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The future is Small and bright in Great Yarmouth

The musical future of brass banding looks brilliant in Great Yarmouth if their latest concert is anything to go by...

Future Brass
 

The two bands which make up Great Yarmouth Future Brass recently joined forces with Great Yarmouth Brass for a massed bands concert in their home town.

Youth winner

The young members of GYB Future Brass were proudly wearing their new polo shirts for a community event that also saw them hold their youth solo contest, with the winner given the opportunity to play their solo in the evening concert.

The winner was EEb tuba player James Small, aged 12, who delighted the audience with his confident performance of ‘The Sergeant’s Song’ accompanied by the senior Great Yarmouth Band.

Shield

James, who only very recently switched from trumpet to the tuba, is the first recipient of the Ron Larkins Memorial Shield, which was presented to him by Ron’s daughter Marion.

The Youth Band performed items such as ‘Grease’, ‘Disney Matters’ and ‘Ob La Di Ob La Da’, conducted by Richard Ward, and also ‘Trumpet Voluntary’ and ‘Slaidburn’ as joint items with the Senior Band.

Frozen

The senior outfit conducted by Colin Swaep, included highlights from ‘Frozen’ much to the delight of the many young people present, as well as paying tribute to Ron Larkins with an excerpt from ‘Fire in the Blood’ and one of Ron’s favourites, ‘Singing in the Rain’.

The Training Band was only established in March, and with youngest members being just six years of age4BR

Highlights

One of the highlights of the afternoon was the first formal concert performance by the Future Brass beginners.

The Training Band was only established in March, and with youngest members being just six years of age.

They delighted the audience by their confident introductions of the pieces and their enthusiastic playing — and especially their stomping in the musical item ‘Heavy Metal’.

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