tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10739332683786884382024-03-13T19:01:55.129+00:00Northampton Concert Band Northampton Concert Band, Northamptonshire, UK. Northampton's longest running community wind band. E<sup>st.</sup> 1919Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12250569454309628211noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-17438054840251488932023-10-31T21:58:00.001+00:002023-10-31T21:58:21.497+00:00Christmas Concert - 9 December 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVdGFKHu-TINcmk9Qig_zILABC-cBZteeixEGwUUVe-LfecwZSQebiz3RgGA9iMM-eJsaOAHeyBbDB6Mfeyx_HwnBP2EMNthGKXghWzelTAWV01OEgXLv8ouuL2TPUrxkZig1SE9_HIT0Z9TiaMh3EXtDJrZiA5NKq4kmziqNRJz2d9NY7nfoi9tF708A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVdGFKHu-TINcmk9Qig_zILABC-cBZteeixEGwUUVe-LfecwZSQebiz3RgGA9iMM-eJsaOAHeyBbDB6Mfeyx_HwnBP2EMNthGKXghWzelTAWV01OEgXLv8ouuL2TPUrxkZig1SE9_HIT0Z9TiaMh3EXtDJrZiA5NKq4kmziqNRJz2d9NY7nfoi9tF708A" width="166" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Tickets available for our annual Christmas Concert. <br /><br />Come and join us for some festive favourites, including The Snowman and The Nightmare Before Christmas! </p><p>Saturday 9th December 2023<br />Christ Church, Northampton, NN1 5LL<br /><br />Adult £10<br />Child £5</p><p>Tickets available on <a href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Northampton-Concert-Band" target="_blank">Ticket Source</a> <br /><br /><br /></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298401534228046227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-13645743895716999662023-09-25T18:30:00.003+01:002023-09-25T18:30:56.578+01:00And the winner is...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">CONGRATULATIONS </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The winner of our village quiz was drawn at random during our proms concert. The lucky winner is Wendy Watts, congratulations! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A special mention to Mrs M Eldred who also got all of the answers correct. </span></div><br /><p></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298401534228046227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-87606423723388798692023-09-24T12:08:00.000+01:002023-09-24T12:08:18.089+01:00Christmas Concert - 9 December 2023<p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> SAVE THE DATE! </span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYn4EnN_LKDGzYPjX8-n9hyZ-HZrCySlAGWV73ta7A1TqsRq6WoD3iHsAgkvdqDzi95n9NrWPPy69CG-UVyXDqeR9qIn6wahLvgU7IClgx9fRgTvOdxQ09C1HEVhgt-fTO3KRu-XPH9u9T2sDq1gGrcXF361xShj0RWb2X5JeEfDuNwtlQoavRA0WiJIY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1280" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYn4EnN_LKDGzYPjX8-n9hyZ-HZrCySlAGWV73ta7A1TqsRq6WoD3iHsAgkvdqDzi95n9NrWPPy69CG-UVyXDqeR9qIn6wahLvgU7IClgx9fRgTvOdxQ09C1HEVhgt-fTO3KRu-XPH9u9T2sDq1gGrcXF361xShj0RWb2X5JeEfDuNwtlQoavRA0WiJIY" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Our Christmas concert will be held on Saturday 9th December 2023 at Christ Church, NN1 5LL</p><p>Ticket details to follow </p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298401534228046227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-309024168298214432023-09-10T20:56:00.003+01:002023-09-11T21:02:35.398+01:00Proms Concert - 23 September 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JoN25P677ESBWxfN3147-nKpEkS4YMm0HqPOpqNOrimUtCk58bauWe1Oo9g0YlXpi0oxWxJY3AoBQiDkvUoAueAMHwm0LmZNVMav3VMsC967_ILNYdeaNTQ9aHXN6LoF--3GIsdUTC14qN7DHFAFfoRqbTfup_3J1wRlmR1vEUDn-IgYyUvLBTwlLx0/s1600/GettyImages-698284034.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JoN25P677ESBWxfN3147-nKpEkS4YMm0HqPOpqNOrimUtCk58bauWe1Oo9g0YlXpi0oxWxJY3AoBQiDkvUoAueAMHwm0LmZNVMav3VMsC967_ILNYdeaNTQ9aHXN6LoF--3GIsdUTC14qN7DHFAFfoRqbTfup_3J1wRlmR1vEUDn-IgYyUvLBTwlLx0/s320/GettyImages-698284034.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Carry on that Proms feeling by joining us at our Proms Concert! Listen to us perform some fantastic music along with all of your Proms favourites, get ready to wave those flags and we look forward to seeing you there.<p></p><p><b>Saturday 23rd September 2023 </b></p><p>Concert at 7:30pm</p><p>Holy Sepulchre Church, Northampton, NN1 2LY</p><p>Tickets are available through John Knightly: 01604 754782 or crusader.round@btinternet.com<br /></p><p><br /></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298401534228046227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-82664704505937835142023-09-02T22:20:00.002+01:002023-09-02T22:28:00.641+01:00NCB Village Quiz<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you to all who took part in the NCB Village Quiz. All entries scored over 40/50, but two scored full marks! The winner will be drawn at our concert at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on 23 September 2023. <br /><br />Below are a reminder of the clues and the answers:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Northampton Concert Band’s Village Quiz Clues:</b><br /><br /> 1. Every seven days <br /><br /> 2. A good spot for a country disagreement <br /><br /> 3. Empty water source <br /><br /> 4. Exhale expertly <br /><br /> 5. The place to bring a young sheep into the country <br /><br /> 6. Perfume battle site <br /><br /> 7. Built to a high standard <br /><br /> 8. Carve a wooden fruit <br /><br /> 9. Came by horse <br /><br /> 10. Naughty insect <br /><br /> 11. In a level way <br /><br /> 12. Old coin ahoy! <br /><br /> 13. Pain in the neck <br /><br /> 14. The chef is absent <br /><br /> 15. Me, the professor <br /><br /> 16. Huge value <br /><br /> 17. Lord Badger’s Manor <br /><br /> 18. 1960s fashion doll <br /><br /> 19. Knock out <br /><br /> 20. Midday prosciutto <br /><br /> 21. Land purchase <br /><br /> 22. The value of building materials <br /><br /> 23. A Simpson on a watery final resting place <br /><br /> 24. Indian wine barrel <br /><br /> 25. Cowboy film about a vegetable <br /><br /> 26. Antique shellfish <br /><br /> 27. Perfect stream for insects <br /><br /> 28. Ancient <br /><br /> 29. The rock is finished <br /><br /> 30. Cross the river here, girls <br /><br /> 31. For lighting a difficult candle <br /><br /> 32. Happy heavyweight <br /><br /> 33. I relieved myself on Miss Lane <br /><br /> 34. Resting place by the boundary <br /><br /> 35. The sound of the Lone Ranger’s horse <br /><br /> 36. Build up the fire in NY capital <br /><br /> 37. Sera? <br /><br /> 38. Miss Boulaye will <br /><br /> 39. Two trees <br /><br /> 40. Frozen cheek <br /><br /> 41. Always finished <br /><br /> 42. Sound of a woodcutter <br /><br /> 43. Where the head of faculty keeps his coat <br /><br /> 44. Fixed with a smack <br /><br /> 45. Jakob and Wilhelm’s winter dress <br /><br /> 46. A professor on the bridge <br /><br /> 47. Does away with the second letter <br /><br /> 48. Imprisoned either on board or in the village centre <br /><br /> 49. Which river