Hyde Band

31st July 2010: 'Brassed On'? You bet we were!

On 31st July Hyde Band hosted their first Master Class delivered by three top players from the world famous Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Players of all standards came to learn from the stars, namely Kevin Crockford on soprano cornet, Andy Holmes on flugel horn and Michael Dodd on euphonium. Photographs from the day are available in the gallery.

The morning commenced with a massed band run through of the five pieces to be studied throughout the day. To say it was a little ropey to begin with is probably an understatement, but if it was perfect then our stars wouldn’t be needed. The band then split off to three different rooms to start work on perfecting the music, learn a few tricks of the trade and re-enforce the thing we knew, but never do! The afternoon concluded as it started with a final rehearsal and open concert to demonstrate everything we’d learned. It was clear to all that the standard was far improved from the morning. All agreed the Master Class was a huge success and Hyde Band would like to thank everyone that attended – we hope you found it a beneficial experience, members of the bad certainly did.

For Hyde Band and our stars, it didn’t end there…after an afternoon of rehearsal the band performed their ‘Brassed On’ concert to a packed audience in the Trinity Church at Ringwood. The programme was varied with many well known pieces featured in the film ‘Brassed Off’ including the march ‘Death or Glory’, ‘Jerusalem’, the infamous ‘Floral Dance’ and ‘March of the Cobblers’, which was performed by a sober band, unlike the version in the film!

Throughout the performance, our three guests from Grimethorpe Colliery Band performed a selection of solos, including Kevin Crockford playing the beautiful soprano solo ‘Demelza’; Michael Dodd playing the notoriously difficult ‘Brilliante’ – he made it sound easy! Andy Holmes played the fast and furious ‘Children of Sanchez’ which certainly made members of the audience look up when our percussion section made themselves known! The soloists were truly fantastic. Feedback from the audience after the concert was very positive – “a very enjoyable concert”, “the soloists and band were magnificent”,“this is the best concert Hyde Band has given!” Of course, this last comment was made before we’d given our annual Roaring 40s Concert the following weekend!

Hyde Band would like to thank everyone that attended the Master Class, to Ivan Hutchinson for his superb programme and direction, Julie Davies for arranging the concert, Kirsty, Mandy, Emma and Lucy for their help behind the scenes and of course our three soloists, Kevin, Michael and Andy.



