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If only other brass band events were like this....

Brass bands, food and drink — the perfect way to spend a summer day in Harwich.... and there are free brass workshops too.

Beer and brass
 

One of the most intoxicating mixes of pleasure imaginable is set to take place next weekend, with the ‘Great Big Brass Band Food & Drink Festival’ in Harwich.

Festival

Taking place on Saturday 6th July, the day has been organised as part of the annual Harwich Festival of the Arts and is set to be the centre piece of a 12 day event which will be running from June 26th until July 7th.

Free workshops

The bands of Norfolk Wherry and Harwich RBL Brass will kick things off at noon with further concert performance throughout the day from other ensembles as well as two free workshops for young players given by the internationally renowned trumpet players Heidi Bennett and Paul Archibald.

The first workshop will be a 45-minute session designed to give young players (8 years and above) an opportunity to try and range of brass instruments for themselves, whilst the second will be a workshop for instrumentalists, again from 8 years upwards and of an ABRSM Grade 1 – 5 standard.

Book now

Musicians will prepare and rehearse excerpts from a simplified version of Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812 Overture’.

The second workshop will need to be pre-booked and to book a place, please email Jane Gibson. jane@harwichrblbrassband.co.uk

The whole day is set to be a true spectacular and hopefully it will be a fantastic advert for brass music in the North East Essex and the surrounding areasorganisers

Beer!

To compliment the music, the local Harwich Brewery will have a stall selling their fantastic beers, whilst some of Harwich’s pubs, restaurants and other establishments will also be in attendance providing a wide range of locally produced products for people to try and then perhaps buy!!

The finale of the day will be a massed bands concert which will culminate in a performance of the ‘1812 Overture’, which will include a firework display as the piece reaches its climax.

Spectacular

A spokesperson told 4BR: "The whole day is set to be a true spectacular and hopefully it will be a fantastic advert for brass music in the North East Essex and the surrounding areas."

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