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One of the highlights of our Celebration Concert earlier this month was the Training Band's phenomenal performance of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, featuring individual solo moments from the front row cornet team: Dougie, Herbie and Sadie! (...many thanks to Krysten for this brilliant recording!)
We had an absolutely incredible time on Saturday evening at our 2023 Celebration Concert. Lydney Town Hall once again played host to this fabulous event which brought together both the Lydney Town Band and Lydney Training Band.
The Town Band's opening set featured the world premiere of five brand new pieces written by our Musical Director, Thomas Dunne, and local composer, Malcolm Hannaford-Waddington. This nautically themed set included a lovely arrangement of Felix Mendelsohn's Calm Sea and the toe-tapping, fun-filled sea shanty Johnny Come Down to Hilo (drunken sailor included!) Next up, the Training Band featured a number of the upcoming talents within their ranks, including Emma and Ruth performing the Whitney Houston hit One Moment in Time, and George and Sadie with Sunshine of your Smile, before the band closed their set with Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody! During the second half, the Town Band entertained the audience with a range of highlights from their summer concert programme including the manic Baggy Trousers, the sublime Hymn to the Fallen and the majestic finale of Kingdom of Dragons. The bands then came together for their massed band finale closing the show with The Proclaimer's 500 miles! We'd like to say a massive thank you everyone who was involved in the organisation of the show both in preparation and on the day, and a thank you to everyone who came along - there's something very special about playing to a home audience! There’s only three days to go until our Celebration Concert at Lydney Town Hall on Saturday evening! Lydney Training Band will be playing alongside the Town Band and they’re going to be offering an opportunity to see the fabulous upcoming talent that resides within their ranks, including those pictured below who will be taking on starring roles of their own! Emma and Ruth (not pictured) will be taking on a Whitney Houston classic, Sadie and George (not pictured) will slow things down with a wonderful and soothing classic from 1913, before the Dougie and Herbie help bring things to close with one of the biggest musical hits of the last 50 years! It promises to be an incredible night of entertainment and music, so don’t miss out! Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start, with a retiring collection. We can’t wait to see you there!  Lydney Training Band performed at the Forest Showcase Food Festival this morning, entertaining the crowds who had come along to enjoy the good weather and great food on offer at the Speech House. Well done to our soloists who helped add an extra special element of star power to today's performance - including Dougie, Sadie, Emma and Louise and the Horn Section!  On Friday night, the Town Band and Training Band had a joint rehearsal in the Town Hall ahead of next week’s Celebration Concert. It was a great opportunity for the two bands to practice the massed band finale and for the players from the Training Band to hear the Town Band in action - and vice versa! The Celebration Concert promises to be a fabulous evening of entertainment, showcasing a whole host of talents from around both bands! Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start next Saturday - there will be a raffle, with refreshments available from the Town Hall bar, and a retiring collection  We had a rather special delivery at the bandroom this morning! Following months of planning, fundraising and preparation, we finally took possession of the external storage unit that has been an ambition of the band's for a long time. Our current bandroom, which dates back to the 1950s, serves us brilliantly as the home of the Town and Training Bands as well as the Starter Group. Unfortunately, in recent times, its storage areas have reached capacity and items have started encroaching into corridors and teaching spaces. This new addition will allow us to continue the work that the Band undertakes in developing and teaching the next generation of brass musicians in a much more comfortable, less cluttered and relaxed space  |
