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May 7 2010
American Brass in concert
The best of brass music is on offer at a concert in Eastbourne Town
Hall this month (May).
The prize-winning local band, Lewes, Glynde and Beddingham Brass,
is joining forces with Brass Society, an ensemble from Bluffton
University, Ohio, to present American Brass In Concert.
The concert is at the Assembly Hall, Eastbourne Town Hall on Friday
May 21st at 7.30pm. The programme includes traditional brass band
favourites, popular classics and music from film and shows.
Trombone highlight
One of the highlights will be a performance by at least 10
trombones of the hit song Seventy Six Trombones, from the 1957 show
The Music Man. The evening also features music by Aaron Copland, Scott
Joplin, J S Sousa and George and Ira Gershwin. It will end with
Sussex’s unofficial anthem, Sussex by The Sea.
Lewes, Glynde and Beddingham Brass (LGB Brass for short) is a
favourite band at events in Eastbourne. This summer, it is giving five
concerts at Eastbourne Bandstand and is again performing for the
popular Christmas Gala Concert at St Andrew’s Church.
National contest success
LGB Brass recently won a place at the National Brass Band Finals in
Harrogate in September, where it will represent London and the
south-east in a competition against the best bands in Britain. The
band is based at the All Saints Centre in Lewes and can be contacted
via its website www.lgbbrass.co.uk
Brass Society
Brass Society is a student brass ensemble that performs classical
and modern music. The concert in Eastbourne is part of the ensemble’s
two-week tour of England and Wales, which includes a performance in
Salisbury Cathedral. The American students will be staying with
members of LGB Brass and will be visiting Lewes, Battle and Firle
Place.
Tickets for American Brass In Concert are £5. They are available on
the door or can be reserved by emailing jane.stewart63@btinternet.com
or phoning 01403 750493.
Concert poster
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