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Continue readingI never really think that Christmas has begun until I play some carols. Yes, we’ve been playing Christmas music at band since November but that is rehearsal for the concert next week and so doesn’t count. This morning Emma and…
Continue readingTraditionally it is the weekend closest to my mum’s birthday (25 November) and Stir-up Sunday that launches my preparations for Christmas. It’s not until I play my first carols though that I truly feel Christmas. Today Emma and I headed…
Continue readingToday has not been the best of days – a bit too frantic and stressful to be likeable. After the server migration yesterday (which went well) there was just a bit of snagging to be done on some of the…
Continue readingI’m not sure if anyone noticed (this is probably a good thing!) but bravery won out and I played piccolo tonight at band. Just the one piece, Beauty and the Beast and it wasn’t too beastly. I think I need…
Continue readingWhen at full strength there now seems to be an amazing twelve flautists in our band. This month’s concert should therefore stand as a watchword that one shouldn’t take lots of flutes for granted, for worryingly at tonight’s rehearsal there…
Continue readingIâve been keeping a close eye on the weather forecast. Yesterday it looked promising for an outdoor firework spectacular of a concert in Bicesterâs Garth Park. That was yesterday. Today it has been decidedly more damp. Wet even. Today, it…
Continue readingOn Saturday 27 March @ 7.30pm, as part of the Abingdon Arts Festival…. Abingdon Concert Band present Gallimaufry: a Concert of Music
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