The Govan Citadel Band of the Salvation Army has announced that Bandmaster Brian Keachie will relinquish his position following the band’s last engagement of 2009, on 20 December. Keachie has been Bandmaster at Govan Citadel for the last three years. A statement from Band Secretary Colin McFarlane states that “the Band would place on record…
On Friday, 20 November 2009, the Solent Area Fellowship Band (Bandmaster Chris Kennett) presented a concert at North End Baptist Church, Portsmouth. The Fellowship Band included a variety of items in the program, including Dudley Bright’s march Assignment, the festival arrangement Let There Be Praise (Barrie Gott), Shout Salvation (Robert Redhead), The Blessing (William Himes)…
The International Staff Band (Bandmaster Stephen Cobb) made its first visit to Maidstone since 2003 on the weekend of 24 – 25 October 2009, with a Saturday evening festival, Sunday worship and another program on Sunday afternoon. Saturday, 24 October 2009 The congregation included current students from the International College for Officers, former members of…
Some 200 people were in the hall at Boscombe Corps on Sunday evening, 25 October 2009, for a “Film Night” concert by the Boscombe Band (Bandmaster Howard J. Evans). The program centered around music from a number of different films. Items played by the band included the following: Imperial March from “The Empire Strikes Back…
The New York Staff Band (Bandmaster Ron Waiksnoris) traveled to the Boston area for their first ministry weekend of the season on Friday, 23 October 2009. The weekend began on Friday evening with a festival celebrating 125 years of Salvation Army service in Fall River. The concert was followed by a social time and dinner…
The Chelmsford Citadel Band (Bandmaster Dr. Simon Schultz) visited the Great Dunmow United Reformed Church for a music festival in October 2009. The concert opened with The Ambassadors (Peter Graham), followed by an opening prayer. Amazing Race (Andrew Mackereth) was well-received by the congregation. Two cornet soloists were featured: David Wright, who performed A Happy…
On Saturday, 10 October 2009, the Norwich Citadel Band (Bandmaster Richard Woodrow) traveled to the Bristol Easton Corps, completing a four-way exchange in which the bands and songster brigades have carried out weekend campaigns at the others’ Corps. The concert on Saturday evening included the march Salvation’s Song, Heart Beat, a transcription of Brahms’ Academic…
For the second successive year, the National Capital Band (Bandmaster James B. Anderson) traveled to Warrenton and Culpeper, Virginia, for a ministry weekend. The weekend included a joint concert with the Warrenton Chorale (Director Steve Aiello) on Saturday afternoon and Sunday services at the Culpeper United Methodist Church (Pastor Randy Orndorff). Saturday, 7 November 2009…
On Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2009, many Salvation Army bands played at services across the globe to honor service men and women who have made the supreme sacrifice for their country. The Upper Norwood Corps Band of the Salvation Army played at a well-attended service at the Memorial in Crystal Palace in the morning, and…
The Brass Crest originally launched on 1 November 1999, as a learning tool for the webmaster. From a tiny site (about ten pages), hosted on the old GeoCities service, it has grown into an internationally-recognized resource on Salvation Army bands and banding. The site continues to gain interest, with just shy of 50,000 page views…