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Advert: Bath Philharmonia

Early music dip into the Spa for Fodens at Philharmonia Concert in Bath

Btah Spa
 

Bath Spa Band are pleased to announce they will be opening the Bath Philharmonia and Fodens Band Concert on Thursday 4th December at the Forum, Bath.

Early spa

Bath Spa Band will be on stage from 7.15pm so if you have tickets, please come early to have a listen. We are very honoured to have been asked to play at this special concert, especially on the same stage as British Open Champions, Fodens.

Bath Spa Band will be on stage from 7.15pm so if you have tickets, please come early to have a listen. We are very honoured to have been asked to play at this special concertBath Philharmonia

Music

Music includes Beethoven Symphony no.8, Philip Wilby's Paganini Variations, Friedman's Slavonik Rhaposody and will end with a rare combined Brass Band and Orchestra performance of Janacek's Sinfonietta.

Tickets

Tickets are available from www.bathfestivals.org.uk or 01225 463362 and are priced £28/£22/£17/£10. More info can be found on the band website www.bathspaband.co.uk

Succesful year

Rachel Potter told 4BR: "Bath Spa Band have had a very successful year to date. In March, they came 2nd in the West of England Championships 3rd section at Torquay, earning them a place in the National Championship Finals in Harrogate in September."

They came a deserved 9th out of the 19 bands and really enjoyed their first finals appearance for many years.

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