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A Brass Musician’s Essentials Workshop
10am – 12am, Saturday May 11th 2024
Redborne School,
Flitwick Road, Ampthill MK45 2NU
Presented by Paul Cosh
Ampthill Town Band, supported by a grant from the Rookery South Community Trust Fund, invite brass musicians from local bands and secondary schools to a training workshop at Redborne School.
Come and enjoy a relaxed morning with Paul Cosh, one of Britain’s leading brass teachers. Paul was a member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra for 18 years and a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for 30 years.
Having started in brass bands, Paul has maintained his links with brass bands throughout his professional career. He has conducted numerous well-known Championship Bands in Area Contests and adjudicated at the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall, the British Open Brass Band Championship and the Brass in Concert Championship.
Paul will lay out his thoughts on the basics of Breathing, Embouchure, Articulation, Posture and developing an effective practice routine, with reference to his two books, An Arban Companion, and A Practice Companion.
Please bring your instruments if you wish. There will be an opportunity to play some hymns together at the beginning. Paul is happy to address any specific playing issues you may have. Please come with questions about any aspect of your playing with which you would like some help.
You can learn more about Paul’s career and his teaching style by visiting his website at www.paulcosh.com. His books are available at www.timbercroftpublishing.com/books/
Please let us know by Monday April 29th if you and fellow musicians would like to attend, providing names and affiliations.
RSVP: Rachel at [email protected]
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Happy New Year
Wishing all our players and supporters a very happy and prosperous new year.
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That’s A Wrap For 2023!
The last performance of 2023 at St Andrew’s Church on Christmas Eve brought to an end a busy year for the band with over 30 public performances during the year. Some of them represented in the images below. Well done to all the band for their hard work and thank you to all our many followers for your support.
We are always looking for new players – especially a drummer/ percussionist.
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Christmas Concert
Not long now to the annual Ampthill Band Christmas Concert at Parkside Hall, Ampthill- this year featuring Harlington, Sundon and Silsoe lower school choirs.
Sunday 10th December ,2.30 pm.ALL TICKETS NOW SOLD OUT!
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Remembrance Sunday
The band were once again proudly supporting both Ampthill and Flitwick Remembrance Day Commemorations on Sunday 12/11/2023 with the last post played at Ampthill by the band solo cornet player David Fisher.
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Christmas Is Coming
The band kicks of its busy Christmas 2023 season of performances with a Christmas Event at Frosts Willington on 3rd November 5pm.
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Bletchley Bands On The Green
What an amazing afternoon for the band on Sunday afternoon 20/8/2023 performing at Bands On The Green in Bletchley. Its not often the band plays ‘The Dambusters” theme whilst a Lancaster Bomber circles overhead. https://fb.watch/mIcIPqnQoM/
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New Performance Area Opens in Ampthill Park
On Sunday 2/7/2023 the band performed at the official opening of the new Nottingham Performance Area in Ampthill Great Park. The Performance area was a bequest from Betty Nottingham who was a great supporter of Ampthill Town Band and the band are proud to have been the first to perform there in her honour.
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Spring Concert
On Sunday 21st May the band performed a selection from our summer music programme in a Spring Concert at Parkside Hall, Ampthill,
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Coronation Weekend
A busy Coronation Weekend for the band playing at the Coronation Party In The Park in Flitton on Sunday afternoon 6/5/23, at the Coronation Civic service at St Andrew’s Church in the evening and then in the Kings Arms Gardens on the Monday afternoon.
