excellent ‘Stars of Brass’ concert with the fabulous Gary Curtin. The audience were particularly enthralled by his performance of Carnival of Venus.
The band repertoire included Army of the Nile, Doyen and Buglers Holiday.
At our spring concert in St. John’s church the band played a varied programme which included Music for a Festival, Blueberry Hill, Epic Themes from John Williams and Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral. Kevin Adams played the beautiful cornet sol Pie Jesu and our four trombones featured in When I Survey.
The band entered the contest along with 8 other bands from varying sections. We played the march Montreal Citadel, followed by Peter Graham’s Dimensions. We were very pleased with our overall performance and Kevin Adams, Principal Cornet, was awarded the Outstanding Cornet Player Certificate by adjudicator Alan Duguid.
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Lottery tickets costing £1 per week are available at https://www.tandridgelottery.co.uk/support/the-oxted-band. 50p of the £1 ticket price goes directly to the Oxted Band, with 10p in every pound going into a fund for the Council to distribute in the form of small grants, to a wide range of good cause projects who apply for support in the Tandridge district.
The rest of the money goes towards prizes and administration costs. There is no cost to the charities, projects and groups who sign up.
One of our supporters recently won £25 which helped towards Christmas presents!
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