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Woolston offers live musical opportunities

New Zealand's Woolston Brass is offering the hope of live musical opportunities over the next few months.

Woolston
  Woolston has been proactive in trying to keep the music being heard in their local community

Although there are lockdowns and restrictions on playing across the banding world at present, there is still some great brass band music being performed in some corners of the globe.

Rescheduled

One such is in Christchurch in New Zealand where Woolston Brass, has begun to return to rescheduled events that were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a spokesperson told 4BR: "We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their patience and understanding during this period whilst we rescheduled our 2020 events and activities.

We were cautious to communicate these formally with the uncertainty of the recent alert level 2 restrictions, but there are now things to look forward to."

Open rehearsal

Woolston Brass and their two Academy bands — Woolston Concert Brass and Woolston Junior Band have recently been preparing for the Canterbury Provincial Brass Association Band and Solo Contest that will proceed at the end of this month restriction rules allow.

If restrictions allow, the band will hold the events plus an open rehearsal, their annual general meeting and further events over the next few months.

To find out more go to: http://woolstonbrass.org/about-us/

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