Tadley Concert Brass
Concerts.
Tadley Concert Brass have performed at many concerts over the last few years. This gives players the opportunity to show thier skills in Solo playing, and to give our supporters and the local community the chance to see us in full uniform, and in a more formal environment. Over the couple of years, we have
played at the Anvil and at St Paul's Church at Tadley.
Christmas Concert on December 14th 2007.
A Christmas concert was held by Tadley Concert Brass and the Kingsclere Singers at St Paul’s Church in Tadley.
St Paul's is one of our favorite places to play at and we very much appreciate the Reverend
Peter Cooper allowing us to play there. This year, we thought we would have a change and performed the concert jointly with the Kingsclere Singers under the direction of Hazel O'Leary. The Band played some pieces, whilst the Kingsclere singers sang some pieces on their own. There were also a couple of joint performances. The concert was well attended and there was lots of raffle prizes ranging from wine to flowers, chocolates and an ornament. Well I think it was an ornament, It could have been a
decanter, or a vase, but whilst pondering over what it was, everyone could partake in wine,
mince pies, and sausage rolls in the interval.
PROGRAMME OF MUSIC
O Come all Ye Faithful
(Carol played and Sung by all)
Summon The Heroes
(Band)
Deck the Halls / Jingle Bells / Eine Klein Nachtmusik Arrangement
(Kingsclere Singers)
In The Bleak Midwinter / Away in a Manger
(Kingsclere Singers)
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
(Carol played and Sung by all)
Reindeer Express
(Band)
Santa Claus is coming to Town
(Band)
Christmas Lullaby
Candlelight Carol
(Kingsclere Singers)
Good King Wenceslas
(Carol played and Sung by all)
Carribean Christmas
(Band)
In The Bleak Midwinter
(Band with Horn Solo from Elizabeth Chapman)
The Snowman
(Band with Kingsclere Singers)
Nativity Carol
(Kingsclere Singers)
The Holly and the Ivy
(Carol played and Sung by all)
Frosty The Snowman
(Band with Eb Bass Solo from Steve Spencer)
Jingle Bells
(Band)
Mary's Boy child - Soloist Katie
White Christmas
(Kingsclere Singers)
We wish You a Merry Christmas
(Band with Kingsclere Singers)
Over £800 raised split between the two charities
A memorial concert was held by Tadley Concert Brass at St Paul’s Church in Tadley
The “Memorial” bit refers to people who died recently who were related to band members. The people who died were also strong supporters of the band. As such, all proceeds from the concert were donated to the Loddon Day Care at the Ambrose Allen Centre and the Parkinson’s disease society.
The Concert started at 7.30pm and it is believed that all tickets were sold – although we wouldn’t have turned anyone away! The Reverend Canon Peter Cooper introduced the Band’s MD Mr Paul Chapman and the first Piece – “Fanfare and Soliloquy” was played, Followed by
“Poet and Peasant”.
Paul made an excellent job (as he always does) of entertaining the audience, but this time he explained the different instruments and the fact that he was going to showcase some of them this evening.
So the first “Showcase” was a piece called “Playmates” which was a jaunty duet played by our
two premier cornet players Anne and Megan. Both did a splendid job which was well received by
the audience.
Next was a selection piece of Northern tunes called “Northern Festival” This took the band back to the roots of the movement, as many Brass Bands originated from mining communities from “up North”.
The next piece to be played was a Solo by our Principal Euphonium player Ken Saunders.
This was a very romantic sounding piece, and although Euphonium players are renowned
for doing their own thing, Ken surpassed himself and wowed the audience once again.
“Men of Harlech” was the next piece in the programme which is a traditional piece allegedly to do with a welsh castle but opinions differ. It is however a traditional tune and is sung by welsh rugby fans and was featured in the film “Zulu” starring Michael Caine.
“Barwick Green” came next which the band has played at many engagements over the summer
and has proved to be quite popular. It is actually the theme to the Radio 4 soap opera
“The Archers”.
