On Saturday July 1st, Shipston Town Band conducted by Howard Gibbs performed at the prestigious Pershore Midsummer Brass where 25 bands performed at 4 different venues in a feast of music making beginning at 10.00 a.m. and finishing 12 hours later. They performed at the famous Pershore Abbey to open proceedings at 10.00 a.m. and […]
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Stour Concert Brass performed at the expansive Long Compton Fete in sweltering heat last Saturday June 24th. Many old friends dropped by to congratulate the band who presented their usual varied programme with both Bridge Over Troubled Water and Rock Around The Clock proving popular before their performance closed with Bring Me Sunshine and… there
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Stour Concert Brass continued their programme of local concerts with a visit to the Church Fete at Pillerton Hersey on Saturday June 10th. The weather was extremely warm and the players were prepared with an assortment of straw hats and caps plus a good supply of water. The band presented their usual wide selection of
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Stour Concert Brass visited Sanders Park in Bromsgrove on Sunday June 4th. Enjoying beautiful weather there was a large audience waiting in their deck chairs to enjoy the varied programme the band had prepared for them. Beginning the concert with Listen to the Band they presented a variety of popular melodies ranging from Bridge Over
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The sounds of brass heralded the beginning of a busy summer season for Shipston Town Band at performances to mark the Coronation in Shipston and at Stratford bandstand. The band’s newly formed brass ensemble delighted crowds at Coronation celebrations in Shipston High Street on Sunday 8 May. The ensemble, led by bass player Ken Smith,
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Stour Concert Brass began their Summer Programme with a visit to Droitwich where they performed a concert in the bandstand in Lido Park. The large appreciative audience were already sat down in their deck chairs for the concert to start. The band’s varied programme opened with Kenneth Alford’s classic march The Middy and included a
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Shipston’s talented young trombonist Rufus Gallagher had a very successful day competing at the 75th Annual Oxford and District Brass Band Association in Kidlington on Sunday. He was awarded 4 trophies winning the Under 19 Solo Championship, with an additional trophy as the highest placed player of 14 years of age and under, the 14 years
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Two of our former players had a very successful time at the European Brass Band Championships held in Malmo Sweden last weekend. Luke Barker, who has been studying in Switzerland for 12 months, has been playing for Brass Band Treize Etoiles. They won the Swiss National Championships and qualified to represent Switzerland at the European
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The funeral of David Stanley took place at Redditch Crematorium on Friday. David was the conductor of Arrow Valley Brass which he founded but was also involved with many other local bands including Shipston which he conducted a number of times when we were between conductors. In the wider band movement David alongside Major Peter
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A charity quiz in Shipston has raised a thousand pounds and donated the money to support the town’s much-loved brass band. Thirst Edition, a micropub in Church Street, raised the money through collections at its regular Thursday quiz nights. The funds raised are donated to a local charity once they hit the £1,000 target – and
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