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The Blackwell Concert Band
a friendly local village wind band based in North Worcestershire.
The band was formed at the beginning of 1998, when Blackwell Brass Band dissolved, due to a shortage of brass players. The decision to allow woodwind into the band was made in that year, and since then the band has gone from being a small group of players to its current strength of 25 players.
The band in its current form is a fairly balanced mix of experienced players and those of less experience, but keen and eager to learn. We have members from a very diverse range of jobs, from landscape construction to solicitors, from housewives to doctors.
The band has a wide range of wind instruments ranging from the favourites: flutes, clarinets and saxophones, to also include bass clarinets and bassoon. We also have a selection of brass instruments. We currently could do with more trombone and horn players especially.
We play a very wide range of music, catering for as many musical tastes as possible. We hope that this way there will be something of interest for everyone who plays in the band. Our repertoire includes marches, jazz, calypso, blues, pop, rock, film scores and more.
As a band we take on a wide range of events from steam fairs to village fetes, bandstand jobs to garden centres, as well as more formal ticketed events. We also do birthdays and other private functions. We do try to stay mainly in the local area, but have travelled further afield such as to Bristol and Stafford. We have chosen to support Macmillan Cancer Support in 2011 due to the illnesses of a couple of our members, and are planning a major concert at the Town Hall in Birmingham in November 2012 along with a couple of other prestigious bands to help raise funds for a couple of vital cancer charities.
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Do you play a
wind or brass instrument ?
Why not come and join us.
Every Thursday
from 7.45-9.30pm
at
Catshill Methodist Church Hall
Golden Cross Lane, Catshill. |
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