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Wilkinson set for William Davis re-union

Dr Keith Wilkinson will return to the UK next month for a great re-union concert with his former William Davis Band.

Keith Wilkinson
 

Following a very happy visit to the UK earlier in the year in order to direct Newtongrange Band at the Spring Festival in Blackpool, Dr Keith Wilkinson (above) will make a welcome return from the USA in order to direct a special re-union concert of the famous William Davis Band on Saturday 3rd October.

Charity event

The charity event will take place at the Heritage High School in Clowne commencing at 7.00pm, and forms a fantastic musical aperitif to the weekend's Bolsover Festival of Brass.

It is exactly twenty years since the William Davis Band performed a highly successful concert tour of Switzerland, so the repertoire used there, as well as other pieces the band performed in their innovative concert appearances will be aired again.

Soloists to be featured will include Glenn Birks (cornet), Ruth Sidney (flugel), Brett Baker (trombone) and Ian Wright (euphonium).

Brett's association with William Davis and Keith began on the 1995 tour when Brett joined up as a last-minute sub!

Happy memories

The event will also give fans a chance to recall happy memories of Keith's highly successful tenure as Musical Director, which lasted from 1985 to 1995.

During that time they claimed numerous Regional and National titles, including victories at six Area wins and successes at Yeovil, Grand Shield and the Edinburgh International Festival Contest.

Repertoire

Repertoire for the concert in Clowne will include Keith's arrangement of 'French Military March', prepared especially for the 1995 Swiss tour and his ever-popular arrangement of the 'Bacchanale' which was the finale on their victorious Yeovil programme.

The event will also give fans a chance to recall happy memories of Keith's highly successful tenure as Musical Director, which lasted from 1985 to 19954BR

Tickets

Tickets are available from Bolsover Contact Centre, Bolsover District Council, The Arc, High Street, Clowne, Derbyshire.

Ticket Hotline: 01246 242424 (debit card charge applies) or alternatively tickets can be purchased on the door.

Tickets are priced at £5 and £4 concessions.

Bolsover Festival of Brass

The event is part of the Bolsover Festival of Brass weekend and Sunday 4th October is set to stage a seven section entertainments festival again at Heritage High School.

Forty one bands have entered and there will be non stop entertainment from 10.00am until after 8.00pm all for £5 (£4 concessions).

Tickets for this are available on the door only.

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