The band enjoyed a warmer than usual start to their outdoor concert season this year on the coast at Deal bandstand. A beautifully warm and sunny day saw a good sized and appreciative audience, who enjoyed a number of new pieces including some first time solo performances. While the music may have been new, sadly the jokes […]
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The band were able to find time to enter the scaba Spring contest at Crawley again this year and were awarded the prize for best March in their section for the performance of “The British Bandsman”. A special congratulations go to Ian on an outstanding success rate in the March competition having won for the
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Cranbrook Town Band once again enjoyed a visit from John Hudson who travelled from Norway to spend the weekend of 5th and 6th of March with the band. We spent a brilliant weekend rehearsing our Spring Contest piece together with some existing and new Summer programme music. Thanks John for all of your hard work,
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The band were pleased to lead the parade from the town centre to the war memorial once again this year. Despite the rather damp conditions and one or two near misses with a badly worn road, the band played well and still had enough puff to play a number of hymns during the wreath laying before
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Saturday 12th of September saw the band playing at a 50th birthday party bash for back row cornet player, Graeme McAusland. Graeme has been a stalwart of the back row for many years and it was great that he chose to celebrate his big day with a concert by the band attended by his friends and family.
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On Saturday 4th July the band took part in massively well attended joint concert with Kilndown Community Choir at Goudhurst Church. Given the date, the theme for the first half of the concert was American music and the band opened the evening with the 20th Century Fox fanfare followed by John Williams’ Star Wars, then
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Cranbrook Town Band is proud to announce that its recent concert featuring the renowned euphonium soloist David Childs has resulted in a cheque for £2000 being presented to Demelza Hospice care for Children. The charity, which operates two hospices that provide care for terminally ill children as well as support for their families, is active
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Once again we invited John Hudson to come over and spend a weekend with the band. The time with John was spent looking at some of the pieces from this years recording which we are hoping to complete by the end of the summer. We had a marvellous time-thanks John! Look here for more photos
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Cranbrook Town Band is looking for players for its Training Band. If you are a beginner on cornet/trumpet, baritone, trombone, tuba or drums, and are at least 8 years old, and would like to improve your playing, please come along. The Training Band rehearses from 6.45 to 7.45 on Thursday evenings in the Congregational Church
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