Swindon Pegasus Brass Band Concert raises £600 for SHELTERBOX

Sat, Feb 25th 2017 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

A concert given by Swindon Pegasus Brass for the Rotary Club in Highworth Parish Church


Swindon Pegasus Brass Band Presentation Concert

Pieces played included “Darkwood”, the Band’s Competition Set Piece for the West of England Championships in March 2017

Also featured in the Concert were Swindon Pegasus School of Brass and 3 Swindon Young Musicians

PROGRAMME

Swindon Pegasus Brass Band

  • Born Free – John Barry
  • Londonderry Air – Traditional.  Incl solo by Sarah Jannaway
  • Darkwood – Dan Price
  • Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin


Swindon Pegasus School of Brass

  • Eudoxia/Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/Au Clair de la Lune
  • Three Songs from the New World
  • Indian Summer
  • Ben


Phoebe Maddison (who was placed first in the Junior Vocalist Section of the Rotary Club’s Swindon Young Musician of the Year 2017 Competition)

  • “With You” from “Ghost the Musical”
  • “Popular” from the musical Wicked
Accompanied by Lesley Day


    Caitlin MacClay (who was placed first in the Senior Vocalist Section of the Rotary Club’s Swindon Young Musician of the Year 2017 Competition)

    • An die laute – Franz Schubert
    • Sweet chance that led my steps abroad – Michael Head
    • Secondhand white baby grand – Marc Shaiman
    Accompanied by Fiona Fleet


      Amelia Barrett (clarinettist)

      • Waltzy About That – Chris Gumbley
      • Tritsch Tratsch Polka – Johann Strauss
      Accompanied by Kate Lock

        The concert raised £600 for SHELTERBOX

        For more information on SHELTERBOX click on the picture below.

        Tickets cost £10 each and included interval refreshments (under 18's £4)

         

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