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December 2011 The Christmas period has kept the band busy with many carolling sessions in Bournemouth, Poole, Fordingbridge and Breamore- all of which helped to 'top-up the coffers' which will help sustain the band throughtout 2012. The band also performed at our annual Carol Concerts in Harbridge Church on the 21st Decembet and Sandy Balls Holiday Centre on Christmas Eve - the highlight as always being our rendition of "The 12 Days of Christmas", which always goes down a storm with the audience.		Carol Playing in Asda, Castle Point Shopping Centre, Bournemouth 2011
Andy, Helen, Ant and Matt holding the Cup at Weymouth WBBA Contest		November 2011 Contest Success with George Lloyd's 'Diversions on a Bass Theme' November has been a busy time for the band preparing for two contests. All this hard work has paid off with a 2nd place at Gloucestershire GBBA Contest on 20th November followed a further 2nd place in First Section at Weymouth WBBA Contest on 26th November. These results are particularly encouraging for the band with so many changes in personnel over the last few months and the move to new rehearsal facilities. This was a contest of firsts with our new MD Helen Kinder conducting for the first time on a contest podium and Denis Curlett and James Fletcher playing Principal Cornet and Principal Euphonium respectively for the first time with Hyde Band. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Helen for all her hard work leading us to two great results and welcome our new players, Denis Curlett, Mike Burroughs, Nick Buckby, Gary Robert, Dave Cruse and Rebecca Woodford. The band is now looking forward to a busy Christmas season and to start preparations for the West of England Regional Championships in March 2012. With these two fantastic results under our belt 2012 promises to be a good year for Hyde Band.
		13th August 2011: 'In the Mood' at the Roaring 40s Concert Hyde Band raised the roof of the North Gorley WWII aircraft hangar at the annual Roaring 40s Concert on 13th August. Arguably one of the most popular concerts the band deliver each year, this year was no different and the audience really were 'In the Mood' for a night of entertainment, singing and dancing and suitably dressed in 40s style attire. The eveing opened with a rousing rendition of
August 2011: Helen Kinder The band is happy to announce the appointment of Helen Kinder as Musical Director. Helen recently conducted the band for our concert in Alderholt which was a great success. We have a busy summer calendar, most notably with the annual ‘Roaring 40s’ concert in August and with a new rehearsal room in Sandleheath there are definitely exciting times ahead.		Helen Kinder
Ivan Hutchinson		April 2011: A Fond Farewell It is with great sadness that the band announces the resignation of our Musical Director, Ivan Hutchinson. Ivan has recently accepted a new post in The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Collingwood and is now unable to give the time and commitment to Hyde Band that he has in the past. Ivan joined as Musical Director in 2008 and has been at the helm for many very successful concerts, including the annual Roaring 40s concert and the Grimethorpe 'Brassed-On' Concert in 2010. Most recently, Ivan lead the band in achieving third position at the West of England Regional Championships Contest. We are very sorry to lose Ivan and he will be missed, but we would like to congratulate him on his new post and thank him for all his time and efforts over the past three years.
12th March 2011: Unlucky for some, but not for Hyde When the Band were drawn to play 13th at the West of England Regional Championships in March 2011, there were a few moans and groans from the more superstitious members and supporters among us, but as it turns out there was no need! The test-piece was 'Le Carnival Romain' by Hector Berlioz, a classical composition, which in past contests has suited Hyde Band, so we knew we had an chance of doing well. With no expectations but our own, everyone was fairly relaxed. We knew our soloists were secure and that our ensemble work was tight and controlled, and in the run up to the contest there was a feeling that we were heading towards a peak performance on stage. That confidence came across in our performance, and there were many complimentary comments from supporters and members of the audience. We’ve been there before though, last year we had listeners putting us at least in the top 6, and we ended up 9th! When one of the adjudicators, Kevin Wadsworth, began to talk about what he and Ian Brownbill were looking (or listening!) for, it started becoming clear that we would be in for a good result. Pretty much everything that Mr Wadsworth described, our own Musical Director, Ivan, had been preaching to us about for the past couple of months. He’d hit the proverbial nail on the head! So it was to no surprise (well maybe a little bit of a surprise) when the results were given out and we had come 3rd! A fantastic achievement by all involved. For the second year running the band stayed down in Torquay for the weekend, which meant suitable celebrations were had afterwards! Many highlights included a rendition of the 1964, Righteous Brothers hit “You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin” in the Italian restaurant, an ode to Hyde Band, written by our very own resident poet, Steve Andrews and Alan Bromley’s improvised head and face protection gear - last year he managed to have an altercation with a kerb after one or two sherberts - so he wasn't taking any risks this year! Congratulations to all of the band, with special mentions to contest debutant Jack Wilson and playing in their first contest for Hyde; Anthony Weston, Matt Douglas, Steve Andrews and Mandy Herrington playing 2nd Horn, Principal Trombone, Bass Trombone and percussion respectively .		Chairman Mark Fletcher collecting the banner at the Riviera Centre in Torquay - March 2011 Bromley with his protective headgear and Mark celebrating with the banner
Hyde Band playing at the Bygone Days Celebrations - Photographs by Nathan Amos www.nathanamos.co.uk		7th August 2010: 'In the Mood' at the Roaring 40s The 7th August saw the band perform in their annual Roaring 40s concert, which has been a hit year after year and this year was no different. The audience lifted the roof of the Gorley aircraft hangar with their singing, dancing and flag waving and the band provided the music to make it all happen. From the American swing music of Glenn Miller including ‘American Patrol’, ‘String of Pearls’ and ‘In the Mood’ right to the patriotic music of Britain -‘Jerusalem’ and ‘Rule Britannia’ – there was something for everyone. The legendary Rosemary Squires opened her set by singing the infamous ‘hands that do dishes’ Fairy Liquid television jingle to a very appreciative audience. Rosemary is widely known as ‘ Britain’s best known big band singer’ and she certainly put on a good show. The audience were obviously In the Mood for a sing-along when they joined in with Rosemary singing ‘Que Sara Sara’ and ‘Mairzy Doats’ along with one or two members of Hyde Band feeling in full voice. The standing ovation and roars of encore for the band at the conclusion of the concert spoke for themselves – yet again Hyde Band had put on a great show and it had been a huge success.
