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Cranbrook Town Band are delighted to report that the concert on the 4th October with guest soloist David Childs raised over £2000 for Demelza. In a superb concert, David was undoubtedly on top form and delighted a full hall of expectant audience members with a number of sublime solo performances.
The first half of the concert opened in usual style with a March, followed by the 1st movement of our last winning performance test piece. A couple of up beat swing pieces later and we were ready for David’s first appearance. His first trio of solos showed fantastic ability, range and musicality and delighted both audience and band.
Children from Hawkhurst CEP School opened the second half with some great singing before the band sporting their Demelza T-Shirts continued the concert. David again joined midway through for another trio of solos before performing a duet with the bands own principal euphonium player David Newsom. The two Davids rendition of “Softly, as I Leave you” ended a great second half performance from our soloist and left the audience applauding not one, but two Davids.
It wasn’t long before the last two pieces from the band were over and David joined the band for an encore of “One Voice” topping a fantastic and memorable concert.
Programme
1st Half
Band : Centaur, Portrait of a City (1st Movement), Wade in the Water, Blue Rondo a la Turk
David’s first set : Brillante, Benedictus, Carnival of Venice
Band : Gaelforce
2nd Half
Band: Strike up the Band, That’s a Plenty
David’s second set: Varied Mood, Myfanwy, Endearing Young Charms, Softly, As I Leave You – with David Newsom
Band : Go Down Moses, Sosban Fach
Band and David : One Voice
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