Report to follow soon...................
January 14th 2006: Full Rehearsals For Butlins
The bands rehearsals leading upto the forthcoming Butlin's contest in Skegness are progressing very well. Preparations have been helped with full rehearsals and the band is confident it can improve on the 5th place they were awarded at last years contest.
3 New Players ......... Just in time for Butlins....
The band are proud to welcome 3 new players in the lead up to The Butlins contest. Louise Russell, who is currently studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has joined the band from The Burry Port Town Band on principal cornet. Nathan Hamer his accepted the position of solo trombone and Michael Harrison is the band's new bass trombone player after spending the past few years with the Tongwynlais Band.
2nd Place at Treorchy Contest & 1st Section Runners Up 2005
The band finished the 2005 contest season off last Saturday with a excellent performance of Gilbert Vinter's 'Triumphant Rhapsody'.
Full report to follow shortly..............................
Mike Faro Conducts Concert At Maes Manor Hotel
The band wish to publically thank the experienced Mike Faro for conducting their short concert at The Maes Manor Hotel, Blackwood last Friday evening. Mike has been helping the band on and off over the past few months with the odd rehearsal and we were delighted when he accepted the invitation to conduct this concert at such short notice. We very much look forward to working with him again sometime in the near future.
8th October- 4th Place at Burry Port Contest
Following a satisfactory performance of Brass Metamorphosis, most band member came away from Burry Port's Memorial Hall last Saturday slighty disappointed.
Goff Richards' adjudication can only be described as being a little vague and doesn't totally fit the description of a 4th place performance. However the band did receive lots of positive remarks from independent listeners and just confirms the theory that own choice contests can sometimes be a bit of a lottery. Congratulations to the prize winners.
Full Results:
1st Newbrdge Band, 2nd. Rogerstone, 3rd. Tylorstown, Joint 4th. Markham & RAF St.Athan, 6th. Penclawdd
September 12th - Rehearsals Resume After Summer Break
The band are now back into the full swing of rehearsals following their summer break. They are working hard on James Curnow's "Brass Metamorphosis" which has been choosen for the contest on Saturday 1st of October at Burry Port.
June 25th - Band Preparing for Annual Concert
The band are currently working hard preparing the programme for their annual concert that is being held on Friday July 1st at Blackwood Miner's Institute.
For those who are not familiar with our annual concerts, each year we adopt a different specific theme of music. This years concert is titled "Brass On Broadway" and as the title suggests will be full of all the famous tunes and melodies from the hit musicals of old and new.
Our special guests again this year are the very talented Kidz R- Us group. They shall also be singing/dancing and performing to music from the shows.
If you would like to reserve tickets for the concert please telephone the Blackwood Miner's Institute Box Office on: 01495 227206
May 20th - Free Park Concerts
The band shall be giving concerts on the next 3 Sunday afternoons between 2.30pm and 5pm.
May 29th - Morgan Jones Park Caerphilly
5th June - Waunfawr Park, Crosskeys
12th June - Bargoed Park, Bargoed
The concerts will feature a light entertaining programme and be performed by a large ensemble from the band. The concerts are part of Caerphilly County Borough Council's "Band's In The Park's" concert series that they have been promoting for a number of years.
Entry to all concerts are totally free so just bring your sun glasses
May 17th - 2nd place at Ebbw Vale Contest
The band is celebrating after winning 2nd prize at last Saturday's contest at Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre with a confident performance of Philip Sparke's "Endeavour".
Adjudicator David Read was impressed by the standard of music he had heard in the 1st section and also commenting on the good ambitious choice of music made by the bands themselves. However he felt it was a choice between the top two prize winners, which he said presented problems as both were very good. But in the end he awarded 1st prize to the Newbridge (Celynen) Band whom where making their contest debut in the 1st section. Their accomplished performance of "Prisms" also earned them the best soloist prize. 3rd prize was awarded The RAF St Athan band.
Full Results and contest review- www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=820
Spring Concert Review
Details to follow shortly...................
