Audience loved the concert and will remember the name ‘ The Marple Band,’ for a long time. People from as far away as Guernsey said they were brilliant!
Our ears were also blessed with two wonderful solos. Over the rainbow played by our Solo Horn play Malcolm Harper and Mirror of the heart played by our Principal Cornet player Andy Liles.
Thank you to everyone that came along to listen and support the band on a glorious Sunday!
All soloist were superb, my granddaughter especially enjoyed Somewhere Over the Rainbow played by Solo Horn, from her favourite film the Wizard of Oz. We had a great view of all the band from the gallery, where we could see the players performing together, it was wonderful to watch the percussion, basses and trombones in action.
A fantastic evening, looking forward to more concerts by The Marple Band.
Article written by Olwen Hanson
Not the result we’d hoped for at the North West Regional Final, but we had a super day in Blackpool and couldn’t be prouder of the hard work, dedication, and team spirit shown by everyone to get us there. A huge thank you to our MD, Nick Birch, for his leadership and inspiration, and to all our players for their outstanding commitment.
Marple Band, superbly led by their MD Nick Birch put on a great free concert at Marple Sports Club on Sunday afternoon.
The audience enjoyed an entertaining afternoon of film themes from the 1960’s all the way to the 2000’s ranging from Death of a Princess from the film Braveheart to Star Wars and Born Free.
A super afternoon was enjoyed by everyone who attended. Next year music from musicals perhaps? Watch this space.
