How a fundraising concert for the British Heart Foundation ended Boarshurst Band Club’s 2019 season in style In about three years from now, the end-of-year charity concert at Boarshurst Band Club could well be a regular fixture. For the second year running, a scratch band set up for charitable endeavour ended the concert season in…
Category: Brass Bands
Boarshurst Silver Band, 22 December 2019: Here's How Christmas Concerts Should Be Done
A meaty programme and a pantomime: two hours of fun for all the family For some people, Christmas isn’t Christmas till a big man with a long white beard heads their way. The soundtrack to their Christmas might include Mariah Carey or Peter Graham as well as traditional favourites like Jingle Bells and God Rest…
Another Brass Band Advent Calendar: 26. ABBA Medley
Our thank-you for the music Piece: ABBA Medley; Composers: Bjorn Ulvaeus/Benny Andersson; Arranger: Peter Kleine Schaars. We have now come to the final door of this year’s Brass Band Advent Calendar. Over the previous 25 days, we have given you a super-sized concert programme with solos, test pieces, and popular music.
Another Brass Band Advent Calendar: 25. Phoenix
One of Peter Graham’s finest works – and the inspiration behind Boarshurst Silver Band’s latest CD Piece: Phoenix; Composer and Arranger: Peter Graham. If you reading this entry, it is clear that you have clapped loud enough to justify the means for an encore. We hope you are having a fantastic Christmas Day and hope…
Another Brass Band Advent Calendar: 24. Starburst
A fantastic original piece by Dan Price Piece: Starburst; Composer and Arranger: Dan Price. In the last three decades, we have seen how our favourite brands have changed names to suit a wider marketplace. Jif is now Cif; Marathon is Snickers; Bounty is Plenty; and Sure is still Sure (at one time, this was nearly…
Another Brass Band Advent Calendar: 23. Ticket To Ride
Alan Fernie’s arrangement of a well-loved Beatles song Piece: Ticket To Ride; Composer: Lennon/McCartney; Arranger: Alan Fernie. Trains have come a long way since The Beatles’ best known paean to train travel reached the Hit Parade. Some may argue that the golden age of the railways was the 1930s with the Flying Scotsman, Mallard and…
Another Brass Band Advent Calendar: 22. When Thunder Calls
A thrilling piece by Paul Lovatt-Cooper Piece: When Thunder Calls; Composer and Arranger: Paul Lovatt-Cooper. Today is the shortest day of the year. From then on, the nights get shorter and the days get longer. Sometimes, the days seem to be shorter if the weather’s grey and abysmal. Worse still when thunder calls at this…
Another Brass Band Advent Calendar: 21. Sugar Blues
A sweet cornet solo in more ways than one Piece: Sugar Blues; Composer: Clarence Williams; Arranger: Alan Morrison. Whether you think of this song as a lovely laid back jazz piece or the after effect of eating too much Quality Street, you cannot resist this number performed by Mike Jones.
Another Brass Band Advent Calendar: 20. Valero
A lively piece by James Swearingen with jazz leanings Piece: Valero; Composer: James Swearingen. If Sean Connery as James Bond had a sideline in musical composition, there’s every chance it would sound like James Swearingen’s piece.
Another Brass Band Advent Calendar: 19. I'll Walk With God
A superb Goff Richards arrangement of a popular hymn Piece: I’ll Walk With God; Composer: Nicholas Brodszky; Arranger: Goff Richards. This piece can either be chosen as a hymn or a piece of film music in many a concert programme. In The Student Prince, this was sung by Mario Lanza.
The Phoenix Has Risen! Introducing Boarshurst Silver Band's Second Album
An exclusive review of Phoenix, Boarshurst Silver Band’s second LP Hot off the success of their first LP, Images, Boarshurst Silver Band have another hit on their hands with the long-awaited follow-up Phoenix. Taking the name of a Peter Graham piece, it symbolises two things. One is the band’s triumph over adversity. The other is…
Another Brass Band Advent Calendar: 18. Life Divine
A stunning test piece by Cyril Jenkins Piece: Life Divine; Composer and Arranger: Cyril Jenkins. Under the eleventh door, we gave you the wonderful Resurgam by Eric Ball. Behind our eighteenth door is another superb test piece. One that you will be enjoying again at Blackpool Winter Gardens next year.
