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Theydon Bois Village Hall CM16 7ER Sun 3rd Nov. 2019 2:30pm

Swing music from all the great Bands played live by this great Band

A View from the Middle Welcome to this afternoons concert, and if this is the first time you have heard the Band, or the first time you have visited this excellent venue, we trust you have an enjoyable afternoon.

Once we received notice that The Kenneth More Theatre was closing, we had to move quickly, and are grateful to the Theydon Bois Parish Council for helping secure use of the Village Hall. This will not be a new venue for those who attend the Festive Crackers Concert each December, but this is the first time we have staged one of our more formal concerts here.

As for our two major concerts next year, we have been able to book the fantastic theatre at Forest School. This is a new venue for us, but has an unrivalled level of facilities for both players and audience. There will be plenty of onsite secure parking at this venue, which is easily reached by Public Transport. Prior to the concerts we will be providing plenty of information about how to get there.

Recently there has been a new company appointed to run the Kenneth More Theatre, but it is early days yet, and we have taken the decision to allow the new company to gain more experience before we consider returning.

These changes have created a great deal of excitement within the Band, as well as giving us a whole new set of challenges to overcome but, as usual, members of the Band are rising to the challenge.

These are very difficult times for amateur music groups, so we are really appreciative of your support and hope this will continue, no matter where we perform, and that you will try to encourage friends and family to attend future concerts.

After toda s concert there ill be plent of opportunities for ou to see the Band in the lead up to the festive period. We kick off with a small group playing at the Theydon Bois Christmas Fayre at the end of November, then we have a mixture of Concerts and Carol Services right up to the Sunday before Christmas.

Once again thank you for your support.

Kevin Jordan

Musical Director

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Life Events A little over a year ago I got married and as a result was given the day off by my emplo er as it as a life e ent Apart from making me onder if I should get married more often, it got me thinking about Fairlop Brass life events. It was a dull day. Obviously the first event was the conception of the Band back in 1968, a subject much written about and celebrated and so I will not dwell here but move on for the next event when the first players of Fairlop Junior School Band went to senior school. At this point the Band ent ith the pla ers and the School part of the Bands name as relaxed, though junior players were still there actively taking part. The next event is a sensitive one for the players but important as a Band none the less: pubert It is at this time that pla ers become distracted an man gi e up music as it is not seen as cool. As we shall see, quite the opposite may be true (not the cool bit perhaps but for the ability to find romance). Even today when we play some old piece from this period, when players put their names on the music, our older members will spend a moment with misty eyes over such names. I dare not ask why. The ne t ke e ent as also in the mid s hen the first Band member came to lea e school. The result was that the Band started to become and adult organisation, still very young but not just holding youth players. This transformation was a gradual one and event now we happily employ youth players. Another small life event happened in 1977 when the Band relocated to St. Francis Church to rehearse. We are still there now rehearsing every week. Another small event next, or maybe not: Kevin Jordan takes over the baton. For most Bands this is a regular occurrence but for Fairlop this has had a big influence on the culture of the Band and also encouraged it s de elopment at the time, Kevin being a Band member since 1968.

An odd Band life-event was when Mark Wheeler joined the Band. Odd in that Mark was the first player who had not been to Fairlop Junior School. It was a big thing at the time, big enough that a meeting was held to discuss the consequences. The result is here, Mark is still with us playing Soprano. The Band is now into early adulthood with the consequence of the next life-event: marriage. Many of these marriages were assisted with Band relationships (see earlier comments) and were tested with Band experiences, fiancés surviving concerts and contests to prove to be an ideal partner. I draw a veil over Band stag and hen parties, not all events are to be fully remembered and certainly not documented. Of course marriage is followed with the next life-event of births. There were times when two or three pregnancies were on the go all the time as part of Kevin's gro our o n Band initiati e No time

was wasted either with press-gang methods of recruitment. Some results of these events are in the Band today, some are now professional musicians. Retirement has crept into the Band, this can be seen with this increase in casual comfort clothes such as cardigans and sensible shoes, the less frantic look at the start of rehearsals and those others that work, arrive stressed and often without lunch. Most annoyingly, (for those of use that still work and pay taxes for the pensions of the others is the ne assumption that e er one has endless amounts of spare time to read masses of emails and suggestions of more things to do. In case you are wondering, I am still working. For the last 20ish years the Band settled into a steady state, more youthful players, marriages (including mine) and more births (not mine). Recently however the next life event has arisen: grand-parenthood. An alternative term could be second-youth as our new grand-parents dote and share baby pictures and stories. And why not? It is a special time, I suspect others are looking on and then to their children with expectation in their eyes be warned! I myself am still getting over the shock of marriage.