crossing? <br /><br /> 50. East European rill<br /><br /><br /><b>Northampton Concert Band’s Village Quiz Answers:</b><br /><br />1. Weekley <br /><br />2. Tiffield <br /><br />3. Hollowell <br /><br />4. Sywell <br /><br />5. Lamport <br /><br />6. Yardley Hastings <br /><br />7. Maidwell <br /><br />8. Whittlebury <br /><br />9. Roade<br /><br />10. Badby<br /><br />11. Evenley<br /><br />12. Farthinghoe<br /><br />13. Crick<br /><br />14. Cogenhoe<br /><br />15. Eydon<br /><br />16. Greatworth<br /><br />17. Brockhall <br /><br />18. Barby<br /><br />19. Flore<br /><br />20. Newnham<br /><br />21. Byfield<br /><br />22. Brixworth<br /><br />23. Barton Seagrave<br /><br />24. Creaton<br /><br />25. Collyweston <br /><br />26. Aldwinckle<br /><br />27. Bugbrooke<br /><br />28. Old <br /><br />29. Overstone<br /><br />30. Maidford <br /><br />31. Hardwick<br /><br />32. Gayton<br /><br />33. Weedon Lois<br /><br />34. Walgrave<br /><br />35. Silverstone<br /><br />36. Stoke Albany<br /><br />37. Wilby<br /><br />38. Pattishall<br /><br />39. Haselbech<br /><br />40. Islip<br /><br />41. Everdon<br /><br />42. Adstone<br /><br />43. Deanshanger<br /><br />44. Slapton<br /><br />45. Grimscote<br /><br />46. Helmdon<br /><br />47. Kilsby<br /><br />48. Brigstock<br /><br />49. Watford<br /><br />50. Polebrook</span><p></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298401534228046227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-19270137113319506382023-01-27T15:15:00.065+00:002023-01-27T19:17:29.542+00:00John Williams Spectacular
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<p>Join Northampton Concert Band for a Spectacular evening of music by the master of the movie scores; John Williams, conducted by Graham Tear. <br />Including all your favourites from Star Wars to Saving Private Ryan. <br />Hosted at the Icon Innovation Centre, Eastern Way, Daventry, NN11 0QB</p><p>
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Concert time - 7.30-9.30pm. Including interval.<br />
Doors open - 7pm<br />
Raffle, refreshments.<br /><br />
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<div>We dusted off our instruments back in September and we’re ready for our first public performance since the first lockdown in March 2020.<br /><br />Join us for a celebration of heroes and villains from film, stage and closer to home as we return to the Cripps theatre for our Christmas Concert with a difference.<br /><br />Music highlights include John Williams’s Superman March and Adventures on Earth from E.T., Disney’s Aladdin, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Prokofiev’s Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet (aka. ‘That tune they play on the opening credits of BBC’s The Apprentice’) and so much more.<br /><br />7:30pm Saturday 4th December<br /><br />Tickets £10 Adult £5 Student/Child<br /><br />Cripps Theatre, Northampton School for Boys, Billing Road, Northampton,<br />
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This is to protect our audience and vunerable members of our band.<br />
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If you have brought tickets for our Spring Concert you can obtain a refund from the Cripps Booking Office on 01604 258666 between midday and 2pm.<br />
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Our list of future events will remain and we will mark them as cancelled if necessary.Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12250569454309628211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-30583579972423905062019-12-08T21:00:00.003+00:002019-12-08T21:02:27.234+00:00Northampton Concert Band to perform Classic Children’s Story<br />
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Music from ‘The Blues Brothers’, ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘The Greatest Showman’ are just some of the popular favourites ready and rehearsed for what promises to be a fun filled evening for all ages. Though the main event at Northampton Concert Band’s annual Christmas concert will be a full narrated performance of the classic children’s story ‘The Snowman’. <br />
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Based on Raymond Brigg’s picture book of the same name, ‘The Snowman’ has become a popular Christmas film since it was first shown in 1982 with music by Howard Blake. <br />
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The 50 plus strong band, conducted by Graham Tear, will be joined by Meghan McCrimmon-Foster who will narrate alongside the band’s performance. <br />
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Meghan, who is an accomplished musician herself, said “I was honoured to be asked by the band to help bring this story to life as there is no film to accompany our music. I need to time the reading of the story very carefully to ensure it fits.” <br />
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The band are also joined by Noah Taylor-Whitley, 13, who will be singing the famous song “Walking in the Air”. Noah, who has only been singing for 2 years, was seen on the Derngate stage in October with the Northampton Musical Theatre Company, playing ‘Graham’ in ‘Made in Dagenham’. Noah said, “The Snowman is very different from anything I’ve sung before, so I know it’s going to be a challenge and an amazing experience.” </div>
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The band will also perform a selection of popular and seasonal favourites to get everyone in the holiday mood. </div>
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The concert will take place at the Cripps Hall Theatre, Northampton School for Boys, Northampton at 7:30pm on Saturday 14th December. Tickets are £10 Adults, £5 Children/Students. Box Office 01604 258666 (answerphone out of hours) Online at: <a href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cripps-hall">www.ticketsource.co.uk/cripps-hall</a> </div>
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Saturday 14th December 2019<br />The Cripps Hall Theatre, Northampton School for Boys, Northampton<div>
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<br /><b>A Musical Toast</b><br />Leonard Bernstien<br /> arr. Clare Grundman<br />Composed in 1980, Leonard Bernstein wrote this piece as a tribute to his friend Andre Kostelanetz, the music uses the rhythm of his name and layers it over itself to create a great motif. Musicians have been know to substitute the name, Andre Kostelanetz, with words that suit the occasion. Tonight, we use it to 'Welcome you to our concert'.<br /><br /><b>Everybody Needs Somebody To Love</b><br />Berns, Burke and Wexler<br /> arr. Marcel Saurer<br />Written and recorded in 1964 the song peaked in the US charts at number 58. The song was later made famous in the 1980 comedy film The Blues Brothers starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as brothers Jake and Elwood Blues. In 1989 it was released as a single in the UK, backed by "Think" and it peaked in the UK charts at number 12.<br /><br /><b>The Greatest Showman (Selections from)</b><br />Benj Pasek and Justin Paul<br /> arr. Paul Murtha<br />The Greatest Showman is a 2017 musical biographical drama film and stars Hugh Jackman as the famed circus owner P.T. Barnum and follows his career from humble beginnings to success. The film received praise from critics for the performances, music and production value. <br />This selection include the songs : The Greatest Show | A Million Dreams | Never Enough | This is Me | From Now On<br /><br /><b>The Snowman</b><div>
