Small Ensembles
SBCB is not just about a 50 piece band - we also have several smaller groups regularly rehearsing and performing. These groups are ideal for events where musical entertainment is needed, but where there may only be room for a few people on the stage. Please contact us if you would like to hire one of our groups for your event.
Sforzando! Sax
Sforzando! Sax is a spin-off saxophone ensemble from SBCB, some of whose members have found the perfect excuse to play their alter ego instruments!
The group includes Katie Herrington on soprano and alto sax, Mike Truslove on alto sax, Alan Pritchard on alto and tenor sax, Mandy King on tenor sax, Ray Meads on bass sax, and Louise Truslove on percussion. Since starting out in summer 2013, they have built up a varied repertoire from fun and frantic (The Lone Arranger), angelic and harmonious (Ave Verum), classical(ly quick) (Csardas), to 1940s Jazz.
Performances to date include the SBCB Spring Concerts in 2014 and 2016 in Kennet Valley Free Church, entertaining Mortimer villagers at the annual Mortimer Fun Day in July 2014 and 2015, providing part of the afternoon's entertainment for the Mortimer Silver Sunday event in October 2014, another appearance at Kennet Valley as part of SBCB's Christmas Concert in December 2014, and as part of Ashford Hill Church's music celebration in October 2015. The group was also able to perform whilst on tour with the band to Belgium in May 2015. See our Recordings page for some videos of the group in action.
The group includes Katie Herrington on soprano and alto sax, Mike Truslove on alto sax, Alan Pritchard on alto and tenor sax, Mandy King on tenor sax, Ray Meads on bass sax, and Louise Truslove on percussion. Since starting out in summer 2013, they have built up a varied repertoire from fun and frantic (The Lone Arranger), angelic and harmonious (Ave Verum), classical(ly quick) (Csardas), to 1940s Jazz.
Performances to date include the SBCB Spring Concerts in 2014 and 2016 in Kennet Valley Free Church, entertaining Mortimer villagers at the annual Mortimer Fun Day in July 2014 and 2015, providing part of the afternoon's entertainment for the Mortimer Silver Sunday event in October 2014, another appearance at Kennet Valley as part of SBCB's Christmas Concert in December 2014, and as part of Ashford Hill Church's music celebration in October 2015. The group was also able to perform whilst on tour with the band to Belgium in May 2015. See our Recordings page for some videos of the group in action.
Clarinet Group
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A group of 7 clarinettists from SBCB came together to create a clarinet choir.
Consisting of 6 clarinet players and 1 bass clarinet, they performed in public for the first time at Mortimer Fun Day on July 4th 2015. Pieces included The Syncopated Clock, Teddy Bear's Picnic, When I'm Sixty-Four, and selections of Scottish and Irish melodies. |
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