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September 2018
Victoria Embankment Gardens
The most hustle-bustle location right by the Thames and also one of the best stages for us to perform on, we always enjoy giving the crowd a good show - grab a deckchair in advance, they go quickly! Full programme: Spitfire: Prelude South Pacific Carnival in Caracas Grandstand A Moorside Suite The Shepherd's Song Country Gardens (Sousa-style) The Dam Busters Heart of Fire Pie in the Face Polka The Forest of Arden Barwick Green The Best of Carole King Those…
Find out more »November 2018
Breaking the Sound Barrier
A concert of inspirational music by women from across the centuries, with generous support from the Ambache Charitable Trust Pre-concert talk: 6.30pm Concert: 7.30pm Programme: Louise Farrenc (arranged by John Holland): Deuxieme Overture, Op. 24 (1834) Catherine Likhuta: Me Disagrees (2013) Amy Beach: Pastorale (1942) Elizabeth Winters: Playing With Destiny (2010) Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers (Overture) (1906) Lauren Bernofsky: The Duxbury Fanfare (1997) Lili Boulanger (arranged by Roger Cawkwell): D'un matin de printemps (1918) Tickets: £8/£5 in advance, £10/£8 on the…
Find out more »December 2018
Christmas Concert & Party!
Our annual Christmas event in the heart of the community, giving everyone a chance to hear some great seasonal music (and find out what our Piece of the Year is!), have a singsong and a bit of a party afterwards! A lovely way to round out the year with friends and family... Music includes: March of the Toys, Dashing Through The Snow, The Sound of Music, Six Renaissance Christmas Carols (arranged by Liz Sharma) and many other favourites, old and…
Find out more »March 2019
The Red Nose Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Join us for a special family concert in aid of Red Nose Day 2019! The highlight of the show is a special performance of Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile, narrated by BAFTA award-winning actor Daniel Rigby, with a brand new musical score created by John Holland! There's also a Roald Dahl-inspired baking competition for all ages... Can you bake your own ENORMOUS CROCODILE? How about one of your own REVOLTING RECIPES? Bring your Roald Dahl-inspired bake to the church by…
Find out more »April 2019
Dance On!
Featuring the pure joie de vivre of George Gershwin’s ‘An American in Paris’ and the fiery drama of Arturo Marquez’s ‘Danzon no. 2’, this heart-pounding programme will also include the premiere of a new work by the band’s patron Stephen McNeff, a second performance of Christopher Hussey’s ‘Child of the wandering sea’ (with brand new choreography by Irene Fiordilino) and a rare UK performance of Nancy Galbraith’s ‘Danza de los Duendes’, continuing our pledge to highlight band music by women…
Find out more »June 2019
Victoria Embankment Gardens
The most hustle-bustle location right by the Thames and also one of the best stages for us to perform on, we always enjoy giving the crowd a good show - grab a deckchair in advance, they go quickly!
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