Howard Blake<br />arr. Philip Littlemore<br />Narrator: Meghan McCrimmon Foster<br />Boy Soprano: Noah Taylor-Whitley<br />The animated television film, based on Raymond Briggs' 1978 picture book The Snowman, was first shown on 26 December 1982, and was an immediate success. The story is told through pictures, action and music, scored by Howard Blake, and is wordless, with the exception of the central song "Walking in the Air". <br />Instead of pictures and action, our story tonight will be narrated by Meghan and our boy soprano is Noah Taylor Whitley . This arrangement for wind band stays true to the original film. Enjoy.<br /><br /><b>Toccata</b><br />J.S. Bach<br />arr. Ray Farr & Kevin Lamb <br />This musical curio was arranged in 1984 and based on a version by English/Australian progressive rock group “Sky” who specialised in combining a variety of musical styles, most prominently rock, classical and jazz. Their version – simply named ‘ Toccata’ – appeared on their second studio album named Sky 2. Despite being a double album it reached number one in the British Album charts and the single peaked at number 5 in the British Singles Chart.<br /><br />Interval<br /><br /><b>Sleigh Ride</b><br />Leroy Anderson<br />The composer had the original idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946 and finished the work in February 1948. Lyrics were later written by Mitchell Parish in 1950. Although "Sleigh Ride" is often associated with Christmas and appears on Christmas compilation albums, its lyrics mention no holiday. The song is noted for the sounds of a horse clip-clopping, and a whip used to get the horse moving. Toward the end of the piece, a trumpet imitates the sound of a horse whinnying. The song was also covered by the Ronettes in 1963.<br /><br /><b>The Incredibles</b><br />Michael Giacchino<br /> arr. Jay Bocook<br />Brad Bird’s 2004 computer animated film was set in an alternate version of the 1960s where a family of superheroes hide their powers in an attempt to live a quiet suburban life.<br /> Michael Giacchino created a score for the film that was inspired by the films retro-futuristic design.<br /><br /><b>White Christmas</b><br />Irving Berlin<br /> arr. John Edmondson<br />Irving Berlin’s song, reminiscing about an old fashioned Christmas setting, originally sung by Bing Crosby, is the world’s best-selling single with an estimated sales of over 50 million worldwide.<br /><br /><b>Once in Royal David's City</b> - Audience Carol<br /><br /><b>Hunter's Moon</b><br />Gilbert Vinter<br /> arr. Graham Tear<br />Solo: Meghan McCrimmon Foster<br />Gilbert was already an accomplished composer and arranger before the second world war when in he enlisted in the RAF in 1940. It was during his time in Torquay in 1942 that he wrote Hunter’s Moon for horn and orchestra. The piece was premiered by John Burden – for whom it was written. The term ‘Hunter’s Moon,’ also known as a sanguine or “blood” moon, is used traditionally to refer to a full moon that appears during the month of October. <br /><b><br />Let the Bells Ring!</b><br />Robert Buckley<br /> Based on the familiar Ukrainian Bell Carol, Robert Buckley has taken a rhapsodic approach mixing original ideas along with this well-known melody. Originally composed by Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, the Ukrainian Bell Carol is part of a large choral work entitled Shchedryk. It was first performed by students of Kiev University in December 1916. The tune is an adaptation of an old ‘shchedrivka’, a song traditionally sung on Ukrainian New Year’s Eve.<br /><br /><b>Hark the Herald </b>Audience Carol<br /><br /><b>Can-Can Alla Rossini</b><br />Philip R Buttall<br /> arr. John Glenesk Mortimer<br />Philip was born in Plymouth, Devon. He retired from full-time teaching in 1997, after more than twenty-five years in the secondary school sector, initially in Cornwall and then in Devon. He has been composing since the age of fifteen and has also produced many arrangements. Can-Can Alla Rossini was suggested after the success of one of his other pieces; The Lone Ar-Ranger.<br /><br /><b>The Christmas Song</b><br />Torme and Wells</div>
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arr. Jerry Nowak<br />According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer in 1945. In an effort to "stay cool by thinking cool". I saw a spiral pad on Wells' piano with four lines written in pencil", Tormé recalled. "They started, 'Chestnuts roasting..., Jack Frost nipping..., Yuletide carols..., Folks dressed up like Eskimos.' Bob didn't think he was writing a song lyric. He said he thought if he could immerse himself in winter he could cool off. Forty minutes later that song was written. I wrote all the music and some of the lyrics."<br /><br /><b>A Christmas Overture</b><br />Nigel Hess<br />We finish tonight's concert with this vivacious and colourful Christmas Overture, originally commissioned as an orchestral work by John Rutter for his 2007 Christmas Festival, proved an instant success with audience and orchestra alike. Traditional carols, skilfully juxtaposed and interwoven, provide the thematic material. They are, in order of appearance, Ding Dong! Merrily On High; Deck The Halls, Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Personent Hodie, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Angels, From the Realms Of Glory, which brings the overture to a majestic close. Fragments of other carols appear along the way to enrich the texture of what is surely one of the most attractive pieces written for the festive season.<br /></div>
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Northampton Concert Band will be giving the world premiere performance of '<b>A Northampton Prelude</b>' by <b>Daniel Basford</b> at their centenary Gala Concert on Saturday 23rd March 2019, compered by Anna Murby.<br />
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Daniel Basford was born in Hitchin and learned piano, cello, bassoon, and percussion before focussing on composition. He studied at the Royal Northern College of Music with Adam Gorb and David Horne. His music – particularly for wind band – has been performed in the UK, USA, and Europe, and has won national and international awards.<br />
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Of his piece, commissioned by the band to celebrate their centenary, Daniel writes:<br />
