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All aboard the Skylark!

Regent Brass give a helping hands on deck to the Boat Project.

Regent Brass
 

Members of Regent Brass recently participated in the Log Book concert in Margate, as part of one of the most exciting cultural projects of 2012 – the ‘Boat Project’.

Living archive

The ‘Boat Project’ is a living archive of people’s stories and lives in the form of a 30ft vessel made from donated wooden items.

Throughout 2011 members of the public donated items – from pencils to pianos made of oak to zebrawood all with a personal story behind them.

Donations

Donations arrived in their thousands, from highly personal to pieces of national importance, and were built into the state-of-the-art seafaring yacht named 'Collective Spirit'.

For the boat’s visit to Margate, a song was commissioned by singer/songwriter Megan Henwood to mark the occasion, which was drawn from the stories of the Margate wood donors.

Throughout 2011 members of the public donated items – from pencils to pianos made of oak to zebrawood all with a personal story behind them4BR

Collective Spirit

In the concert, the Regent Brass 10-piece performed alongside the Big Sing choir and Megan to give a performance of the song ‘Collective Spirit’ to an appreciative audience.

In addition, the 10-piece performed ‘Fanfare and Flourishes’ by James Curnow and ‘Fantasia on British Sea Songs’ to the crowd to help get them into the nautical spirit!

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