Enderby Band News

Enderby Youth Band at Blackpool
A great week-end was had by all, players and parents alike, at the Action Research Youth Entertainment Championships of Great Britain, held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool on the 10th February.

The Youth Band were up against thirteen of the top youth bands in the country. Each band had to perform a twenty minute programme of music and entertainment. Enderby's programme started with Mamma B, specially arranged for the Band by Jack Peberdy. This is a very lively piece influenced by the Blue Grass tradition of music from the Deep South of the USA and allowed each section of the band to shine. This was followed by Vic Day on Flugal who played a hauntingly beautiful solo of the Barbara Striesland hit 'The Way We Were'. We finished with a number called 'Visions' We were really delighted to be awarded the prize for the band with 'The Most Potential'. This achievement represented a lot of hard work and many extra hours of rehearsal in preparation and was all the more remarkable given that twelve of the players had only recently joined the band. Our congratulations and thanks go to the Youth Band players, their Musical Director Trevor Hounsome and to our compere, Allister Smith. .

Summer Bookings
Diaries for all the bands for summer events are filling up quickly. If you would like to book the Senior, Wind, Youth or Junior Band for your summer event then now is the time to do it.

Junior, Concert and Youth Band 'Spring Concert' on the March 1st
For those of you who came to the concert I am sure you will agree it was an excellent evening. The Junior Band, conducted by their Musical Director Sam McClumpha, included some of our young players making their first 'public' appearance. They started off the evening's entertainment superbly with 'Severn March' followed by 'Singing in the Rain', 'Jerusalem' and 'Indian Rondo'. The adult Concert Band, conducted by Stewart Osgood, made their debut. They played a very polished programme which included a medley of Beatles numbers to which the audience tapped their feet and sang a long. Refreshments were served by Ruth Smith from the Guides, who raised £150 in donations towards a Guide trip to a Jamboree in Iceland. The Youth Band played the second half which included a taste of their Blackpool Entertainment programme and 'Zambezi' which they had learned in the last two weeks. As ever they gave a superb performance.

Adult Band needs more cornet players
The new Adult Band welcomes brass instrument players and particularly needs more cornet players. They practice on a Thursday evening at Huncote.

Date for your Diary: Joint Youth and Senior Band Concert on 19th April
This will be the first ever Youth and Senior Band joint concert. The Senior Band is now a Championship band and the Youth Band are regarded as one of the top Youth Bands in the Country so this promises to be another excellent evening. The Concert is at Enderby Parish Church on 19th April and will start at 7.30 pm. Tickets will be available from Narborough and Enderby Post Offices, by contacting Elaine Cooke on 0116 2774422 or Jayne or Lexi.