This is where you can find out all the latest news from the BEaK Bandroom
November 2011, Update...
We are now approaching one of the busiest times of the year for the band. Our carolling season has already begun, having played at Bath Christmas market. On Sunday 4th December we will be at Horseworld. The band can also be spotted carolling at several locations over December including The Mall, Cribbs Causeway and Kingschase Shopping Centre. We have our thermals at the ready!
October 2011, Update...
Last Saturday saw the return of the band’s annual charity concert at Wesley Memorial Church. The South Wales Male Choir joined us for an enjoyable evening, with proceeds going to Hop, Skip and Jump; a local charity supporting children and young people with special needs. It was nice to see so many people supporting this event. Our next concert will be at St Aidans Church, Hanham on Tuesday 6th December.
February 2011, Update...
The band are enjoying rehearsing Eric Ball's Resurgam under the baton of their new musical director Rhodri Griffiths in preparation for the West of England Regional Finals which are to be held over the weekend of the 12th and 13th of March at The Riviera Centre, Torquay.
The Bristol East and Kingswood Band will be playing during the first session in the main hall on Sunday the 13th of March, see you there!
March 2010, Letter from the MD...
Sorry for missing last month’s update but as you may have guessed, the band were very busy preparing for the West of England Area Contest held in Torquay last weekend. I am very pleased with how the band put the work in and prepared themselves ready for the big day.
The band put on a good performance which on the whole was very good indeed but also had its moments as did every band on the day. We have learnt a lot with this experience and will be taking this forward with the band as Weston contest is only 7 weeks away.
We are also busy preparing lot’s of music for the summer season which commences on 2nd May at Parade Gardens in Bath.
Hopefully see you there and will report back in 4 weeks time. Bye-bye for now……….
St Peter's Hospice Christmas Appeal
Following a festive carolling season we are delighted to send a cheque to St Peter's Hospice for £878.81.
We hope that this will contribute to the valuable work that they do in our local community.January 2010, A letter from the MD...
I would like to say a big thank you to the band for giving me this great opportunity to lead them. I was particularly pleased with the Christmas concert we held in St Aidan’s Church where I really stretched the band with a challenging programme on very limited rehearsal time (Only 5 rehearsals!). Outstanding!
We are entering exciting times for the band now with new, experienced players joining almost every other day, or so it seems. (Five in the space of just three weeks!) With fresh, new ideas for concert programmes and the West of England Regional Championships coming up, the band really is on a high at the moment. I couldn’t wish for a better atmosphere in the band room.
If you are fed up with banding at the moment, and fancy a fresh start, please come along and give us a try. You won’t be disappointed. We still need a couple of seats to be permanently occupied to enable the band to reach their full potential. Things really are happening at BEaK Band. Watch this space!!!!
Goodbye for now. I’ll update you in February as to how the preparation for the contest is going.
Danny Jones
Hello 2010
As a successful concert season draws to a close, our thoughts turn towards 2010 and we are very pleased to announce our new, dynamic and delightfully youthful conductor, Danny Jones. Preparations for 2010, including the area contest, are afoot. Our principal positions are filled, but we would like to complete our line-up by engaging players for the following sections: horn, bass and percussion. Please contact Tom Doughty (Chairman) for further information.