Welcome To The

PORTISHEAD CONCERT BAND

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Who are we?

The Portishead Concert Band was formed over 30 years ago and has been practising and performing locally ever since. It is a wind band or military band consisting of a combination of brass and wood-wind instruments plus a drummer.

Our aim is to provide the enjoyment of playing along with other like-minded, music loving people of all ages. We practise at St.Nicholas Church, Nore Rd., Portishead every Tuesday from 7.30 to 9.00 pm.

We would be very pleased to welcome new players. If you think that you would like to join us why not come along to one of our practice sessions. There is no audition but it is recommended that you should be able to play your instrument and be able to read music. It is not possible to give individual tuition in the band, though this can be obtained locally.

The age range is wide, from pre-teens to over 70. If you have experience of playing then you would be particularly valuable to our band.

The Band at Blaise Castle in December 2007 - Christmas Concert                                               The Band Playing at the Portishead Flower Show August 14th  2004

 Click Here for photos of our concerts

 

There is already a programme of public performances booked for the coming season including several fetes, pensioners' clubs, Portishead flower show, Clevedon band-stand. Some of these are during the day and some in the evening.

If you have your own instrument, please bring it along. If not, we have some good quality instruments which can be loaned, free of charge, subject to your regular attendance at rehearsals. These include trumpets, trombone, flute and saxophone.

We invite players of all ages and experience to join our friendly band and weekly rehearsals and regular concert venues. Our repertoire includes:

  • Music from the shows,

  • Vaughn Williams,

  • Gilbert & Sullivan,

  • Marches,

  • South American,

  • Holst, Handel & Bizet

  • Rogers and Hammerstein, etc.

 

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The Music Repertoire for Summer Performances

 

Programmes for concerts will be selected from the following:

 

Blue and Gray,  Champagne Polka,  Estrellita, 

Farandole,  Folk Song Suite, 

Guys & Dolls,  Havah Nagilah,  Hootenanny

Italian Festival,  Jamaican Folk Song Suite, 

Love is a Many-Splendour’d Thing, 

Oliver,  Seekers (Best of the),  Snow White

Sound of Music,  Water Music (movements 1, 4)
  Brenda Our Conductor at a practice session with some of the band

 

 

For more information contact the Secretary Lorna Coles by email at portconband.sec@btinternet.com

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