Calling all University Freshers
Are you a student moving to Lincoln for University ? Are you a musician who plays Brass, Woodwind or Percussion ? Fancy joining a friendly, busy, dynamic concert band based in Lincoln ? We welcome musicians of any standard, just come along for an evening rehearsal and see how you like us, no pressure at all, we’re sure you’ll enjoy yourself. We are busy all year with events and some of us are even travelling over to Germany soon to play with a band we’re twinned with over there at the wine festivals, we’ve always got something exciting on the horizon. If you’re...
Read MoreLincoln Asylum Steampunk Festival
Over the bank holiday weekend we provided entertainment during the Asylum Steampunk Festival held in and around the Castle. The festival is the largest and longest running steampunk festival in the world and is the first time we have been involved with it. We were placed inside the castle grounds and played for an hour in the glorious sunshine. The event is extremely well attended and we were look after very well by the organisers, this is something we hope to be part of again in the future.
Read MoreTerry’s 80th Birthday
On Saturday we had the pleasure of attending Terry Coffey’s 80th Birthday Party and performing a concert for all his family and friends. Terry provided a lovely lunch for us at the Assembly Rooms, Lincoln and at the end of the meal the band put on a concert which was enjoyed by all his guests. Terry performed a solo called Waltz No2 on his Baritone Saxophone and his Grandson joined the cornets and trumpets to play Buglers Holiday, a well known piece that really gets the cornets and trumpets working hard! Terry has been in the band for a number of years now, he’s served as...
Read MoreSummer Reception for The Soldiers Charity
On Friday 30th June the band finished a busy week with providing a marching display and mini concert at Hemswell Court for The Army Benevolent Fund The Soldiers Charity Summer Reception and Dinner. The band marched into the grounds where the guests were all arriving and enjoying a champagne reception, we formed up and provided traditional music followed by the national anthem with the lowering of the union jack flag. This marked the end of a busy 8 days for the band with two marching engagements, all the band members have worked very hard in preparation for these engagements by attending...
Read MoreLincolnshire Show 2017
Yesterday we performed our marching display at the 133rd Lincolnshire Show for the 2nd year running, last year was the first time the band had ever marched and we were very proud to attend the show again this year. The band has been very busy attending extra rehearsals on Sunday mornings leading up to the event and all that hard work really paid off. We marched onto the main arena 4 times during the day for a performance and also provided music around the food and beer tents, we only got wet once! We need to say a big thank you to some guest musicians who joined us to bump up our numbers in...
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