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Past Events 2010 |
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St. Martin's ChurchWomersleySaturday 30th January 2010Our first concert of the new decade was held in the delightful St. Martin's Church, Womersley as has become regular event for the band. We are always made very welcome on our annual visit here. As usual it was something of a cold evening, but the warm welcome from the organisers soon made up for that. Unlike 2009, we had an almost a full compliment of players this year and we even tried a new formation in the tight space available, which seemed to work well. This always a tricky concert to prepare for, as we have very little time to organise a new program of music after the end of the festive season finishes. The wonderful acoustics of the church hall is perfect for the sounds of our band, and the concert went off smoothly and was very well received by the audience and organisers. Steve Brewis stepped up as compare for the evening in his usual witty way and introduced the sections of the band in between the music. Judith very kindly gave us special praise at the end of the concert, which was then followed by some lovely refreshments as usual, all prepared by the organisers. We already look forward to performing in this lovely church next year.
Parish Church of St John the EvangelistChurch Street, Goole DN14 5BASaturday 22nd May 2010We were asked to perform at St. John's Parish Church in Goole to support their ongoing efforts to raise funds to repair the church spire. This was a new venue for us and we are always delighted when we are asked to perform in a new location like this. It had been a glorious day and the church looked spectacular in the sunshine as we arrived. We were met and greeted by the event organiser Beryl Beck-Taylor and their vicar, the reverend Tony Sophianou who were most welcoming and very keen to see that we were settled and happy with everything. It wasn't long before the band were set up and the audience started to fill the hall. After a warm welcome by the vicar, the concert got underway, with the band leaving off jackets as it was such a lovely, warm evening. The church acoustics were prefect for the music, and at the interval all the people we spoke to seemed to be enjoying the event. The organisers had arranged refreshments for everyone, and before long the second half was underway, filling the hall with a variety of style of musical pieces which we hoped would appeal to everyone. All to soon the concert was over, and we received some wonderful comments from the vicar in his closing comments and the audience seemed delighted as we burst back into life one more time with an encore of New York, New York. It was a lovely event and we have made some lovely friends here. We hope to be able to return soon to play for them again.
KCB Patron's ConcertKCB Goes To The Movies!Central Methodist Church, PontefractSaturday 17th July 2010 7:30pmWell what a night that was. Even if I do say so myself, I believe that was one of the best concerts we have put on for quite a long time. This seemed to be backed up by the audience members, who gave out a loud, spontaneous cheer as we completed our last piece for the night, followed by a standing ovation from many areas of the house. It was great to see that all our hard work in rehearsals and preparations for the concert itself had gone down so well with this very appreciative audience. It was quite a demanding programme from a playing point of view, and many hours had gone into rehearsals of the many familiar movie tunes that was the theme of the evening. We even managed to finally get the troublesome projector working just minutes before the start of the concert, which allowed us to project scenes from several of the movies that we were featuring, which appeared to have gone down well from the audience point of view. Many film genres were covered, from cowboys and indians, gladiators, pirates to magicians and more, so there was plenty for everyone to enjoy. Several pieces even had them singing along to our music, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves a lot. This was helped because the second half had most of the band in costume, and Ian (dressed as Harry Potter) introduced the various costumes to the audience, only to finally pick out lead trombone Alex, who had not dressed up, and was sent out of the hall in disgrace before we continued the concert with "The Pink Panther" only for Alex to return moments later from the back of the hall in full Pink Panther costume, playing along as he did the panther walk around the hall, to the greatest delight of everyone. There was a tad of sadness to announce on the day, as it was announced that Gill & Roy Simpson had now organised their last Patrons' Concert in the role of Patrons' Secretaries, as they were standing down immediately following the concert, after 11 years in the position. They have looked after our Patrons so well over those years, building the scheme into the success it is today. Following a lovely speech describing their achievements and hard work they had put in over those years, they were presented with an engraved crystal ornament, flowers, and awarded a lifetime honorary membership to the Patron's Scheme. So I doubt this will be the last time we see them at one of our concerts, hopefully. It was also announced that Lisa Thorpe would be taking on the role, and our Patrons would soon be getting to know her. Lisa had recently returned to the band after being away for 12 years, as she was one of the original children who performed in the band's early days when it started up as Knottingley Schools Band. Other awards were presented throughout the evening, as the band broke into "Congratulations" to the surprise of two band members, as it was Graham and Susan Deans' 40th wedding anniversary the day after the concert, and the band presented them with a lovely food hamper. Jennifer Turner was also presented with flowers from the band as she had recently stepped down from the role of Band Secretary after several years to make time for her new life, after getting married to Andy earlier in March 2010. Her role has already been taken over by Ruth Price, mother of Matthew and Louise who play in the band. The last announcement made on that evening was that Kim and Andy Preston, both band members, had become parents to a whopping 9lb 5oz baby boy just a couple of days before the concert. Proud dad Andy still managed to take time to play at the concert and was proudly showing off pictures of his handsome new son to people back stage. All the excitement of the evening was started off at the Patrons' VIP reception party before the concert began, as this is something we do each summer as a way of thanking our Patrons for their support. Refreshments were made up of strawberries and cream, jam & cream scones and various mini quiches which where available for our Patrons to enjoy, where they also had the chance to chat to some of the band members before the concert got underway. This was carried through to the interval where other light refreshments were added to the food left over from the VIP party for everyone in the audience to come alog and enjoy. Thanks go to Diane and Gill for all their hard work in preparing all the refreshments in advance, and to all the helpers who gave their time to assist once we got underway. Whilst not everyone got a mention by name on the night, we really do appreciate everyone's help.
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