National Concert Band Festival
12th April 2026
The whole band set off early in the morning on Sunday 12th April, travelling by coach to the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester to take part in the Finals of the National Concert Band Festival.
We performed 3 pieces of music as part of our programme: Song and Dance by Richard Saucedo, A Glimpse of Paradise by Rob Wiffin, and Aurora Dances by Philip Sparke. At the end of the day we were thrilled to be presented with a Gold Award for our performance, and given some very encouraging feedback from the adjudicators.
Band members had time to listen to other bands playing at the Festival, including a special performance by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force, a very inspirational set of musicians.
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Spring Concert
28th March 2026
We were delighted to welcome so many people to our first concert of our Golden Anniversary year at St Mary's Church in Burghfield. Our programme included well known pieces including music from Phantom of the Opera, Band of Brothers, and Lord of the Dance. We had several pieces from the well-known wind band composer, Philip Sparke, including Aurora Dances, which will be performed as part of the National Concert Band Festival Final in April.
As this is a special year for us, our displays included images and anecdotes from our past 50 years of history, and many of the cakes in the interval had a "Golden" theme to them too.
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