Cliff Murray

St. Louis Blues W C Handy

Mood Indigo Duke Ellington / Barney Biggard arr JWL

Georgia on my Mind Hoagy Carmichael arr Goff Richards Soloist: Alan Poultney Li l Darlin Neil Hefti arr Philip Sparke

H T dd

Hender/Flanrean arr Jack Peberdy I a S ing Thing Various arr Linda Barber

S ing While Y e Winning Various arr Frank Bernaerts

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I Got Rhythm George Gershwin arr Alan Fernie

King of the Road Roger Miller arr Lee Rogers

Soloist: Cliff Murray

The Mansions of the Lord Randall Wallace / Nick Glen-Smith arr Leigh Baker

Moonlight Serenade Glenn Miller arr Mitchell Parish

Skyliner Charlie Bernet arr Bill Geldard

Salute to Sinatra arr Philip Harper

Interval

Ch i ma i C ming again 20 years ago in Folkestone, the Band were contesting We d had some success in recent years, picking up several trophies it was a great day out and it always a sunny day. Often the band members could be seen at the market on the beach (if playing last, there was more time to make those essential purchases) and Steve Smith and I headed that

a A man as selling arious stuff from the back of his an ou kno the sort C mon Sir ou can ave this bargain toda not for not for it s a steal at just OK let s make that as it s nearl Christmas I was drawn in and bought some chocolates; Steve pointed out that the d taste like cardboard and would be out-of-date. What could possible go wrong? Well, it turned out the eren t quite Belgian as on the bo it said the ere Belgian-like and ould be out of date by the following week.

What was I to do now? Of course the answer was to wrap them up and give them to Steve for Christmas! Steve and Jennie saw the funny side of it and I heard nothing else until the follo ing Christmas Unsuspecting Mel and I never expected to hear of the chocolates again but they had hidden them in a carved out book and wrapped them!

Quite clearly we needed to up our game, so the following year Mel baked a cake (a festive Nativity scene) and secreted the chocs (still in their box) and we got an astonished call from the Smiths when the

knife failed to penetrate the expected Victoria sponge but hit the box! Anyway, to cut a now two-decade story short the chocolates have passed back and forth in various ways including a made-to-measure wine carrier (that took Steve a month to build a new take on a Trojan horse!), as Scottish cheeses (yes really), hidden on a cupboard for 3 months followed by cryptic clues leading there, hidden in my trombone case, disguised as an Amazon parcel, as a prize in a raffle, and recently also dropped by a drone. Gary Thwaites

A perfect way to get into the Christmas Spirit with seasonal songs and carols.

Bring your own wine and food for this less formal

evening.

Festive Christmas Crackers

Tuesday 17th December, 7.30pm

Theydon Bois Village Hall, Theydon Bois (CM16 7ER) http://www.theydon.org.uk/Pages/villhall.htm

Contact us at [email protected] or 07598 506112 for tickets

£8 adults, £5 children

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and sign our guest book

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2019/20 Engagements

Christmas Mayhem Concert Old Parkonians Sports Club

Licenced Bar (please provide Euphoniums drinks but not the Cornets) Redbridge Sports Centre, Fairlop (IG6 3HD)

Sunday 15th December, 7.00 pm Contact us at [email protected] or 07598 506112 for tickets,

limited tickets on the door

Festive Christmas Crackers A perfect way to get into the Christmas Spirit with traditional songs and carols.

Bring your own wine and food, alas we cannot supply the log fire. Theydon Bois Village Hall, Theydon Bois (CM16 7ER)

http://www.theydon.org.uk/Pages/villhall.htm Tuesday 17th December, 7.30pm


Brass at Christmas St Nicholas Church Kelvedon Hatch

A cracking concert in a wonderful church. St Nicholas Church Kelvedon Hatch Brentwood CM14 5TJ

Thursday 19th December, 7.45 pm £10 adults, £5 children

e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01277 373816 Mob: 07976256311

Summer Concert at Forest School Details have yet to be sorted out but the date is booked and the music will be grand

Forest School, Snaresbrook, London E17 3PY Sunday 7th June 2020, time TBA


Autumn Concert at Forest School Yes, we plan this far in advance so book and back to this new venue so put it in your diary and

reserve the date Forest School, Snaresbrook, London E17 3PY Sunday 1st November 2020, time TBA


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Repiano Cornet

Soprano Cornet

Bb Bass

Principal Cornet

Flugel Horn

Solo Horn

2nd Trombone

1st Trombone

2nd Cornet

1st Baritone

3rd Cornet 2nd

Horn 1st

Horn

Percussion

2nd Baritone Bass

Trombone

Musical Director: KEVIN JORDAN

Principal Cornet Adam Cuttell Solo Cornet Lynne Hunt Kate Chaplin Richard Lewis Marc Ewers Soprano Cornet Mark Wheeler Repiano Cornet Andrew Ellis 2nd Cornet Steve Smith Rachel Moulton

3rd Cornet Sarah Rogers Flugel Horn Jonathan Carter Solo Horn Alan Poultney 1st Horn Sheila Ellis 2nd Horn Alison Lethbridge

Euphonium Linda Barber Emma Rubery 1st Baritone David Barber Sarah Chaplin 2nd Baritone Bethany Morris 1st Trombone Colin Handley 2nd Trombone Gary Thwaites

Bass Trombone Tom Lewis Eb Bass Cliff Murray Morgan Barber Bb Bass Jack Jeffreys Allison Greenwood Percussion Andrew Carter

President Dennis J Carney

Eb Bass

Solo Cornet

Euphonium

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