Snowdown Colliery Band invites you to a Seminar Day with Dr. Jon Hall, on the subject of….. “Nerves – A Professional Approach to Banding” Saturday 15th February 2014Between 10am and 4pm. Admission is FREE Refreshments included. Venue : St. Peter”s Church, Aylesham . CT3 3BL. You are welcome the whole day or part of the day. WELCOME.
Farewell to a Friend
Members of the band said farewell to Mr.Sid Howells today, by way of playing the hymns at his funeral, at the request of his family. A sad day, but one full of great memories. Thanks to those who played.
New Musical Director
Snowdown Colliery Band is extremely pleased to announce that Christer Aberg , M A Conducting, BA (Hons) Band Studies, has agreed to become the new Musical Director. Christer has a wealth of experience as a former Tutor of Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music, Stockholm and former Chairman of the NABBC London and Southern Counties. The band are looking forward to an exciting time with our new M.D.and hope he enjoys his time with us.
Congratulations to Stan Partner.
Snowdown Compete Again…
…this time Snowdown Colliery Band competed in the London and Southern Counties Regional contest in Stevenage. Test Piece: English Folk Song Suite Full results have been published by the London and Southern Counties Region competition organisers. We played well, but only managed a galant 13th (out of the 20 bands in the fourth section)
Snowdown Colliery Band Wins Again
The Snowdown Colliery Welfare Band competed in the Southern Counties Amateur Bands Associations Autumn Contest this past weekend at the Leas Cliffe Hall, Folkestone. Drawn first and played: National Anthem (Brown, Lieut. Colonel Basil H.) Labour and Love (Percy Fletcher, ) The band were judged and attained first place and won three of the remaining five trophies on offer… 1st for the Test piece Best Conductor (Keith Twyman) Best Instrumentalist (Mike Sole – Principal Euphonium) Best back row Cornets …And to put the icing on the cake, Snowdown Colliery Welfare Band were awarded the trophy for the ‘SCABA Band of the Year 2011’.Full contest results can be found on the SCABA website
Snowdown Band Wins Convincingly
The Snowdown Colliery Welfare Band competed in the Southern Counties Amateur Bands Associations Spring Contest this past weekend down in Brighton. Drawn first and played: National Anthem (Brown, Lieut. Colonel Basil H.) March: Imperial Echoes (Arnold Safroni) Prelude, Song and Dance (John Golland) The band were placed first for five of the six trophies on offer… 1st for the March 1st for the Test piece Best Conductor (Keith Twyman) Best Soloist (Keith Pritchard – Principal Cornet) Best Cornet Section Full contest results can be found on the SCABA website
London and Southern Counties Regional Qualifiers
The band competed at the London and Southern Counties Regional Qualifiers this weekend and came a disappointing 11th (of 16).