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For more photographs of our 2012 concerts see our Gallery 2012 page.

Christmas Concert - 15 December 2012

The Christmas Concert at Abbey School in Reading was a great success. The audience went away feeling suitably festive after a good range of  Christmas music and the public performance of our gold winning NCBF  pieces. It was also the climax of the Young Composer Competition, with the winning entry "Taking Flight" receiving its première. The winner, 14 year old Thomas Carr from Newbury, was presented with a laptop and music composition software for his prize, and received a standing ovation from both the audience and the band.
SBCB Christmas Concert 2012

Christmas Carolling - 9 December 2012

A few hardy members of the band braved the cold to play Christmas carols for the
shoppers of Reading, and raise money for Brass for Africa.
SBCB Christmas carolling

National Concert Band Festival - 2 December 2012

The band went to the regional heats of the National Concert Band Festival in
Southampton and were delighted to come away with a Gold Award for their performance. This reflects a lot of hard work that had gone into perfecting the three competition pieces: O Magnum Mysterium, Flight of the Piasa, and the Chaconne from Holst's Suite in Eb.
SBCB Gold Award

Summer Concert - 21 July 2012

To reflect the Olympics taking place this year, the summer concert had a sporting theme, as well as pieces representing different countries. We were also raising money for the  local charity Sport-in-Mind, an independent Berkshire-based charity that uses sport to promote mental well-being and improve the lives of people experiencing mental health problems. We were lucky enough to be able to borrow a genuine Olympic torch from Andy Lavery, who carried it on one of the relay sections through Reading.
SBCB Summer Concert 2012

Newbury Victoria Park Bandstand - 1 July 2012

Another local bandstand performance, and a much better day for the sunshine meant that the park was busy with people listening to us play favourites such as Les Miserables, the Blues Brothers and Gershwin's Summertime.
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Reading Forbury Gardens Bandstand - 3 June 2012

The band played as part of the Jubilee celebrations at Forbury Gardens in Reading, and were delighted that such a large number of people turned out to watch, in spite of the very wet weather! Everyone got into the spirit of the day, waving flags and singing along to music such as Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia, and Jerusalem.
SBCB Forbury Bandstand 2012

Eastbourne Bandstand - 20 May 2012

Eastbourne's prestigious bandstand was undergoing repairs so concerts were being
performed at the temporary "Bandstand on the Beach". The lower woodwind, brass
and percussion squeezed themselves onto the stage, whilst the high woodwind and
French horns found themselves balanced on the beach stones. We battled with the
brisk breeze, but were lucky with the sunshine, and there was an appreciative 
audience, with plenty of people comfortably settled in the deck chairs and many
others watching from the promenade above.
SBCB Eastbourne Bandstand 2012

Spring Concert - 10 March 2012

We started our 2012 concert season with a spectacular concert at Kennet Valley Free Church. We performed some tricky new music alongside some well known musicals and popular pieces, to an appreciative audience. We were also joined by Soundblast Sinfonia, Reading’s newest streetband, who had the audience dancing & clapping along whilst the group was performing some of its latest pieces.
SBCB Spring Concert 2012
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