The next piece was “The Lifeboatmen” This piece was produced in 1991 by John Perkins who was then Captain Royal Marines and Director of Music of the Band of RM Commandos
Then it was time for a well earned interval break where there was the opportunity to buy raffle tickets for a chance to win one of 45 prizes kindly donated by the band and supporters. There
were soft drinks and wine and beer, and a plethora of lovely food to nibble.
The second half started with “Festival March Britannia” – No sign of us admitting to be Europeans! followed by an endearing emotional rendition of “You raise me up” which was a horn solo beautifully played by Elizabeth Chapman.
Next it was all change as the horn section moved forward stage, to perform their rendition of
“Hey Jude” by Lennon and McCartney. Elizabeth, Susan, Peter, Joan, and Ted on Flugel made
this a pleasure to the ear.
Then came the raffle. There were 45 prizes available including lots of wine, gin, sweets, and too many other things too numerous to mention (apart from I did notice a pair of oven gloves! – I wonder who got them!) Some of the band members got lucky, but the Bass section, it was noticed, didn’t win a bean (maybe influenced by the fact that 50% of the bass section didn’t buy any tickets – shame on you!!)
A popular selection from the film “Grease” came next, with a notable commendation to Angie on Bass Trombone (who was also feeling a bit poorly) And Liam on Percussion who always does us proud.
The second piece to be performed was a Bass duet performed by our only two Bass (Tuba) players Steve and Steve. It was “Wanderin’ Star” from the film “Paint your Wagon”. Initial logistical worries were put to rest as the horns parted like biblical seas to let the gargantuan basses
through, who managed to locate themselves where the principal euphonium and Cornet would
have been.
“How Great thou art” followed, which was a fitting tune considering the environment we were in, followed by our finale piece which was “633 Squadron”I am sure the Band members enjoyed the concert, and the fact that we had a full Band complete with percussion and Timpani added to the enjoyment. We hope that our supporters and all the people that attended the concert enjoyed it as well.
Our thanks go to all people who attended the concert, everyone who donated gifts for the raffle, everyone who supplied the food and drink, and finally to Peter Cooper who let us use St Paul’s which we really do enjoy playing in.
IT WAS A REALLY SUCCESSFUL CONCERT AND WE RAISED SOME MONEY FOR REALLY WORTHWHILE CHARITIES.
Thank you everyone
St Michael's Hospice Concert on 1st July 2006.
On 1st July 2006 we played at a Concert in aid of our preferred Charity, which is St Michael's Hospice. The Concert was held at St Pauls Church in Tadley with their kind permission and assistance.
The temperature was so hot, it was decided that we didn't have to wear our bow ties or jackets! A lot of the Band members however were more hot and bothered about the fact that the England Football Team lost thier quarter final match against Portugal in the 2006 World Cup! The Gov'nor (Paul) was happy with the performance though, and we managed to raise over £400 for the St Michaels Hospice.
PROGRAMME OF MUSIC
Festival March Britannia
English Folk Song Suite
Barwick Green (The Archers theme)
You Raise me up (Horn Solo Played by Liz)
Southern Gospel Suite
Imperial Echoes (Traditional March)
Strke up the Band
Serenata ( Euphonium Solo Played by Ken)
Hans Christian Andersen (Selection)
As the Deer. (not the same without Liam!)
633 Squadron
Grease (Steve on Eb Bass Deserves a medal!)
How Great Thou Art.
St. Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire) opened in 1992 and is now acknowledged as being a provider of the highest quality and standard of specialist palliative and supportive care for North Hampshire. They serve North Hampshire with around 45% of patient admissions coming from outside Basingstoke.
All their patients have diseases for which there is no cure and the emphasis of care is maximising the quality of life remaining. Most of the patients have cancer. They also care for those with other chronic life-limiting illnesses.
Their services are geared to providing for adults who have complex physical, emotional and social needs. Around 5% of patients admitted are under 50 years old, 30% under the age of 65.
Family support is a significant and expanding part of their work.
The majority of patients want to stay at home for as long as possible. Their Team work closely with professionals in the community to enable around 40% of patients to achieve this objective.