We started practicing our festive music earlier than usual this year so that we could play Christmas music for an hour as part of Leekes’ Christmas Celebration weekend, which was tremendous fun!
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22nd Nov 2023 Private Concert
A very fun evening was had where we performed a variety of tunes on stage for a private concert.
12th Nov 2023 Center Parcs Longleat Remembrance Sunday Concert 10-12
With poppies in abundance and matching red band jackets, we played a Remembrance Sunday concert this morning at the Plaza in Center Parc Longleat. It was an honour to be invited back to play and the guests appreciated not only a stellar performance of The Last Post by Pete, but also the various tunes played…
20th August 2023 Swindon Town Gardens Bandstand Concert 3 – 4:30pm
We have had a spectacular afternoon playing a bandstand concert at Swindon Town Gardens! Our music ranged from Magnificent Men to Moon River, Basin Street Blues to a Beach Boys medley and many others. It was lovely to see so many visitors to the park including those with four-legged friends. Less than a month to…
9th July 2023 John Coles Park Bandstand Concert 3-5pm
This was an extra special concert as the conductor role was shared between Alan and Jake (first and second halves respectively), with a wide variety of tunes in both sessions including music such as swing (Ellington – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, In The Mood), film music (I Will Follow Him, Pirates of the Caribbean),…
24th June 2023 Biddestone Village Fete
We played for 2 hours during an incredible summer afternoon with many stalls all across the centre of Biddestone village. Some of the crowd’s favourite tunes were Magnificent Men, Marching Through the Movies (featuring tunes from the Jungle Book, Star Trek and Indiana Jones) and our Abba medley. Our gazebo was close to the duck…
7th May 2023 John Coles Park Concert 3-5pm
We were delighted to be invited to start Chippenham’s bandstand concert season for 2023 and even more so when the weather defied initial forecasts and was wonderfully sunny. There were a great many visitors to the park who enjoyed listening to our music throughout the afternoon, including marches, swing music, TV / film tunes (such…
16th November 2022 Private Party
16 players and the conductor set the stage for a splendid evening concert playing various recognisable tunes, some requested by audience members. A brilliant time was had by all.
13th November 2022 Remembrance Sunday Concert at Center Parcs Longleat
We were honoured to be asked to play a Remembrance Sunday concert at The Plaza, Center Parcs Longleat. Our repertoire included various military pieces, big band classics and of course the Last Post. Many guests at the park enjoyed the music and atmosphere within the dome.
10th July 2022 Anniversary Concert at The Cause
We were delighted to perform a concert celebrating both the 30th year of the Chippenham Town Band and also the 20th year of The Cause Music and Arts (an incredible venue for various groups including our band rehearsals for the last 21 years!) A varied selection of music was chosen showcasing some of our very…