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Creetown Silver
Band Junior Section
Junior
News 01 June 2008 The
junior band had a very successful concert on Monday 26th May. The
group, comprising 10 players with an age range of 8 to 14, looked very smart
in the new purple polo shirts. The
concert began with two group items then the younger members all played a solo
with CD accompaniment. This was followed by more group items which included a
sight reading exercise Which
the youngsters managed with ease. The older members then played a solo with
accompaniment provided by the tutors. Finally the winning pieces from the
Festival performance were played. The
players who won the Festival trophy were presented with a certificate and
John Birse won the shield for the most improved junior. John has been regular
in the senior band for over a year and as well as near perfect attendance has
progressed up the cornet ranks to repiano. At
the close of the concert the audience showed their appreciation and were then
invited to end the evening with a cup of tea. Once
again the juniors rose to the occasion and provided a most enjoyable concert
for the large audience. Junior
News 14 March 2008 A group
from the junior band played in the Wigtownshire Music Festival and won the
section for large ensembles, gaining more points than the other three
ensembles. The
group comprised John Birse and Charlotte McDowall on 1st cornet.
Tessa Syed-Tollan, Emma Hay, Nathan Syed- Tollan and Barnaby Williams on 2nd
cornet. Caitlin Kerr on horn, Ben Williams on Euphonium and Cameron Fiskin on
percussion. The
adjudicators complimented the group on the percussion, the tightness and
reliability of the ensemble and the posture of the players. It
was very appropriate the trophy which the group won was presented by the
family of Jim Owen, a band member for
over 60 years, who died recently. Caitlin
Kerr went on to win the SCWS trophy for the best brass soloist in grades 1 to
3. It
should be noted that only 3 of the players have been playing at the band for
more than 6 months. The
band runs a thriving junior section. The training band meets roughly one
evening a month to practise for possibly two concerts in the spring. This group comprises youngsters who receive tuition at the band plus others who are taught by the school instructor. On Mondays and Tuesdays the band holds a learners class for youngsters and adults. tuition is given by the conductor and three other experienced band members. This tuition is free and students are only asked toi pay a band membership fee. Similarly instruments are provided if required. |
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