Our normal conductor, Ian Lanceley was playing with another band in the North of the Country in the Whit Friday March competitions so it was guest conductor John Groves who normally conducts the Kent Police band, who had the baton today.
Saturday 16th October saw the band give its first indoor concert since the start of the Covid pandemic – and what a concert it was! The occasion was what has become our annual fund raising concert for Demelza Hospice and Chris Thomas, principal trombonist of the Cory Band was our guest soloist.
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Sunday, September the 15th was the date of our final outdoor concert for this season and saw the band performing on a lovely sunny afternoon at Tonbridge Castle in Kent.
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This year we again sought the services of a world renown guest soloist for our charity concert in aid of Demelza Hospice Care for Children. We were both fortunate and delighted to secure the services of the tenor horn virtuoso, Owen Farr.
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Cranbrook Town band are pleased to announce Steve Sykes as guest soloist at this years concert supporting the Demelza charity. Steve will also be running a Bass and Lower band workshop which is open to all “lower band” players. Both events will take place in Cranbrook on 26th November. Book early for the workshop as
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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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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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This news article has been replaced with a new Portfolio “Guest” page. Please visit the new link below https://www.cranbrooktownband.org.uk/portfolio/2014-david-delights-for-demelza/ Cranbrook Town Band are delighted to report that the concert on the 4th October with guest soloist David Childs raised over £2000 for Demelza. In a superb concert, David was undoubtedly on top form and delighted
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The Local Rock & Pop Festival Rock & Indie fans who turned up to see their favourite local bands got something of a surprise when we took to the stage on the “family day” at Kent’s premiere music festival during the summer. Guest conductor Steve McIntyre took the band and did a sterling job on
The Maestro Returns The weekend of 19th-21st of February saw eminent conductor and cornet maestro John Hudson visit the band from Norway. John kindly agreed to take the band through our next contest piece which is to be chosen from Darol Barrys Prelude and Jubilate or Goff Richards Hollywood. Snow the previous week had meant
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