31st July 2010: 'Brassed On'? You bet we were! On 31st July Hyde Band hosted their first Master Class delivered by three top players from the world famous Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Players of all standards came to learn from the stars, namely Kevin Crockford on soprano cornet, Andy Holmes on flugel horn and Michael Dodd on euphonium. Photographs from the day are available in the gallery. The morning commenced with a massed band run through of the five pieces to be studied throughout the day. To say it was a little ropey to begin with is probably an understatement, but if it was perfect then our stars wouldn’t be needed. The band then split off to three different rooms to start work on perfecting the music, learn a few tricks of the trade and re-enforce the thing we knew, but never do! The afternoon concluded as it started with a final rehearsal and open concert to demonstrate everything we’d learned. It was clear to all that the standard was far improved from the morning. All agreed the Master Class was a huge success and Hyde Band would like to thank everyone that attended – we hope you found it a beneficial experience, members of the bad certainly did. For Hyde Band and our stars, it didn’t end there…after an afternoon of rehearsal the band performed their ‘Brassed On’ concert to a packed audience in the Trinity Church at Ringwood. The programme was varied with many well known pieces featured in the film ‘Brassed Off’ including the march ‘Death or Glory’, ‘Jerusalem’, the infamous ‘Floral Dance’ and ‘March of the Cobblers’, which was performed by a sober band, unlike the version in the film! Throughout the performance, our three guests from Grimethorpe Colliery Band performed a selection of solos, including Kevin Crockford playing the beautiful soprano solo ‘Demelza’; Michael Dodd playing the notoriously difficult ‘Brilliante’ – he made it sound easy! Andy Holmes played the fast and furious ‘Children of Sanchez’ which certainly made members of the audience look up when our percussion section made themselves known! The soloists were truly fantastic. Feedback from the audience after the concert was very positive – “a very enjoyable concert”, “the soloists and band were magnificent”,“this is the best concert Hyde Band has given!” Of course, this last comment was made before we’d given our annual Roaring 40s Concert the following weekend! Hyde Band would like to thank everyone that attended the Master Class, to Ivan Hutchinson for his superb programme and direction, Julie Davies for arranging the concert, Kirsty, Mandy, Emma and Lucy for their help behind the scenes and of course our three soloists, Kevin, Michael and Andy.		The Band with the three Grimethorpe Soloists The Massed Band Rehearsing Hard during the Masterclass Workshop
24th April 2010: Trinity Church Concert On the 24th April the band performed a very successful concert at the Trinity Church in Ringwood. On this occasion our Musical Director, Ivan Hutchinson was away in Dubai on Marine duties – that is once the volcano stopped spewing ash and he actually made it out there! But Hyde Band were not going to let a volcano stop them from putting on a good show – stepping into the breach was Captain Dave Barringer, Director of Music, Royal Signals. The programme was varied with a the traditional brass band march, The Cossack by William Rimmer; an overture by Ferdinand Herold entitled, Zampa and some famous film scores from Indiana Jones and James Bond composed by John Barry and John Williams respectively. Soloists included Andy Watson on soprano playing Summertime; our principal cornet player, Jack Grimmett playing The Girl with the Flaxen Hair; our euphonium duo, Paul Griffiths and James Fletcher giving their rendition of Timepiece; and the horn section, Damien Lush, Mark Fletcher, Natasha Marchant and Niki Grimmett playing Vivaldi’s Winter. With an encore of the patriotic Pomp and Circumstance, the audience were given the opportunity to stretch their vocal chords by singing along to the tune of Land of Hope and Glory, which ended the concert on a high note! The band would like to take this opportunity to thank Dave for his time and musical direction, which enabled this concert to go ahead.		Hyde Band playing at the Trinity Church in Ringwood
On Stage in Torquay courtesy of 4barsrest.co.uk on Twitpic		March 2010: The West of England Regional Championships For the band, this is the biggest competition of the year, with the potential to qualify for the National Finals. This year the band decided to stay in Torquay over the whole weekend, which meant no early starts to catch the coach, and no need to rush back afterwards! With a relaxed rehearsal in a local church hall on the Friday night, followed by a leisurely breakfast on the morning of the contest, we were all in good spirits and ready to perform. Drawn last out of the 14 bands competing meant waiting around until gone 7pm to perform, but with time to spare we managed to organise an extra practise to fine tune the piece. Everyone was feeling good coming off stage, and we felt we had given a performance which reflected the work we had put in. Ivan commented on the performance afterwards as a “stepping stone to better things” and praised Paul Griffiths on Euphonium, Nick West on Trombone and Jack Grimmett, on the Prinicpal Cornet seat for his second competition. After the results, the band went out for a great meal (thanks to the lovely Jules for organising this), and a few drinks to cap off the weekend. So despite the disappointing result, everyone had a great time, and learnt some valuable lessons. Roll on next year!

Hyde Band News

December 2011

November 2011

Contest Success with George Lloyd's 'Diversions on a Bass Theme'

13th August 2011: 'In the Mood' at the Roaring 40s Concert

August 2011: Helen Kinder

April 2011: A Fond Farewell

12th March 2011: Unlucky for some, but not for Hyde

7th August 2010: 'In the Mood' at the Roaring 40s

31st July 2010: 'Brassed On'? You bet we were!

24th April 2010: Trinity Church Concert

March 2010: The West of England Regional Championships