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Re: SA bands in Australia

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Subject: Re: SA bands in Australia
From: "howells" <howell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 13:23:20 -0000
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>From time-to-time the Sydney Citadel Band puts on a
concert, sometimes with one or other of the A-grade Sydney Brass Bands.
Their music is always excellent, thank goodness they don't contest! They
include a little religious presentation in their concerts; this is usually
expected and does not offend the non-religious persons in the audience, as
far as I can judge.

Phil.
Thank you for your posting, The reason there was some concern in the
Nationals Celebration Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, is the chappie who
gave a religious presentation on behalf of the Salvation Army just went on
and on and ended up like a sermon that lasted for about 30 minuets.
most of the people I spoke to afterwards including  S/A people said they
were embarrassed.
I know in the UK we have Ex Salvation Army musicians and members in our
associations involved in our brass band movement and we do live in harmony
with them.
over the last few years the Salvation Army have been getting more involved
with our Brass Band Movement
selling there music to outside bands, recording facilities and retail
business popping up belonging to Ex Salvationist. music arrangers,composers
are also getting more involved in our brass band movement too.
I have no grudge with the SA. My wife's family belongs to the Chalk Farm
S/A. but I think we all should play on a level playing field. I would like
to see them purchase and play some of our music, invite our own arrangers
and composers to do work for them, and  ask brass members near there local
s/a corp to join them in there music making if they wish to do so.
they use to make there own musical instrument now they are supplied by
outside manufactures.
I personally think their. music is traffic when played in the right
contexts.
When Eric Ball was commissioned to compose for the Nationals the five
pieces that were played at the Nationals they were not involved with the
medium of the salvation army. also Ray Steadman- Allen wrote a piece
Seascapes. but over the past few years we are getting pieces that are
outlined with the redemption themes and salvation army type of writing. if
they are going to write music and get involved in our National Contest and
brass band movement,  I would like to see them move from this type of
writing, most of the music that I have played and listen to that belong to
the Salvation Army are brilliant arrangements and compositions and they are
full of religious tones and always finish with Hannah carrying her banner
;) rightly so, there is a time and a right place for it.
I would like to see a little more open opinions on this subject, because we
have a lot of S/A members involved with the salvation army and our outside
bands
when the salvation army play host to our outside bands we respect there
whishes and demands
If they are guest to our outside bands we hope they respect our whishes and
demands too.
Yours Evan Howells



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> From: Philip Anderton <P.Anderton@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: SA bands in Australia
> Date: 10 November 1997 03:24


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