The Concert Band will be taking part in a performance at York Barbican to help rainse funds for our local charity York Against Cancer.
It is going to be a real party atmosphere so dont miss out!
https://www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-on/york-rocks-against-cancer/
Wow, what a fantastic weekend for the Shepherd Group Concert Brass Band!
After an early Saturday morning start the band travelled down to Hemel Hempstead for their first concert of the weekend. The band performed on the Rainbow stage, a purpose built performance area in the middle of Hemel Town centre.
Day two, we set off for Regent’s Park for the main event, our Concert in the Royal Park. With the sun shining and already a large crowd gathering, possibly in anticipation of a Yorkshire brass band.
I think it’s only fair to say that the Concert that the band gave that afternoon was one that will live in the memory of the players for a long, long time. The playing was superb, the atmosphere within the band was unbelievable and the crowd reaction was described, by a park employee, as “quite incredible, never seen a reaction to a brass band like this one”. So, after the final notes of Sweet Caroline had drifted over the nearby lake, the band headed back to York. They showed just what the Shepherd Group of bands are all about and I’m sure, made many friends in both Hemel and Regents Park. A stellar weekend.
Concert Band will play on the Bandstand at Regent’s Park
The Concert Band ran a recent quiz in order to raise funds to help out with the costs for the upcoming appearance of the band in Regents Park. The quiz inquisitor was of course Mike Pratt and those of us familiar with his efforts on the coach to Durham and Blackpool will not be surprised tat there were football questions in there.
The answer sheets have all been submitted, marked and scrutinised and the winner with a superb score of 46 correct answers out of 50 is Jayne Janes. We will be contacting Jayne directly with the deatils of her prize. For those who were not quite as accurate, the correct answers are all listed here. Thanks very much to all those who took part, every little helps.
Pop Groups and Artists
1 Oasis
2 Crowded House
3 Elbow
4 Joy Division
5 Dire Straights
6 Kanye West
7 Taylor Swift
8 Fleetwood Mac
9 Blue Oyster Cult
10 Iron Maiden
11 Elkie Brookes
12 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
13 Neil Diamond
14The Drifters
15 Bonnie Raitt
16 Thin Lizzie
17 Alice Cooper
18 Simply Red
19 Dr Dre
20 The Who
Beers and Lagers
21 Fosters
22 Stella
23 Landlord
24 Budweiser
25 Carlsberg
26 London Pride
27 Tennants
28 Old Speckled Hen
29 Bishop’s Finger
30 Moretti
Yorkshire Towns and Cities.
31 Leeds
32 Skipton
33 Doncaster
34 Selby
35 Filey
36 Ben Rhydding
37 Brighouse
38 Settle
39 Bedale
40 Pickering
British Football Teams.
41 Aston Villa
42 Exeter City
43 Stevenage
44 Fleetwood
45 Preston
46 Elgin
47 Mansfield
48 Hamilton
49 Stoke
50 Oxford
A Very Rare opportunity has arisen within The Shepherd Group Concert Band.
The Shepherd Group Concert Band are looking to recruit a KIT PERCUSSION PLAYER to join the ranks of our friendly band. We have a sensible concert programme, with the emphasis very much on quality entertaining concerts in a variety of exciting venues.
Our rehearsal facilities are second to none, based in York at the conference centre of the Head Office site of our sponsor, Shepherd Group. If you would like to find out more about the band, or just have an informal chat please contact our Musical Director, Mike Pratt on mikepratt61@gmail.com or call 07539522244.
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