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<i>Most of the material used in A Northampton Prelude is heard in the opening thirty seconds. The piece is essentially in three parts: a short and majestic fanfare-style opening, a faster rhythmic section which itself has a calmer central episode, and an extended coda that combines elements of the previous two parts. </i></div>
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<i><br />Perhaps as a slight nod to Northampton’s manufacturing history, metal percussion features strongly in the piece, particularly the cutting sounds of the brake drum, cowbell, and tubular bells.“</i></div>
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This year Northampton Concert Band are celebrating our centenary. Formed in 1919 by a group of ex-servicemen who wished to continue their musical interests in civilian life. The band was originally called the Northamptonshire Comrades of the Great War and were locally known as the 'Merry Comrades Band'. In 1976 the name was changed to the Northampton Concert Band to reflect the increase in membership of younger musicians and the wider repertoire of music played.<br />
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Today the band is stronger than ever with over 50 members under the baton of local maestro Graham Tear (64), who has been an educator of music in Northampton for all his adult life. </div>
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To celebrate this milestone we are performing a concert of music that reflects our musical history. </div>
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Graham Tear said, "The band has so much music in its library it was difficult to decide which items to include. We've all had a say in what we should play. Some choices reflect the eras of the band under different conductors and their favourite pieces. My personal choice is 'Thames Journey' by Nigel Hess, which was one of the first items I purchased for the band when I took over the batton in 2015."</div>
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As well as performing famous band pieces, like the 'Dam Busters March', we have also commissioned a new piece for our centenary by Daniel Basford. Entitled 'A Northampton Prelude', the piece will have its world premiere at the Gala Concert on the 23rd March.</div>
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The evening will be compered by BBC Radio Northampton's Anna Murby at Abington Avenue United Reformed Church at 7:30pm on Saturday 23rd March. Visit our <a href="http://www.northamptonconcertband.org.uk/p/tickets_7.html">Tickets</a> page for more information and to get your tickets.</div>
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It's that time of year when you decide to make a change in your life. We'll if that change is playing that old instrument of yours then we have a brilliant opportunity for you.<br />
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This year Northampton Concert Band will be celebrating their centenary year with a Gala concert on Saturday 23rd March at Abington Avenue United Reformed Church, and this could be your opportunity to join us at our weekly rehearsals leading up to the event.<br />
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Ideally, we are looking for grade 6 and above, though if you're rusty or are determined to improve you're also welcome.<br />
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We are particularly keen to find more :<br />
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For more information about joining us read our <a href="https://northamptonconcertband.blogspot.com/p/join-us.html">Join Us page</a> or contact <a href="mailto:members.ncb@gmail.com">members.ncb@gmail.com</a>.</div>
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Following the success of last years performance of Tubby the Tuba, narrated by Mark Woodham. Mark has been invited, with his wife Becky, to narrate The Night Before Christmas, the famous poem by Clement C Moore with a musical setting by Randol Alan Bass.<br />
Featuring the whole band, the story of a surprise visit from Saint Nicolas with his sleigh and eight reindeer.<br />
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Mark, and Becky, who are members of the Northampton Musical Theatre Company, said, "This is more of a challenge than last years Tubby the Tuba; the timing of the dialog with the music needs to be just right."<br />
Becky said, "I was delighted Graham asked us to help bring this magical poem to life."<br />
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The programme will also feature music from the animated adaption of Raymond Brigg's 1978 picture book: The Snowman, which celebrates it 40th anniversary this year.<br />
This arrangement of Howard Blake's music includes the Piano Introduction, Music Box Dance, Motorcycle Gallop, Walking in the Air and Dance of the Snowmen.<br />
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Other music includes a popular selection of songs from Mary Poppins, the theme from The Incredibles, music from Disney's Aladdin, White Christmas, The Christmas Song, Let the Bells Ring, Christmas Swing-along, And Nigel Hess' A Christmas Overture.<br />
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Tickets are available from our website or by calling Rachel on 07561 390099<br />
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<b>‘WE WILL REMEMBER THEM’ </b><br />
100 years ARMISTICE ANNIVERSARY<br />
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<b>SATURDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2018</b><br />
Reception @ 6.30pm<br />
Performance @ 7.30pm<br />
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NORTHAMPTON CONCERT BAND<br />
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<b>Tickets</b>: All Admissions £11.00 U/16 £6.00<br />
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Tel: 01604 754 782<br />
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Post your booking to<br />
JOHN KIGHTLEY<br />
22 LYNCREST AVENUE<br />
NORTHAMPTON<br />
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complete with stamped addressed envelope please<br />
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Email: crusader.round@btinternet.com<br />
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Please make cheques payable to
<b>Holy Sepulchre Restoration Trust </b><br />
Thank You<br />
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Northampton Concert Band are proud to be performing at the annual remembrance concert at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Northampton.<br />
Music will include: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, Colonel Bogey, Dancing through the Years, Nimrod, Elegy on the RAF March Past, Pomp and Circumstance No.4, Songs of the Great War, At the close of the Day/Last post, Calling All Workers, Coronation Scot, Scramble! and more.
