The eighty members of Macclesfield Youth Band and their guest soloist Mark Landon, principal percussionist of Foden’s Band, delighted a capacity audience recently at their Spring concert in St.Michaels Church, Macclesfield last week.

Wowed

Mark wowed the listeners with the xylophone solo ‘Robbin Harry’ followed by a speedy rendition of the impressive ‘Flying Mallets’.

The band had fun rehearsing with Mark. It’s good to bring fresh ideas to each concert, the audience love seeing and hearing something different and it broadens the experience of our young musiciansMD, Louise Renshaw

William Tell

The band made the most of their guest star by including him in a ten-piece percussion arrangement of the 'William Tell Overture'featuring all of MYBB’s budding young percussionists before Mark captivated them with his beautifully controlled performance on marimba of Evelyn Glennie’s ‘A Little Prayer’.

Fresh

MYBB Musical Director Louise Renshaw told 4BR: "The band had fun rehearsing with Mark. It’s good to bring fresh ideas to each concert, the audience love seeing and hearing something different and it broadens the experience of our young musicians."