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Re: European Brass Band Championships 1996 (Bergen, Norway)

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Subject: Re: European Brass Band Championships 1996 (Bergen, Norway)
From: Richard Gosney <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 00:23:09 GMT
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On Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:41:35 -0800, you wrote:

>> I heard 210 000, but what's 30 000 between friends. They also have to
>> run the band for 3 years with this money.

>This is not the only money that Black Dyke get in a year, what do they 
>get paid for each concert they do?
>
True. I was just (almost) making the point that the running costs of
such a band are very high. Particularly when you employ one of the most
expensive conductors involved in Brass Bands, as rumour has it.

>> Are you sure the Dyke *player's* were the one's who made the decision.

>Maybe it wasn't the decision of the players, but surely if they all felt 
>strongly enough they could have done something about it.

I was just speaking from my personal experience of Jim. If he had made
the decision that he didn't want the band to go, then 25 players would
have a job persuading him otherwise. (That's if they felt brave enough
to say anything to him!)

>My band may not be the best in their area (Ratby) but I know that there 
>will always be a band here long after the big named sponsored bands have 
>gone.

I'm sure you are right. IMHO purely amateur players seem to be far more
dedicated than the ones who are paid to play. It gets to the stage where
some people won't even get their instrument out of it's box until they
have negotiated a fee.

>This is not me having a go at anyone merly airing my views, I hope that 
>banding will last for a long time to come but I do worry about the number 
>of bands that fold simply because they lose their sponsorship.

Agreed.

>P.S. Richard do you remember Sid from your days at Desford, well 
>unfortunately he's the conductor at Ratby at the moment, if you have any 
>stories about him I would appreciate hearing them

I certainly do. Leave this one with me, I'm sure i'll think of something
juicy !

Regards,

-- 
Richard Gosney
Sheffield, UK


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References:
- RE: European Brass Band Championships 1996 (Bergen, Norway)
  - From: Shaun Mundy
- Re: European Brass Band Championships 1996 (Bergen, Norway)
  - From: Richard Gosney
- Re: European Brass Band Championships 1996 (Bergen, Norway)
  - From: Phil Sturdy

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