The Adur Concert Band
your local wind band in Shoreham, West Sussex
Playing with the band
The Adur Concert Band is an adult group and welcomes new members of age 18 and over. We have players of all standards although those who have not reached grade 5 standard may find the music challenging.
We play an exciting range of music, including show and film themes, popular standards and special concert band arrangements.
If you would like to join us, email our musical director Andy Burchfield or call on 01444 235311.
Rehearsals
We rehearse every Saturday morning in term times, from 9:30am until 12:00pm at King’s Manor School Youth Wing, Shoreham, Sussex (see map).
Rehearsal dates for 2010-11 are:
- from 11 September to 18 December
- no rehearsal, half term, 30 October
- from 8 January to 9 April
- no rehearsal, half term, Feb 26
What do we play?
Hootenany – in Bruges market square!
The band plays from a wide range of genres including classical, show tunes, film soundtracks and traditional songs. A (very) small selection of our repertoire is given below:
De Haan : Everest
Coleman : Big Spender
Vaughan Williams : Folk Song Suite
Porter : Cole Porter in Concert
Zimmer : Pirates of the Caribbean
Shostakovich : Waltz No. 2
Kenton : Stan Kenton in Concert
Lecuona : Malagueña
Tchaikovsky : Greatest Hits
Grundman : The Blue and the Gray
Alford : Colonel Bogey
Gershwin : Crazy for You Overture
Hall : Death or Glory
Walters : Curtain at Eight
Goodwin : 633 Squadron
Bach : Toccata in D Minor
Holst : The Planets
Does it cost anything?
The Adur Concert Band is a self-funding organisation, and as such members pay subscriptions towards running costs. Currently subscriptions are £20 per term for normal membership and £10 for students and OAPs.