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'Bands in the Park', hosted Northampton Brough Council, returns from Sunday 1st April and runs until September 16th at the Victorian bandstand in Abington Park, Northampton<br />
Come and enjoy traditional music from a large mix of bands in the beautiful and relaxed surroundings of Abington Park.<br />
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Northampton Concert Band will be performing in the park on Bank Holiday Monday 28th May from 2 -5pm<br />
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Our programme will be varied including:<br />
A rousing march of <i>The Liberty Bell.</i><br />
A tribute to Michael Jackson.<br />
Songs from Broadway shows such as <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i> and <i>Hairspray.</i><br />
Disney's <i>Aladdin</i>.<br />
The popular classic, the <i>Gold and Silver Waltz</i>,<br />
Film theme music from <i>The Great Escape</i> and <i>The Magnificent Seven</i>.<br />
Novelty numbers; <i>Mah-na Mah-na</i>, <i>Cornet Carillion, </i>and<i> Can-Can a-la Rossini. </i><br />
And much more!<br />
With the afternoon finishing with a patriotic flourish of <i>Land of Hope and Glory</i> and <i>Last Post and Sunset.</i><br />
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Bring a picnic and good weather.<br />
<i><br /></i> For a full list of performers visit <a href="https://www.northampton.gov.uk/bandsinthepark" target="_blank">https://www.northampton.gov.uk/bandsinthepark</a><br />
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Programme Overview</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">East Coast Pictures </li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">The Catskills,</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">At Dawn They Slept</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">The Stars and Stripes Forever</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Head Rush </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Incantation and Dance</li>
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7:30pm Saturday 24th March 2018<br />
Christ Church, Northampton<br />
Conducted by Graham Tear<br />
with NMPAT Community Choir<br />
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<b>Overture to Candide </b><br />
Leonard Bernstien<br />
arr. Walter Beeler<br />
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Bernstein’s Operetta “Candide” opened on Broadway on December 1, 1956 and it closed after just seventy-three performances. Bernstein was less concerned over the loss of money than the failure of a work he cared about deeply. He is quoted to have said, “there’s more of me in that piece than anything else I’ve done.” Indeed, with each revival, Candide won bigger audiences However, the overture was well received from the start, and it promptly became a very popular curtain-raiser. Brilliantly scored, it has a certain type of vitality that is not easy to match.<br />
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<b>East Coast Pictures </b><br />
Nigel Hess<br />
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Nigel Hess’ East Coast Pictures were inspired by several visits to a small part of the American East Coast, an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people.<br />
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<li><b>Shelter Island</b> <br />Shelter Island is a small island situated near the end of Long Island, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap; but in the winter, it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic, shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. This ‘picture’ is a fond memory of a winter weekend on Shelter Island.</li>
<li><b> The Catskills</b> <br />In upstate New York lie the Catskills Mountains—an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen, they call you back again and again. <br /><br />
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<li><b>New York</b> <br />New York - or to be more precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, here is a ‘picture’ that needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked, this is a foretaste of things to come!</li>
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<b><br /></b> <b>At Dawn, They Slept.</b><br />
Jay Bocook<br />
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Jay Bocook is a prolific composer and arranger of concert band music. This musical remembrance pays tribute to fallen heroes of that fateful day at Pearl Harbour that launched the USA into World War II. Opening with a peaceful, flowing woodwind melody, the day is heralded in by a lone bugler. Ominous undertones, powerful scoring, dissonant themes and bombastic percussion capture musically the chaos that followed. It's a powerful musical statement that concludes ultimately on an optimistic note that looks to a brighter future.<br />
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<b>An Ellington Festival</b><br />
Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington<br />
Arr. Sammy Nestico<br />
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years.<br />
This selection includes 3 pieces written by Ellington’s musical <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">collaborator</span>, Billy Strayhorn; Satin Doll, Chelsea Bridge and Take the A train. The latter referring to the then-new ‘A’ subway service that runs through New York City, going at that time from eastern Brooklyn up into Harlem and northern Manhattan. Composed in 1939, after Ellington offered Strayhorn a job in his organisation and gave him money to travel from Pittsburgh to New York City. Ellington wrote directions for Strayhorn to get to his house by subway, directions that began, "Take the A Train".<br />
Satin Doll | Chelsea Bridge | Take the “A” Train<br />
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INTERVAL<br />
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<b>The NMPAT Community Choir</b><br />
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<strong>Cantilena </strong>by Karl Jenkins<strong> </strong>- Some of Karl's work has been used for some very successful advertising campaigns including this piece by Cheltenham & Gloucester in their 1990 advert featuring a pearl fisher.<br />
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<strong>Christ B</strong><strong class="">e</strong><strong> With Me </strong>with words ascribed to St. Patrick, music by Pachelbel arr. Stephen Chilvers.<br />
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<strong>When I G</strong><strong>row</strong><strong> Up</strong> by Tim Minchin from his Broadway show <strong>Matilda</strong>, based on Roald Dhal's story of the same name.<br />
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<strong>Money, Money, Money</strong> by ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Alvaeus<br />
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<strong>The Best of Bond</strong> - giving you exactly what it says. A selection featuring the James Bond Theme, Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, and Diamonds Are Forever!<br />
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<b>The Stars and Stripes Forever</b><br />
Jon Phillip Sousa<br />
edited by Mark H. Hindsley<br />
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Considered to be Sousa’s greatest march, The Stars and Stripes Forever the official National March of the United States of America in 1987.<br />
Sousa wrote that he composed the march on Christmas Day, 1896. He was on an ocean liner on his way home from a vacation with his wife in Europe and had just learned of the recent death of David Blakely, the manager of the Sousa Band. He composed the march in his head and committed the notes to paper on arrival in the United States. Sousa also wrote lyrics to the piece. The last section being.:<br />
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Hurrah for the flag of the free.<br />
May it wave as our standard forever<br />
The gem of the land and the sea,<br />
The banner of the right.<br />
Let despots remember the day<br />
When our fathers with mighty endeavour<br />
Proclaimed as they marched to the fray,<br />
That by their might and by their right<br />
It waves forever.<br />
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<b>Head Rush</b><br />
Jay Bocook<br />
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This masterful work by Jay Bocook was composed for fellow South Carolinian and highly regarded educator Scott Rush, known for his accomplishments with the nationally acclaimed Wando High School band program. Employing a minimalistic approach, this dynamic piece uses layers of constantly evolving textures and rhythmic devices, while propelled throughout by an energetic underlying pulse. Sprinkled with surprises and dramatic effects, and culminating with the full force of the entire ensemble.<br />
