All of a sudden the Band has come to the end of its summer engagements and we’re left wondering where the time has gone! In May, the Band played at its annual concert to end the St. Dunstan’s Festival where all three groups gave excellent performances. The Foundation Band and Training Bands outdid themselves to […]
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Cranbrook Town Band and Cranbrook Choral Society combined once again to present a Christmas concert in Cranbrook’s St. Dunstan’s Church on Saturday, December 16th. The church was delightfully decorated and jam packed with a congregation looking forward to a festive mix of traditional and some “less traditional” Christmas music. Both groups featured a number of
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Two years on from our fantastic concert with Trombone Maestro, Chris Thomas (See report), it was time once again to feature a guest soloist for our annual fundraiser concert supporting Demelza. This year we were very excited to announce that our guest for the evening of the 14th October would once again be from the world famous Cory band, and this time would be their Principal Cornet player, Tom Hutchinson.
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The band were delighted to play at the wedding of our own flugel player Emma Pettifer and her other half of 10 years, Charles Barsley on Sunday 10th September. Emma joined the band way back in 1999 with her father Dave, and has played her way up through the back row positions before moving to
The band were lucky enough to appear at Tonbridge Castle again this year and despite the very windy conditions, gave a concert which was thoroughly enjoyed by the sizeable audience. On the day, Solo Horn player Alan Smithers was incapacitated with a sore back which necessitated Mark Hayman and Jon Vail doing a first class
The band was delighted to perform once again for the Friends of St. Dunstan’s. This year it was during the afternoon of Sunday 25th June and the temperature in the church was hovering around a sweltering 28o C. The Senior Band and the Training Band both performed excellently to a good sized and extremely appreciative audience, with six
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On a very hot Saturday afternoon where temperatures were reaching the high 20s (Degrees C) the band were lucky enough to be playing under a marquee so were mostly out of the direct sunshine.
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Once again, the late May bank holiday weekend saw the band venture to distant lands in order to partake of the local food & drink.
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On a bright but slightly chilly afternoon of the 14th May, Cranbrook Town Band once again made the trip to Deal to play on the fantastic Memorial Bandstand to entertain locals and visitors alike.
