wcb newsletter oct 2013

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This Edition:

Update since June

New Players

Requests

News

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Events SinceJunePershoreMidsummer BrassFladbury FestivalBands in The ParkAlfrick & LulsleyBrockhamptonCourt

EventsCOMING:

Oct - St Richards

Hospice Concert

Dec -WorcesterVictorian Fayre

Dec - WCBChristmas Concert

Dec -GhuleveltChristmas Fayre

Dec Carolling atTescos &Strensham

See Page 5 fortimes

WelcomeSupporters & Friends

Check our website [email protected] &also the local papers for updates of our forthcoming events.

Kind Regards

Marianne Cottee - PR Officer for WCB

We are delighted to present our NEW formal Band Group SnapWorcester Concert Brass Band

MD Chris License

October Newsletter 2013Volume No 3 2013. 6 pages


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We will confirmany new bookingsas soon as possible

We are alwayslooking for moreplayers - the morethe merrier, but weare especially lookingfor Cornets, (bothfront and back rows);Bb Bass plus aregular percussionist.

The Band has spareinstruments so dontworry if you donthave your own.

We love MakingMusic that Makesyou SMILE!

Welcome NEWplayers :-Andi Rutherfordon Cornet / Flugel

Richard King onBass Trombone

Mark Davies on

Eb Bass

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WCB Musical Director - Chris License

Biography:

Chris is currently a full time studentat Birmingham Conservatoire

studying Trombone as first study.He has played the Trombone forbrass bands at all levels and iscurrently principal trombone with 1stsection Langley Band. Chris also haswide experience of orchestras, dancebands and amateur dramaticsocieties. He is a brass teacher at theElgar School of Music and alsoteaches privately.Chris was elected Musical director at Worcester Concert

Brass AGM in April 2013. He is also Musical Director of

Malvern Hills District Brass Band.

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Band Activities - Past events since June

Grateful thanks to Heather License, Louise Herriott and

volunteers for the photographs.

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July Pershore Midsummer Brass PershoreSorry - no pictures many of us were helping other Bandsas they were helping us.Many thanks to:-Mike Parker from Halesowen;Sandy Britton from Malvern Chase;Sue, Rebecca and Martin Mustoe from Winchcombe Band;Ken Smith from Shipston Band and Tim Gutteridge fromAvonbank Band.

It was a busy day with many bands playing not only withtheir own band but helping other bands too. This did makefor some rapid sprints by players to the next band.

The success at Pershore every year is all down to themany Bands that come along. There are several venuesbusy throughout the day and into the evening in the Abbey:

1. Beer Garden - back of the Angel this is always wellpopulated with the large concert Marquee, and opengardens with tables & benches and of course, therefreshment tents with liquid and food;

2. Baptist Church.3. Pershore Abbey.4. Chapel Court.5. The Park Bandstand.

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Check out our

website to keep

up to date:

www.worcesterconcertbrass.org.uk

You can also followus on Face Book.

Remember if

you dont have

internet access itis free at yourlibrary; yourLibrarian will be

able to help youget online. Checklibrary times if youneed to book ahalfhour slot, orless.

NEW PLAYERS OFALL AGES &ABILITY AREALWAYS WELCOME

BIG thanks also for the help and support from theOrganisers who have a challenge in fitting bands intoreachable play-times slots AND for them to be able to assistother bands too!

14th July Fladbury Festival Walkabout

More info: http://www.fladburyvillage.co.uk/walkabout/

WCB Band Katie Watkinson on her Solo Dave Cottee Dave Alcock

Katie & Mike Hemmingway Gavin Arnett Jeanette Erry Tim, John and Lisa

Liza Nicol Gavin Erry Emma Francis

WCB always has a lovely time here and good weather!The Marquee was positioned closer to the pub this time (!)for thirsty players. Once again our soloists did us proud;(some pictures above from the day); Many complimentaryremarks came back from our audience. We hope to bethere again next year.

If you have never been before check on-line and make it adate! This is a gorgeous venue with many stalls displayingfruits, plants, jewellery, clothing and great selection ofPanama & other hats AND an excellent second hand bookstall ALL at jolly good prices, along with some good musictoo!

28th July Bands in the Park Priors Park, Malvern.

This was well attended with over 50 folk in their foldingchairs or blankets on the ground coming to listen. Theweather was a wee bit chilly but the sun came out for us.

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Welcome tonewadditions:

* AndiRutherford onCornet/Flugel* Richard King

on BassTrombone* Mark Davies onEb Bass

WorcesterConcert Brassif asked, woulddescribethemselves as a

friendly,self-supporting

group,of all ages,backgroundsand abilities.

Our membersare happy to

travel thelength andbreadth ofWorcestershire

and from

farther afield toattendrehearsals and

concertsbecause... theylike us!

Players comefromLeominster,Tewkesbury,Malvern,

Worcester /Bromsgrove.

To view a list of our music library please visit:-http://www.worcesterconcertbrass.org.uk/music.html7th Sept Alfrick & Lulsley Village Show

This annual event has literally several thousand peopleflocking to the massive field with stalls (some partly visiblebehind our gazebo above left). In the short band breaks,we still couldnt get round to see everything:- dog judgingclasses, dancing, demonstrations in martial arts, horseshows, vintage cars and much more, with always a well

known personality from radio or TV on the MC.