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<b>Incantation and Dance</b><br />
John Barnes Chance<br />
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This composition, which was the first published piece of John Barnes Chance, has become one of his most popular works. He wrote it while serving in the North Carolina public schools under a grant from the Ford Foundation's Young Composers Project. It consists of two contrasting sections. The Incantation is a short, mournful melody, full of mystery, which gradually builds to a ferocious conclusion. The Dance also begins quietly, moving to a complex rhythmic pattern in the percussion, and culminating in a frenzied dance.<br />
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We've had a busy few weeks at rehearsals since Christmas, including a full day of rehearsing new pieces. This was a first for the band and enabled us to focus on mastering challenging new works and allow band members time to socialise with each other during the longer rest breaks. A few family members of the band also joined us for the last hour to listen to the music we had been rehearsing.<br />
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Which now brings me to news of our Spring concert! </div>
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Entitled '<b>Atlantic Rhapsody</b>', the evening will include music from both British and American composers. Graham Tear will be finalising the program and we'll be sharing that with you all soon. </div>
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<b>NMPAT Community Choir</b> will also be joining us for this concert. NMPAT Community Choir were formed in the Autumn of 2015 and gave their first public performance with NCB at our Christmas Concert 2015 to a sell out audience. This choir, formed of adults of all ages and abilities, is also directed by Graham Tear. </div>
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Be the first to get your tickets. </div>
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Book online or call 07561 390099 </div>
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Tickets: £10 Adults | £5 Students/Children </div>
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7:30pm Saturday 24th March 2018 </div>
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Christ Church, Christchurch Road, Northampton NN1 5LN</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Programme Overview</span></b></div>
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The Cowboys<br />
Children's March - Over the Hills and Far Away<br />
Tubby the Tuba<br />
Indiana Jones Selection<br />
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<i>INTERVAL</i><br />
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Let the Bells Ring<br />
Ding-Dong Merrily on High<br />
Troika<br />
Minor Alterations 2 : Carols from the Dark Side<br />
I Am The Doctor<br />
The First Noel<br />
The Christmas Song<br />
A Christmas Overture</div>
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<b><br />Saturday 2nd December 2017<br />Abington Avenue United Reformed Church<br />Conducted by Graham Tear</b><br />
<b>Northampton Concert Band </b><br />
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<b>The Cowboys - </b>John Williams<br />
arr. Jim Curnow<br />
John Williams is probably best known for his music for the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter franchises. While his film composing career started in the late 1950’s the music from the opening titles of The Cowboys (1972), starring John Wayne, shows the then 40 year old Williams already at the top of this game. The music paints a picture of Stetson wearing cowboys, riding spirited horses, rounding up and driving cattle over a vast dry plain.<br />
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<b>Children’s March : </b><b>Over the Hills and Far Away - </b>Percy Grainger<br />
arr. Frank Erickson George<br />
Percy Aldridge Grainger (8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. In the course of a long and innovative career, he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. He also made many adaptations of other composers' works. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune "Country Gardens".<br />
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<b>Tubby the Tuba</b> - Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger<br />
arr.George F Roach<br />
Soloist: Robert Chadwick<br />
Narrated by Mark Woodham<br />
Made famous by the 1975 animated feature, and also recorded by Danny Kaye, the inspiration for Tubby the Tuba came following the attack on Pearl Harbour. Tripp and Kleinsinger had been performing with a band and after the first piece the tuba player quipped, "You know, tubas can sing, too." With this in mind, Tripp wrote the tale of a tuba who found a melody to play, and the pair then made a song out of it.<br />
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<b>Indiana Jones Selection</b> - John Williams<br />
arr. H. van der Heide<br />
We return to John Williams to close our first half of tonight’s concert. This selection features many of Williams’ most memorable themes from the first three Indiana Jones films.<br />
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Raiders March | Slave Children’s Crusade | Short Round’s Theme | Love Theme | The Keeper of the Grail | Raiders March reprise<br />
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Interval<br />
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<b>Let the Bells Ring</b> - Robert Buckley<br />
Based on the familiar Ukrainian Bell Carol, Robert Buckley has taken a rhapsodic approach mixing original ideas along with this well-known melody. Originally composed by Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, the Ukrainian Bell Carol is part of a large choral work entitled Shchedryk. It was first performed by students of Kiev University in December 1916. The tune is an adaptation of an old ‘shchedrivka’, a song traditionally sung on Ukrainian New Year’s Eve.<br />
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<b>Audience Carol </b><br />
<b>Ding-dong Merrily on High</b><br />
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<b>Troika</b> - Sergei Prokofiev<br />
arr. Harold C Walters<br />
Prokofiev's Troika is a movement from the orchestral suite; 'Lieutenant Kije'. It was originally composed for the 1934 Russian film of the same name. A Troika is a horse-drawn sledge and the music accompanied a sequence in the film where a ride is taken following a fictional wedding. Invoking the imagery of a short, fast, ride through the snow the piece has become a popular seasonal favourite. Interestingly, this music does not feature any sleigh bells, though a similar effect is created by the percussion accompaniment.<br />
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<b>Minor Alterations 2 : </b><b>Carols from the Dark Side - </b>David Lovrien<br />
Here's a game of holiday music hide-and-seek! Minor Alterations 2: Carols from the Dark Side is a medley of favourite Christmas tunes, transposed from major to minor keys then disguised, layered and morphed even more. From the ominous ‘I Saw Three Ships’ to ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’. How many do you recognise?<br />
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<b>I Am The Doctor - </b>Murry Gold<br />
arr. Robert Buckley<br />
This theme from the long running BBC drama series Doctor Who was introduced during Matt Smith’s tenure as the 11th Doctor. It is usually heard when the Doctor is being heroic or solving a complex problem and has featured heavily during trailers for the program.<br />
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<b>Audience Carol </b><br />
<b>The First Noel</b><br />
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<b>The Christmas Song - </b>Mel Tormé & Robert Wells<br />
arr. Jerry Nowak<br />
According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer in 1945. In an effort to "stay cool by thinking cool". I saw a spiral pad on Wells' piano with four lines written in pencil", Tormé recalled. "They started, 'Chestnuts roasting..., Jack Frost nipping..., Yuletide carols..., Folks dressed up like Eskimos.' Bob didn't think he was writing a song lyric. He said he thought if he could immerse himself in winter he could cool off. Forty minutes later that song was written. I wrote all the music and some of the lyrics."<br />
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<b>A Christmas Overture - </b>Nigel Hess<br />
