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REME Charity Band Concert
Saturday 20th January 2007
This year's REME Band Concert was
the first that we have had the Band Master compiling and conducting the
whole programme rather than the Director of Music due to their
interregnum between the departure of our friend Maj. Ian Peaple and the
new Director, Capt. Darren Wolfendale , officially taking over,
although he was observing in the audience. He can have been nothing but
very pleased with the superb performance produced by the Bandmaster,
WO1 Mark Evans. We have had nothing but praise remarked on the evening.
We
were given a highly polished and varied evening of music which was
thoroughly enjoyable from the rousing overture ( HRH Duke of Cambridge
March) right through to the finale. Each item was different from it`s
predecessor and taken from composers around the World, but the whole
mixed cleverly together to make a harmonious whole.
All three
soloists were outstandingly proficient and demonstrated their
considerable expertise . Unfortunately they are all leaving the Band
and they will be sorely missed.
20th January 2007
We really cannot thank the REME
Band enough for giving us their time and talent for yet another
outstandingly enjoyable evening, which has had the additional advantage
of raising over £3000 for our charities.
We must also thank
sincerely all the members of the Club and others who contributed to
making this year`s concert such an outstanding success.
Next
year`s concert has been arranged for Saturday 19th.January at Bearwood
Theatre. This will be under the command of their new Director of Music
so it will be interesting to see what he can up with. He has a hard act
to follow but I am sure he will be happy to surprise us.