Concert: Longridge Band

July 19, 2018
Conductor: Mark Peacock
Soloist: Keith Muggeridge
Longridge Civic Hall
Saturday 14th July

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Concert: Tredegar Band

July 18, 2018
God Bless the NHS
Conductor: Ian Porthouse
Compere: Beverley Humphreys
St David's Uniting Church
Pontypridd
Saturday 14th July

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Product: CD review: Timeless

July 15, 2018
Sheona White
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductors: Prof David King; David Thornton
Pianist: Ruth Webb
CD: WOS 131

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Product: CD review: Freedom of Movement — 21st Century Trumpet Concertos

July 15, 2018
Rex Richardson
Salt River Brass; Maidstone Wind Symphony; Brass Band of Central Florida; Symphonic Winds Tokyo
Conductors: Patrick Sheridan, Jonathan Crowhurst, Chad Shoopman, James Stephenson
Summit Records: CD DCD 724

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Product: CD review: VOX

July 14, 2018
Soloist: Robbert Vos
Brass Band Schoonhoven; Fanfare 'Psalm 150', Dinxperlo; Koninklijke Harmonie 'Oefening & Uitspanning', Beek En Donk.
Conductors: Ivan Meylemans; Tijmen Botma; Fried Doppelstein
Anteun Hoesen Recordings
CD: 2017-01

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Concert: Lydbrook Band and RSVP Bhangra Band

July 13, 2018
Proms in the Park
Speech House Hotel
Coleford
Conductor: Ian Holmes
Saturday 30th June

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Concert: Tredegar Band

July 7, 2018
Aneurin Bevan Day
Conductor: Ian Porthouse
Tredegar
Sunday 1st July

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Concert: Band of the Scots Guards

July 6, 2018
Music from the Stage
Household Division Festival of Music
Conductor: Major Ian Johnson
The Guards Chapel, London
Friday 29th June

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Concert: Guards Brass

July 5, 2018
Galleries
Household Division Music Festival
Conductor: WO Class1 Andrew Porter
The Guards Chapel, London
Thursday 28th June

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Concert: Band of the Grenadier Guards

July 4, 2018
Voyages of Discovery
Household Division Music Festival
Conductor: Major Mike Smith, WO1 Sarah Marinescu, C/Sgt Chris Brown
The Guards Chapel
Tuesday 26th June

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Concert: Fairey Band

July 3, 2018
Conductor: Richard Evans
Stroud Assembly Rooms
Sunday 24th June

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Concert: Grimethorpe Colliery

June 26, 2018
Conductor: Sandy Smith
Garrick Playhouse Theatre
Altrincham
Saturday 23rd June

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Product: CD Review: Life Force

June 26, 2018
Soloist: Peter Moore
Accompanist: James Baillieu
Rubicon Recordings: RCD1028
Total Playing Time: 66.31

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Concert: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Band & Tredegar Band

June 24, 2018
Mussorgsky meets Mozart
Conductor: Ian Porthouse
The Bradshaw Hall
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Wednesday 20th June

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Book: From Umchucks to Cadenzas

June 23, 2018
The Highs and Blows of 'Higgy'
Author: Gordon Higginbottom
Available from: Fanfare North
Price: £9.99 plus postage and package
From: http://www.fanfarenorth.com/

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Book: Bandstands — Pavilions for music, entertainment and leisure

June 19, 2018
Author: Paul Rabbitts
Published by Historic England
Price £25.00 (paperback)
From: Amazon and other outlets.

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Concert: Black Dyke

June 17, 2018
Conductor: Prof Nicholas Childs
George Lawton Hall
Mossley
Thursday 14th June

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Concert: Foden's Band

June 16, 2018
Edwin Firth Memorial Concert
Conductor: Michael Fowles
Sandbach School
Sunday 3rd June

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Concert: Black Dyke Festival

June 8, 2018
Conductors: Prof Nicholas Childs, Brett Baker, Richard Marshall
Featuring: Darius Battiwalla (organ); Les Neish (tuba)
Leeds Town Hall
Sunday 3rd June

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Concert: International Staff Band

June 7, 2018
Symphony Sounds
Conductor: Dr Stephen Cobb
Featuring: International Staff Songsters; Amsterdam Staff Songsters; Salvation Army Big Band
Symphony Hall
Birmingham
Saturday 2nd June

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