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Our first concert of the year was held in the delightful St. Martin's Church, Womersley as has become regular event for the band. It has become something of a tradition that we start off our new programme of music here and this always makes it an event we look forward to very much.
There was nearly a complete band for the event this year making it another tight fit to squeeze the band in, in front of the audience, with the percussion section behind the screen (but still audible). The concert was a few weeks later than normal this year and we had used the extra time to rehearse plenty of pieces for the event. The result was a polished performance full of atmosphere and it was very appreciated by the eager audience.
There were several highlights but one particularly worth mentioning was Steve Sainty's Eb Bass solo performance of "Tuba Smarties" which was deservedly loved by the audience.
After our finale their Reverend gave kindly gave us special praise which was reflected by the energetic applause from the audience. There followed some lovely refreshments as usual, all prepared by the organisers. This is the favourite concert of the year for many of the players, and we already look forward to performing in this lovely church again next year.
We were approached by the people of The Parish Church of St. Edmund in Kellington to perform an evening of music for them as part of their fund raising efforts to go towards their church restoration funds. The proceeds from this event are going towards heating improvements within the church.
It was a bit of a tight fit, and yours truly had to be positioned at the back of the choir stalls some 10M behind the rest of the band due to space constraints. But like many such church halls, the sound of the band was enhanced within the walls and the concert showed off the band's hard rehearsal work excellently, with Steve Sainty's solo of "Tuba Smarties" probably being the highlight once again. The lovely home made refreshments at the interval were very welcome and gave several of us a chance to chat to people there, making new friends I'm sure. The audience, though quite small, enjoyed the performance and we were given really warm applause as the concert came to an end. We have already been asked back in the future and I've been told that many other people in the village have heard how good the performance was, that they expect to have more people in the audience for the next concert.
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