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Pershore Midsummer Brass

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Subject: Pershore Midsummer Brass
From: BigChap27@xxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 06:43:15 EDT
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Just got back from the 10th Pershore festival. IMHO this is one of the best 
brass band days out of the year. It is still one of the UK's best kept brass 
band secrets but it provides a wonderful opportunity for bands of all 
sections to play in a marquee and then abbey setting in a non-competitive 
environment. I heard fine performances from Flowers (Gloucester) band 
(thoroughly enjoyed the new trombone solo called Twister written by Paul 
Lovatt Cooper from Faireys and played as impressively as ever by Brett 
Baker), Staffordshire BS (great arrangement of a theme from 'Return of the 
Jedi'), and well played and enjoyable performances from Stourport, Group 4 
Winchcombe, Avonbank & Arrow Valley. My own attempts to derail the 
performance of Dudley Metropolitan Training Band (35 years old going on 14) 
will, i hope, go largely unnoticed.
It was also great to see a fair sprinkling of listmembers. Clair 'which band 
am i playing for' and Steve 'where is winchley' Tomalin must have come the 
furthest and played for the most bands although they didn't break Robert 
Lynch's record (was it 5 Bob?) of a few years ago.
For those who've never heard of the Festival, it is really worth making the 
effort next year, it's always the first Saturday in July. 



Martyn Pattinson
Bedworth Brass


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