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Williams duo set for Gillingham

Glyn and Helen Williams will lead an afternoon of exciting workshops before a concert finale in Gillingham in April.

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Foden’s star euphonium and flugel duo, Glyn and Helen Williams will be leading an afternoon of workshops before featuring in a concert alongside Gillingham Imperial Silver Band on 18th April.

The workshops will be held at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton in Dorset, running from 2.00pm until 5.00pm.

Concert

Participants will later perform in a massed bands finale with Gillingham Imperial Silver Band.

The price is £10, to include a cold buffet supper and entry to the first half of the feature concert, in which Glyn and Helen will perform solos and duets alongside the band, including numbers from Glyn’s recently recorded solo CD, ‘Platinum Celebration’.

Glyn and Helen will perform solos and duets alongside the band, including numbers from Glyn’s recently recorded solo CD, Platinum Celebration4BR

Further details

For further details contact Tom Malleson at vacancies@gisb.co.uk or ring 07890 661259.

Tickets for the evening concert are priced at £10 and £7 (concessions) and can be purchased from www.stur-exchange.co.uk

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