With superb timing (and a hint from the organisers) we hadAces High playing to the aerial & acrobatic display (Pictureabove right). There were great refreshments in the villagehall opposite, with yummy cakes.

See you there next year!

Sept 15th - *Cross Roads Charity arranged anothersuccessful repeat event with WCB, this time atBrockhampton Court near Hereford. It was anotherbeautiful venue and they had planned for us to play outsidebut it was very wet & windy! We were, thankfully,ensconced indoors with over 40 visitors [+carers] who wereall brought in, under *Louise Herriotts superb

organisational skills, by special minibuses from their varioushomes. Some had not left their home in four years. It wasa pleasure to hear the many thanks of gratitude from anamazing and appreciative audience.

The musicality and ambience was sensitively orchestratedby Chris License in playing many golden oldies from the eraof our listeners background. Their gentle voices joined usin song. I personally found it very moving to hear them.

Thank you to all players who drove some distance to makea lot of special people very happy. We hope to see you againnext year.


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Band rehearsal

night is Tuesday

pm; sit-down at

19:15 - 21:30

Courtesy of Nunnery

Wood School,

Worcester, for which

we continue to be

grateful.

!! Please ring

Bookings Officer

David Cottee if you

are thinking of

coming along on a

practice night, in

case the school is

busy and we are

practicing

somewhere else!!

WCB rehearse on

Tuesday evenings in

a room above the

main hall.


Band News

A very warm WELCOME to players who have recentlyjoined Worcester Concert Brass Band :-

Andi Rutherford - Solo Cornet / Flugel

Richard King - Bass TromboneMark Davies - Eb Bass

Tim Allen has moved to the front row cornets. We have recently resurrected our Touring Timps for

more variety in percussion. Thanks to David Cotteefor the DIY work and to the original producer of these- Marcus de Mowbray of [[email protected]] in SELondon, who made some new parts that weremissing, and posted these out with carefulinstructions of how & where to attach.

Our percussionist Heather License will now see thetuning pointer without having to guess! These Timpsare controlled, in pitch, by a foot pedal to a bar whichtightens/slackens the skinhead to match the key inwhich the band is playing. These are being used onOct 25th.

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Worcester Concert Brass is supporting Support Dogs

Charitythis yearin our Christmas & Carolling Events in

December.

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2013 Band Events Coming:-

25th October, 1930 St Richards Hospice at St PetersBaptist Church, St Peters, Worcester. Doors open 1900.30th November 1130 Worcester Victorian Fayre,(1) 11:30-12:15 outside Guildhall(2) 13:00-13:35 Crowngate outside House of Frazer6th December, 1900-2200WCB Christmas Concert at St Georges RC Church Hall,Worcs. Please save & bring in items for the Raffle!10th December -Carolling at Tescos, St Peters (TBC)14th December -Carolling Strensham Services (S)15th December -Gheluvelt Park Christmas Fayre 1400-1600

17th December -Carolling at Tescos - Warndon 1900-210021st December -Carolling Strensham Services 1000-1200(S)

2014 :-Fri 4th April - TBC Mayor's Charity Concert, Guildhall,

Worcester (evening)

Sat 7th June - Defford Village Fete (1400 1630)Sat 5th July - TBA Pershore Midsummer Brass (Daytime)Sat 6th Sept - Alfrick & Lulsley Village Show (1200-1630)


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We are alwaysafter somecandidcameramoments forourNewsletterso,

if you would liketo contribute tothis newsletterplease e-mailMarianneCottee, PROfficer :-

[email protected]

NEXTNewsletter willbe January.


Chuckles -

Why is sand wet?

Because the sea-weed......

Why are Pirates -Pirates?

Because they justAARRRRR......

What do you calla one leggedwoman?

Eileen........

* * *We are looking for new players to join:-Cornets - front & back rows; Bb Bass and Percussion.

You dont need to be an especially brilliant player - justkeen to play and learn as you go. Those who have notplayed for a while come along and start again!

Contact Dave Cottee (WCB QM/Committee) who canget an instrument out for you if you dont have yourown. His number is in the Committee band section.

Youngsters can increase their playing experience in thisenvironment more so than in orchestral, [brass] andgain heaps in confidence....and have fun too!

Join Us ... as a Member, Player or Supporter

Worcester Concert Brass Band strives to entertain theiraudience with a variety of music from film to stage, along

with traditional brass band repertoire to popular music, bothcurrent and old, and of course the old favourites old timedance, jazz and blues. We have something for all ages.We have players aged as young as 14 upwards andwelcome more.WCB welcomes players of all origins and abilities who wantto play brass.

WCB Band Committee is:-

Chair Emma FrancisAsst MD Gavin Erry

Bookings David Cottee [email protected] 07795 297554Committee Tim AllenSecretaryTreasurer Bill EllisBand Rep Katie Watkinson [email protected] Officer Marianne Cottee [email protected]

07970 678512

Band Website: This ismaintained by Tim Kemp who canbe contacted at [email protected] welcome!Or, you can write to David Cottee at 2 St Davids Road,Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8LD / oremail :- [email protected]

If you wish to book the Band for a concert or eventthen David Cottee needs to be contacted as detailedabove. To avoid disappointment please contact us atleast six to twelve months in advance. However,do ring anyway in case of unforeseen cancellations.

Thats it folks Bye for now.

wcb newsletter oct 2013

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