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On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Nigel Wears wrote: > Dear Dr. Meredith, > I was just looking through some old postings to the Brass Band list, and saw > that it is today that your "Plumbing Factory" band makes its first > appearence. > Maybe you can tell us all about it - what is in the program? What is the > instrumentation? > Please keep in touch! > Nigel Wears Dear Nigel: I am happy to comply, but after the fact, as I was away for a week performing with Hannaford Street Silver Band members in Toronto and adjudicating a music festival in Brockville, and came back to all the final preparations necessary for the concert. Before I depart again for 2 and a half more weeks of band and soloist judging, I'll forward this report to you and to the Brass Band list and TPIN. Rehearsals had been a little sporadic latley, what with Easter and my being out of town, etc., and the concert was actually the first time absolutely everybody was able to be there (!). The instrumentation of the group is: 11 cornets (trading off as to part, including Eb soprano, and occasionally Flugelhorn), 1 Flugelhorn, 5 upright Eb horns, 1 baritone with the 2 bass trombonists trading off as 2nd baritone, 1 euphonium, 4 trombones (1 usually playing baritone), 2 EEb basses, and BBb bass. We used no percussion this time around opting for just the glorious sound of brass. The PFBB members played magnificently and thrilled a large turnout at St. Stephen's Memorial Church, if the immediate standing ovation at the end of the last piece was any indication. The programme for this first ever performance of The Plumbing Factory Brass Band was as follows: A Suite of Marches for Brass -- arr. Denis Wright March on Two Old Welsh Airs -- Wright March from "Scipio" -- Handel March from "The Magic Flute" -- Mozart March -- Henry Purcell Hungarian [Rakoczy] March -- Berlioz (arr. Catelinet) Hungarian Dance No. 5 -- Brahms (arr. Langford) Entry of the Gladiators -- Fucik (arr. Langford) Brass Band On Parade -- Erik Leidzen Rule Britannia -- Hartmann (arr. D. Stephens) Heather Limon, cornet soloist The Blue Bells of Scotland -- Pryor (arr. Broadbent) Shelley Charlebois & Ben Perrier, trombonist soloists Cornet Carillon -- Ronald Binge David Cunningham, Greg Polci, David Parkes -- soloists National Emblem March -- Bagley (arr. Siebert) Sonata Pian' e Forte -- G. Gabrieli (arr. Twitchings) [one group in the balcony] William Tell Overture [complete transcription] -- Rossini (G. Hawkins) [The programme had some obvious groupings that were very effective in adding organized variety to the 90 minutes of music. The conductor spoke to the audience between selections.] And yes, the G bass trombone and double-belled ephonium were used during, but not throughout, the concert. The audience and performers got together for a cake and coffee reception afterwards, and about an hour later, most of the PFBB members adjourned to Kelsey's across the street for some "serious" refreshments, including several pitchers of dark ale. Looking at the list of personnel on the programme reminds me of the recent thread about women in brass bands. Of the 26 members on this the inaugural concert of the Plumbing Factory Brass Band, there are 8 women, two of whom, as listed above, were featured soloists for the evening. The band comprises some of southwestern Ontario's most gifted brass players, all of whom play in the PFBB simply for the pure pleasure of making beautiful music together, and of course for the comaraderie, and the challenge. Though our brief season is over until we reconvene next September, stay tuned for repertoire including echo cornet solos (played by yours truly) and perhaps some world premiere performances of new music or arrangements. Thanks for asking. It was a momentous occasion, and a lot of fun for the band (including their conductor!) and for the audience. Henry Meredith, Director <drhank@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Plumbing Factory Brass Band London, Ontario CANADA -- unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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