Its been a while since I featured our Band on these Sunday choices – so I better rectify that! A few years ago we visited Norwich Citadel for the weekend and – for the first time – appeared on Facebook Live! Unfortunately they had some technical issues during the first part of the Saturday Evening Festival, so it is not all available.
At the end of the first half we played Kenneth Downie’s Music of Thanksgiving – and since this is a different type of Thanksgiving in the USA this week it seems an appropriate choice to share.
Ken is, of course, a former bandmaster of the Band and we have featured a lot of his music over recent years. On a personal note I remember him providing excellent piano accompaniments to some French Horn solos many years ago.
Both the video and the audio suffer a little because this was done as a live show on facebook, but it is a good reminder of a great weekend – and at these times – hopefully an encouragement for the members of the Band as we have not been able to play as a group like this since March.
I have left Howard’s introduction as part of the video for those who are unfamiliar with the music – and apologies to those bandsmen who are “cut out” on either side of the picture – that was the way this was originally filmed.
Ken Downie : Music of Thanksgiving
Comments :
Fraser Smith
Thanks for sharing George. Such an enjoyable weekend!
Stephen Main
Thanks 🎶 couldn’t get through the first 8 bars at the moment 😁 brilliant piece. 👏
Matt Chiverton
Great piece, great playing (sop does ok 😉)
Stephen Main
Matt Chiverton 😁 Have you played it? A lot to do in it. Youd know if the Sop was having a mare. 🤪
Matt Chiverton
Stephen Main 🤣 You would that.. tough sop part!! Although most Downie pieces are! I think he hates sop players
Stephen Main
Matt Chiverton ha I nearly said that in my comment. Hope you are well and still practicing 🙂
Matt Chiverton
Stephen Main I did enjoy the rest! But then was all motivated to practice and get ready to get back to it. Then lockdown part II kicked in 🤦🏼♂️
David Phillips
Great week-end George.Thank you for sharing it.Interesting to see the formation of the Band.
Karen Whittingham
This was a great weekend, we had great billets!
Steve Thomas
George, excellent, I had the pleasure of re-watching Brassed Off on Wednesday (not enough music in it) I never knew Bournemouth ‘ad a pit 🤷🏻♂️
Tom Hinchliffe
I can remember Ken playing Sop in Southport band !!!
Stevo Starkes
One of the first major pieces I played as part of boscombe band as well as this also being my first weekend away with the band. Fantastic piece, fantastic 2nd baritone playing i must say 👀. Such a good memory unlocked from watching this, miss the band and playing so much
Kenneth Downie
Thank you George, Howard and all of the band for a lovely performance.