Huntingdonshire Music School Association - Band

The end of term Christmas concert starts at 19:30 on Friday 4th December at the Huntingdonshire Regional College.

The order of playing is as follows. All welcome.

 
Rock Band               Purple Ska                           arr. S Spall
Intermediate           Troika                                     Sergei Prokofief        
Concert Band           Donâ??t stop the cavalry               Jona Lewie

String Ensemble         Eine Kleine Nachtmusik               Mozart
                        (1st movement)
Carol Mills &            Messiah                             Handel
Marie White
           
             
Prep Concert Band     The Little Drummer Boy               Katherine K Davis
                        Fum Fum Fum                       Catalan Carol
                        We Wish You a Merry Christmas             Traditional  
Senior Orchestra         The Pastoral Symphony               Beethoven
                        (1st movement)               


Interval                       Interval
(sax ensemble playing)

Rock Band               Change in my pocket                 Georgia Satelitel
Brass Ensemble         Christmas Joy                       Erik Leidzén
                        Snow Waltz                         arr. D Jacobson
                        Rock around the Christmas Tree           Johnny Marks

Guitar Ensemble         Grandfathers Clock                         arr. Power
                        Bouree                             Mozart
                        Sans Day Carol                       arr. Hasted
Senior Concert Band     Christmas Calypso                   Peter Graham
                        The Symphonic Beatles              
                        Sleigh Ride                         Leroy Anderson
Big Band                 Hayburner                           Sami Nestico
                        The Christmas Song                 Torme and Wells

Everyone at the music school gets the opportunity to play in one or more groups whether they be an ensemble, band, or orchestra. These cover musical style ranging from classical, swing to rock. Depending on the enthusiasm of potential musicians, new ones are being added - for example the rock band(s) are new and permanent fixtures and this year saw the first performance of the flute choir.

Unlike most other musical institutes, there is no mandated minimum grade or level to attain before you are allowed to join in. This does not mean that the standard of playing is lowered - far from it (bands such as the Swing Band play in paying fixtures and are in great demand). Your music teacher will normally suggest when it is sensible for you to join in. When starting out you are not expected to be able to play every note - so long as you play the ones you do know at the right time and keep quiet at other times then others will be none the wiser;-)

Group work is an integral part of the day in addition to the music lessons and theory. In fact one of the real benefit of this college is that you do play in groups (almost impossible to get this sort of experience otherwise as an adult) as part of the package.

You can play in as many groups as you’ve the time and energy for, for the same small amount.

You don’t have to take lessons in order to join a group. We also have Associate Members who either take lessons elsewhere (or not at all!) and who simply join us for group playing. See the current set of ensemb;es, bands and orchestras...