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Somerset County Council Queens Golden Jubilee Awards The chairman's Golden Jubilee Award, was presented to Martin Wills in the year 2002 for his outstanding contribution to the County of Somerset by Robin Bush Chairman of Somerset County Council. The award was for personal dedication and hard work as musical director of the Taunton Concert Band.
Pictured above is Martin and Carol after the ceremony held at the Brewhouse.
Taunton
Concert Band; Media Release Taunton
Concert Band embark on a concert tour of the Netherlands from Monday 5th
till Sunday 11th August. The
band will have a busy concert schedule comprising of four concerts in Germany
(Aachen), Holland (Valkenburg, Der Efteling Theme Park) and Luxembourg (City
Centre). The
band have enjoyed a busy summer season so far with the highlight being the
vibrant ‘Proms in the Park’ on 20th July, when the band
entertained the large audience prior to the main event which had the crowd
participating along with the vivacious, light and popular music performed.
This season has come
of the back of a superb winter schedule, which ended at the Brewhouse in May.
The band’s last summer date (In the UK) is in Vivary Park, Sunday 4th
August from 3 till 4:30 in the afternoon. All
visitors will be treated to a light spectacle of famous classics and popular
tracks from recent hits like ‘Mambo No.5’, the effervescent ‘Puttin’ on
the Ritz’, Brian Pearson’s mellow sounds on the Euphonium in ‘Peace,
Please! the energetic ‘Big Bands in Concert’ and the finale ‘March –
Seventeen come Sunday’ from the English Folk Song Suite. The
band after the tour will be resuming practice schedule on September 6th,
when anybody interested in trying to learn an instrument are welcome to attend a
rehearsal at 6:30pm, when the Musical Director, Martin Wills will only be too
happy to advise on instruments available for loan and arrange any necessary
instrumental tuition. This is open
to all ages. Practises are held at
The Archbishop Cranmer School, along Cranmer road each Friday evening.
Training Band (Beginner level) is from 6:30–7:30pm, Senior Band
(Advanced level) from 7:30-9:30pm. The
band has a number of instruments available at the moment, which they are keen to
allow new members to use. These are
Flute, French horn, Clarinet, Tuba, and Oboe.
The band committee enforce an equal opportunities policy.
For any further information, please call Musical Director, Martin Wills
on 01823 352868, e-mail: martin@tauntonconcertband.co.uk or alternatively
check out the bands website at www.tauntonconcertband.co.uk Ashley
Wills, Press Relations Officer and Martin Wills, Musical Director
Taunton Concert Band at the NCBF RNCM Manchester 24th March 2002 NEWS FROM NCBF MANCHESTER TCB was once again awarded the bronze prize from the NCBF on Saturday 23rd March 2002. Felt as a disappointment throughout the band but still left the sprawling mass of Manchester with our spirits high after an enjoyable weekend and hopes of achieving the dizzy heights of silver and gold stardom when we next enter in two years time. The overall performance was a brilliant repeat of the same old distinguished standard that we constantly perform but the band can only improve with time to meet the increasing high standards of the BASBWE judges. During our 20 minute slot we played 5 entertaining yet very opposite styled pieces and they were: Flourish for Wind Band by R. Vaughan Williams Toccata Marziale by R. Vaughan Williams Marching Song by Gustav Holst Night in Mexico by Paul Creston and Analog by Jeff Simmons AWARD WINNING BAND AT BREWHOUSE The next concert is at Taunton's very own Brewhouse Theatre for our annual performance on Saturday 11th May 7:45pm. Bookings and tickets can be obtained from the Brewhouse Box Office Tel: 01823 283 244. Notes by Ashley Wills (Public Relations Officer)
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