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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...
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...
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...
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...
read moreSpring Concert & News Update
On Sunday the 7th May we held our Spring Concert at The Pride of Lincoln which was focussed on a best of British theme. The band opened the concert to a wonderful piece of music called Prismatic Light by Alan Fernie which we have been rehearsing hard on for the past few weeks. We also played some other classic British band arrangements and marches which went down a storm with the audience, including music from Oliver and Phantom of the Opera, we dedicated The Dambusters to Lincoln City Football club who were promoted back into the football...
read moreAlzheimers Society Charity Concert
On Friday night we held our first concert of the year at The Recital Hall, Lincoln Minster School. The band has been busy rehearsing a new programme over the past few months and the band played very well indeed, all the proceeds raised will go to the Azheimers society. Our next concert is Sunday 7th May, 2pm at the Pride of Lincoln which will be a Best of British Theme. It’s free entry with retiring collection, refreshments will ne available and the Bar will be open.
read moreAGM and New Committee
Last night we held our annual general meeting at Fire HQ which was well attended by our members. During the AGM we formed our new committee for 2017, we’ve seen a few changes this year and would like to show our thanks to some members that have stepped down from the committee. Firstly thanks to Hannah Brumby who served as secretary for 2016, Secretary is a behind the scenes job and doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves, Hannah has been very efficient for her time as Secretary and we are very grateful for the time she...
read moreAlzheimers Charity Concert 24th March
The band is holding a concert in aid of The Azheimers Society. It will be held on Friday 24th March 2017, 7.30pm at The Recital Hall, Lincoln Minster School, Upper Lindum Street, Lincoln, LN2 5RW with free parking at the venue. Free entry with a retiring collection, there will be a raffle and hot/cold refreshments available also, all proceeds go to The Alzheimers Society. This is our first official engagement of 2017 and the band has been working hard on some new pieces of music since the Christmas break, please come along for a fabulous...
read moreHappy New Year 2017
The band has enjoyed a couple of weeks break after a very busy year, we are back in the rehearsal room this Thursday for a good sort out of music and to have our first rehearsal of 2017. We still have some vacancies in some sections (see our meet us section) and always welcome any new players of any skill level who would like to come along to make some music. At present we have a fairly clear diary for this year but this always fills up after February so if you would like to book the band please get your requests in ASAP to avoid...
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