October News 2011
Summer has come and past, the innocence can
never last – wake me up, when September ends – so goes the classic Greenday song. You may well think I’ve been asleep for a
couple of months with no band news, well, I’m awake now and Summer has
certainly passed and even with record temperatures last weekend it’s got
decidedly chilly.
Holidays long forgotten the band launched the Autumn season with a Prom concert on the last night of the proms and, as if deliberately cocking-a-snoot at convention, another one a week later. Bunting and Union flags were duly draped and waved and the crowds sang as if we were in the Albert Hall. I think half the band felt as though their lips needed a burial at sea afterwards but great fun was had by all.
October sees our annual trip to Pensford to the Evergreen Club, usually Trombone player Stef does a few jokes but this year he said he couldn’t do his usual turn as he felt funny - I told him that was the point but alas the jokes will have to wait ‘til next time. Still, they’re all old enough, another year won’t make a lot of difference. 24 hours later the band goes on again, this time at Cleve Rugby Club for a Round Table Dinner – “chocks-away old chap” for Dambusters on the tables and no doubt more flag waving – “bandits and three ‘o clock”.
Enough frivolity, we have some sad news of
some departures from the band, unfortunately over the Summer we lost a number
of players. Debbie Dring who started
with the youth band many years ago and who played Solo Cornet has left to
pursue other interests, Louis James our 2nd Trombone (and who also
passed his Grade 8 recently – congratulations Louis) has started at Glamorgan
University – they grow up so quickly don’t they? Thank you to them both, you will be missed although
Louis will be guesting in the holidays when he’s back and we look forward to
seeing him if he can pull himself away from his beer study.
Finally in the last couple of weeks Andy Colbourne, Percussion and Engagement Secretary has also resigned due to work commitments. Andy has been a great servant to the band and will be missed both for his playing and his tireless work on the committee, thank you Andy from us all.
Now then, onwards and upwards to the Torquay contest in November. We can play the test piece in our sleep and some say it sounds like we do. Extra practice and sectionals – not to be mis-pronounced - are on the cards and I’m sure we’re all looking forward to that – and before we know it Christmas will be here and it’ll be carols in the snow, mince pies and mulled wine and the Christmas Concert at the Farrington Golf Club on the 18th December – ho ho ho!
Added by MarkL October 6, 2011 (10:20PM)
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