This vivacious and colourful Christmas Overture, originally commissioned as an orchestral work by John Rutter for his 2007 Christmas Festival, proved an instant success with audience and orchestra alike. Traditional carols, skilfully juxtaposed and interwoven, provide the thematic material.Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12250569454309628211noreply@blogger.com145 Abington Ave, Northampton NN1 4QB, UK52.248758082451914 -0.8745074272155761752.247543082451912 -0.87702892721557613 52.249973082451916 -0.87198592721557622tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-38980360150344302202017-11-20T09:30:00.000+00:002017-11-20T09:43:58.761+00:00Story of Tubby the Tuba brought to life this Christmas<br />
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Tubby the Tuba will be making a rare appearance as part of this year's Christmas Concert.<br />
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This musical story, of how a lowly Tuba finds his voice and then gets to sing, will be narrated by popular local actor, Mark Woodham.<br />
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Mark, who is no stranger to the stage, having recently performed the role of the wizard in The Wizard of Oz at Northampton's Royal and Derngate Theatre, said; "I was delighted to be invited by the band to tell Tubby's tale and help bring the story to life."<br />
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Robert Chadwick, a long-time member of the band, who will be playing the role of Tubby, said; “It’s not very often the Tuba gets a chance to step into the limelight and this theme is reflected in Tubby’s story. Of course, the story can only be told with support from the rest of the band who will do an excellent job, as always.”<br />
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You can hear Tubby the Tuba performed, as well as many festive favourites, carols, and music by joining Northampton Concert Band on Saturday 2nd. December at Abington Avenue United Reformed Church, NN1 4QA at 7pm. Call 07561 390099 or buy <a href="http://northamptonconcertband.blogspot.co.uk/p/tickets_7.html">online</a>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12250569454309628211noreply@blogger.com139 Abington Ave, Northampton NN1 4QB, UK52.248639848165638 -0.8745718002319335952.247424848165636 -0.87709330023193355 52.24985484816564 -0.87205030023193364tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-72196375554855375092017-07-03T13:01:00.000+01:002017-07-03T13:30:22.652+01:00Stage & Screen Full Programme - 8th July 2017<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Programme Overview</span></b></div>
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<b>BAND</b><br />
633 Squadron<br />
Aladdin<br />
Three Dances from “West Side Story”<br />
Jurassic Park<br />
<b>CONCERT GROUP</b><br />
Another Op’nin’of Another Show<br />
Medley from “Beauty and the Beast”<br />
Lullaby of Broadway<br />
Medley from “Oliver”<br />
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<i>INTERVAL</i><br />
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<b>CONCERT GROUP</b><br />
Chattanooga Choo-Choo<br />
Medley from Jekyll and Hyde<br />
Over the Rainbow from “The Wizard of Oz”<br />
<b>BAND</b><br />
Chicago<br />
Soul Bossa Nova<br />
Miss Saigon<br />
Singin’ in the Rain<br />
The Incredibles</div>
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<b>Saturday 8th July 2017<br />Abington Avenue United Reformed Church<br />Conducted by Graham Tear</b><br />
<b>Northampton Concert Band (NCB) with</b><br />
<b>Northampton Musical Theatre Company - Concert Group (NMTC)</b><br />
<b><br />633 Squadron - </b>Ron Goodwin<br />
arr. Goff Baldwin<br />
This British film depicts the exploits of a fictional WW2 British fighter-bomber squadron. While critics derided the wooden acting and hackneyed plot, the aerial scenes were considered spectacular, and with Ron Goodwin's music, remained the main attraction.<br />
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<b>Aladdin</b> - Alan Menken<br />
arr. John Moss<br />
Composer Alan Menken and songwriters Howard Ashman and Tim Rice were praised for creating a soundtrack that is "consistently good, rivaling the best of Disney's other animated musicals from the '90s." Menken and Ashman began work on the film together, with Rice taking over as the lyricist after Ashman died in early 1991. Although fourteen songs were written for Aladdin, only six are featured in the movie, three by each lyricist. Arabian Nights | One Jump Ahead | Wedding Announcement | A Whole New World | Jafar’s Hour | Prince Ali | On A Dark Night | Friend Like Me | Happy Ending<br />
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<b>West Side Story </b>- Leonard Bernstein<br />
arr. Ian Polster<br />
Debuting on Broadway in 1957, West Side Story was inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. The score for West Side Story was orchestrated by Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal following detailed instructions from Bernstein, who then wrote revisions on their manuscript. Ramin, Kostal, and Bernstein are billed as orchestrators for the show. The orchestra consisted of 31 players: a large Broadway pit orchestra enhanced to include 5 percussionists, a guitarist and a piano/celesta player.In 1961, Bernstein prepared a suite of orchestral music from the show, titled Symphonic Dances from West Side Story:<br />
We will be performing three of these: 1. Scherzo, 2. Mambo, 3. Cha-Cha<br />
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<b>Jurassic Park</b> - John Williams<br />
arr. Paul Lavender<br />
This early 90s science fiction film based on the novel by Michael Crichton was a big-budget blockbuster by Steven Spielberg. Composer John Williams began scoring the film at the end of February 1993, and it was recorded a month later.Similar to another Spielberg film he scored, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Williams felt he needed to write "pieces that would convey a sense of 'awe' and fascination" given it dealt with the "overwhelming happiness and excitement" that would emerge from seeing live dinosaurs.</div>
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The music lost out to the Academy Award for best Original Score which was awarded for Schindler's List, also composed by Williams.<br />
<b>Northampton Musical Theatre Concert Group</b><br />
<b><br /></b> <b>Another Op’nin’of Another Show</b> - Cole Porter<br />
"Another Op'nin', Another Show" is the opening number of Cole Porter's 1948 musical Kiss Me, Kate.<br />
The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off-stage between the show's director, producer, and star, and his leading lady and his ex-wife.<br />
Kiss Me, Kate was Porter's response to Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! and other integrated musicals; it was the first show he wrote in which the music and lyrics were firmly connected to the script, and it proved to be his biggest hit and the only one of his shows to run for more than 1,000 performances on Broadway. The song was dropped from the 1953 film version of the musical.<br />
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<b>Beauty and the Beast Medley</b> - Howard Ashman and Alan Menken<br /> arr. Roger Emerson.<br />
Walt Disney first attempted unsuccessfully to adapt Beauty and the Beast, based on the French fairy tale of the same name by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, into an animated film during the 1930s and 1950s. Following the success of The Little Mermaid (1989), Walt Disney Pictures decided to adapt the fairy tale and in 1991 the film was released.<br />
3 years later in 1994 a Broadway version of the musical was produced using the original eight songs from the film with an additional six songs composed by Menken and lyricist Tim Rice, replacing Howard Ashman who has passed away.</div>
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In the 2017 live action film version, the original songs were used and 4 new songs were composed by Menken and Rice.<br />
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<b>Lullaby of Broadway </b>- Al Dubin and Harry Warren<br />
arr. Dave Wolpe<br />
"Lullaby of Broadway" is a popular song with music written by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, published in 1935. The lyrics salute the nightlife of Broadway and its denizens, who "don't sleep tight until the dawn."<br />
Used in the stage production, 42nd Street, the show focuses on the efforts of famed dictatorial Great White Way director Julian Marsh to mount a successful stage production of a musical extravaganza at the height of the Great Depression.</div>
