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Burry Port welcomes competitors ready to shine

Players of all ages and abilities can showcase their talents at the forthcoming West Wales Solo & Ensemble Day in Burry Port — so why not go along and see if you can win...

Burry Port
  Burry Port Band will be hosting the popular event later this month

Fresh from their success at qualifying for the second successive year for the National Finals in Cheltenham, Burry Port Town Band is now gearing up to host their third West Wales Solo & Ensemble Day on Saturday 30th March at the Memorial Hall, Burry Port

Starting at 10.00am the event has quickly become a popular feature on the Welsh banding calendar, offering the opportunity for players of all ages the chance to shine.

All categories

Entries are open in a variety of category classes for solos, duets, trios, small and large ensembles and full youth ensembles.

It's not too late to enter either, so please go to burryporttownband.co.uk

Starting at 10.00am the event has quickly become a popular feature on the Welsh banding calendar, offering the opportunity for players of all ages the chance to shine4BR

Ethos

The ethos of the day is to allow budding and developing brass players of all ages the opportunity to demonstrate their talent in front of an appreciative audience.

Band Chairman Graham Howe told 4BR: "It was such an enjoyable event last year and the adjudicators really bought into the ethos.

We're also looking forward to seeing Thomas Dunne leading the free lunchtime Workshop, which is open to all performers on the day."

Further information

For further information, contact:

Nils Richards, Solo & Ensemble Day Coordinator
eMail: wwsed@burryporttownband.co.uk

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