Bridgwater Salvation Army Music Ministries weekend
Saturday 23rd April (St George’s Day) found the band booked to play for the opening evening of the Bridgwater Salvation Army Music Ministries weekend. Trying to keep with a patriotic theme the programme almost entirely contained music by English composers or arrangers. However, our MD, David Boorer, couldn’t tenuously link anything English to Evelyn Glennie’s (Scottish) composition “A Little Prayer”, arranged by Bob Childs (Welsh). We welcomed to the band our guest soloist for the evening, Rob Richardson. Rob is the principle baritone of Fairey’s band and he had driven down from Liverpool to play “Napoli” (arranged by an Englishman) and “Carrickfergus” - also arranged by an Englishman. Needless to say Rob played them both brilliantly and they were well received by the eager audience. Phoenix’s principle Eb player, Phil Chigley, also performed a solo that evening; the beautiful arrangement of “Bring Him Home” from Les Miserables. The sonorous sound of the tuba matched the mood of the piece and Phil performed it wonderfully.
The evening was a great success and a “fabulous” start to the Ministries weekend, said concert organiser, Malcolm French.
You can find a copy of the programme below:
- Jubilee Overture comp Philip Sparke
- Exeter Temple comp Leslie Condon
- A Little Prayer comp E Glennie arr Robert Childs
- Napoli comp Bellstedt arr G Brad (soloist Rob Richardson of Fairy Band)
- Soli De Gloria comp William Himes
- Ticket to Ride comp Lenno and McCartney arr A Fernie
2nd half
- Prelude for an Occasion comp E Gregson
- Bring Him Home comp Schonberg are K Wilkinson (Soloist Phil Chigley)
- Padstow Lifeboat comp M Arnold
- Carrikfergus arr S Roberts
- Jerusalem comp H Parry
- Nimrod comp E Elgar
- Shine as the Light comp P Graham
(Leah Ellis and Cathryn Wilkes from Tiverton Band helping out at our recent concert)
The band are now working at a section of music for our regular summer engagements, as well as developing a programme for the Exmouth Entertainment contest in early September. With “only” twenty three rehearsals before the National Finals it is an exciting, if not busy, time for the band.
Released On 5th May 2016