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<b>Oliver! Medley</b> - Lionel Bart<br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> arr. Norman Leyden</span><br />
Based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Oliver! (including the exclamation mark) premiered in the West End in 1960.</div>
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As well as writing British pop songs, including ‘Living Doll’ for Cliff Richard, Lionel Bart’s third musical ‘Oliver!’ was an instant success. Becoming the first British musical to be transferred to Broadway successfully.<br />
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INTERVAL<br />
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CONCERT GROUP<br />
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<b>Chattanooga Choo-Choo - </b>Mack Gordon and Harry Warren<br />
arr. Mike Carubia.<br />
Sun Valley Serenade is a 1941 musical film starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, and Lynn Bari. It features the Glenn Miller Orchestra as well as dancing by the Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge, performing "Chattanooga Choo Choo", which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1996, and was awarded the first Gold Record for sales of 1.2 million.<br />
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<b>Medley from Jekyll and Hyde - </b>Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn<br />
arr. Ed Lojeski<br />
Jekyll and Hyde is a musical horror-drama loosely based on the novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In an attempt to cure his ailing father’s mental illness by separating “good” from “evil” in the human personality, talented physician Dr. Jekyll inadvertently creates an alternate personality of pure evil, dubbed Mr. Hyde, who wreaks murderous havoc on the city of London. Struggling to control Hyde before he takes over for good, Jekyll must race to find a cure for the demon he has created in his own mind.</span><br />
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<b>Over the Rainbow</b> from “The Wizard of Oz” - <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">E.Y.Harburg and Harold Arlen</span><br />
Written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, Over the Rainbow was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song, as well as one of the most enduring standards of the 20th century.</div>
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Today the song is seen as a song of hope, meaning many different things to many people and still has relevance today. Ariana Grande sang the song at the closing of the One Love Manchester benefit concert following the Manchester bombings that took place on the 22nd May 2017.</div>
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<b>Chicago</b> - John Kander<br />
arr. Ted Ricketts<br />
Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes she reported on. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal."<br />
Watkins moved to Chicago and in early 1924 worked as a reporter with the Chicago Tribune. There she covered the murders and the subsequent trials of Belva Gaertner, a twice-divorced cabaret singer, and Beulah Sheriff Annan. Both women, after months of press coverage in Chicago's seven daily<br />
papers, were found not guilty at trial. Watkins believed they were guilty.<br />
Songs include: And All that Jazz | Cell Block Tango | Roxie | They Both Reached for the Gun</div>
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<b>Soul Bossa Nova</b> - Quincy Jones<br />
arr. Denis Burton<br />
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. , also known as "Q", came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor, before moving on to work prolifically in pop music and film scores.<br />
Quincy Jones claimed it took him only twenty minutes to compose the Soul Bossa Nova and it appeared on his 1962 Big Band Bossa Nova album.<br />
The track was used in the opening sequence of Mike Myer's James Bond spoof film 'Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery'. Myers starred as both the title character Austin Powers and main antagonist Dr. Evil.<br />
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<b>Miss Saigon</b> - Claude-Micel Schonberg<br />
arr. Warren Barker<br />
Based on Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly, Miss Saigon similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. The setting of the plot is relocated to the 1970s Saigon during the Vietnam War, and Madame Butterfly's story of marriage between an American lieutenant and Japanese girl is replaced by a romance between an American GI and a Vietnamese bar girl. The musical was premièred at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, on 20 September 1989, closing after over four thousand performances, on 30 October 1999. The show was revived this year on the West End in May (2014). The Heat Is On In Saigon, Sun And Moon, Morning Of The Dragon, The Last Night Of The World, The American Dream, I Still Believe.<br />
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<b>Singin’ in the Rain</b> - Nacio Herb Brown<br />
arr. Allan Fernie<br />
The film 'Singin' in the Rain' was originally conceived by MGM producer Arthur Freed, the head of the "Freed Unit" responsible for turning out MGM's lavish musicals, as a vehicle for his catalog of songs written with Nacio Herb Brown for previous MGM musical films of the 1929–39 period.<br />
In the famous dance sequence in which Gene Kelly sings the title song while spinning an umbrella, splashing through puddles and getting soaked to the skin, Kelly was sick with a 103 °F (39 °C) fever. Filmed over a period of 3 days, the rain in the scene caused Kelly's wool suit to shrink during filming.<br />
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<b>The Incredibles </b>- Michael Giacchino<br />
arr Jay Bocook<br />
The Incredibles is the first Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino and Giacchino's first big feature film. Brad Bird was looking for a specific sound as inspired by the film's design – the future as seen from the 1960s. John Barry was the first choice to do the film's score. However, Barry did not wish to duplicate the sound of some of his earlier soundtracks; the assignment was instead given to Giacchino.</div>
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The upbeat jazz orchestral sound was a departure in style not only for Giacchino but for Pixar, which had previously relied on Randy and Thomas Newman for all of its films.Giacchino was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2005 for The Incredibles: Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media and Best Instrumental Composition.</div>
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Northampton Concert Band are pleased to announce their next concert - Stage & Screen.<br />
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They will also be joined by guests from The Northampton Musical Theatre Group to add that extra bit of razzle-dazzle to the evening.
Featuring music and songs from your favourite films and musicals this is one night you'll not want to miss.<br />
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Tickets: £10 Adults, £5 Students/Children.<br />
Box office: Rachel 07561 390099 or <a href="http://northamptonconcertband.blogspot.com/p/tickets_7.html">buy online</a>.<br />
Abington Avenue United Reformed Church, Abington Avenue, Northampton NN1 4QA<br />
Saturday 7:30pm 8th JulyAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12250569454309628211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073933268378688438.post-32618022261405571922017-03-27T13:19:00.000+01:002017-03-27T13:19:04.860+01:00Bands in the Park 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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'Bands in the Park', hosted Northampton Brough Council, returns from this Sunday (2nd April) and runs until September 17th at the Victorian bandstand in Abington Park.<br />
Come and enjoy traditional music from a large mix of bands in the beautiful and relaxed surroundings of Abington Park.<br />
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Northampton Concert Band will be performing in the park on June 11th 2 -5pm<br />
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For a full list of performers visit <a href="http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200241/events/1959/bands-in-the-park" target="_blank">http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200241/events/1959/bands-in-the-park</a>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12250569454309628211noreply@blogger.comNorthampton, UK52.247096204961991 -0.8681130409240722752.24648870496199 -0.86937354092407226 52.247703704961992 -0.86685254092407227