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Month: March 2010

Meadowlands Weekend for Canadian Staff Band

Posted on 20 March 2010 by Webmaster

On the weekend of 6–7 March 2010, the Canadian Staff Band (Bandmaster John Lam) visited the Meadowlands Corps in Hamilton, Ontario. Formerly known as Hamilton Temple, the corps is one of the oldest in the Canada and Bermuda Division. It was relocated to a new subdivision several years ago – hence the change in name…

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Gloucester Ministry Weekend

Posted on 20 March 2010 by Webmaster

Saturday, 27 February 2010 At seven o’clock on a warm Saturday evening, the International Staff Band (Bandmaster Dr. Stephen Cobb entered onto the platform at the Gloucester Salvation Army hall. A certain air of excitement and expectance abounded; the opportunity to play to a capacity crowd in a Salvation Army hall was one the Staff…

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Sessions for Canadian Staff Band

Posted on 18 March 2010 by Webmaster

The Canadian Staff Band will be “under the mics” on 7, 9 and 10 April 2010 to record their second album under the baton of Bandmaster John Lam. Sessions will take place at Brampton Corps and will once again be under the technical expertise of Ted Marshall. Featured on the recording will be the title…

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Premier Brass 2010

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Webmaster

Saturday, 6 March 2010, was the long-anticipated concert, Premier Brass 2010, featuring the Amsterdam Staff Band (Bandmaster Olaf Ritman) and Brassband Rijnmond (Conductor Anno Appelo). The subtitle of the event was “Re-Union”, as Brassband Rijnmond was one of the first bands with whom the Amsterdam Staff Band did such a concert, several years ago. The…

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Solent Area Fellowship Band at Eastleigh

Posted on 9 March 2010 by Webmaster

The Solent Area Fellowship Band (Bandmaster Chris Kennett) presented their latest concert at Eastleigh Salvation Army Corps on Friday, 5 March 2010. Following the band’s first item, Emblem of the Army (Arthur Gullidge), Envoy Margaret Moore, the corps officer, welcomed the band and congregation. After the band and congregation joined in the song “He Who…

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Smith Appointed to Canadian Staff Band

Posted on 6 March 2010 by Webmaster

The Canadian Staff Band (Bandmaster John Lam) has welcomed Jeremy Smith into the group on first baritone. Jeremy attends the North Toronto corps, where is a bandsman and songster, plays piano and gives leadership to the corps worship team. He is in his second year of the concurrent teacher education program at the University of…

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Concert in Aid of Betesda Charity

Posted on 5 March 2010 by Webmaster

An excellent evening was held at Ipswich Citadel on 12 February 2010 as a fund raiser for the Betesda Charity, featuring the Anglia Fellowship Band (Bandmaster Ray Todd). Betesda Charity, some 19 years ago, undertook to run a number of homes in Romania to care for the elderly, as the state there did not provide…

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Music Program Helped by Community Donation

Posted on 5 March 2010 by Webmaster

Kent County Councillor Chris Capon enjoys listening to music. Most Sundays through the spring, summer and autumn he can be seen listening to the bands that appear on the Hythe Oaklands Bandstand. One of the bands that appears regularly on the Bandstand is the

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Another Doctor in Boscombe

Posted on 5 March 2010 by Webmaster

John Meredith, principal Eb bass of the Boscombe Band of the Salvation Army, has attained a PhD in Composition from Salford University. As a part of his studies, under the auspices of Peter Graham, Meredith produced a thesis entitled Discovering Concepts, Colour and Texture in Music Making. The research-based doctorate also included the composition of…

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Coventry to Birmingham

Posted on 5 March 2010 by Webmaster

The Birmingham Citadel Band hosted the Coventry City Band (Bandmaster Jonathan Fearn) for a “Night at the Proms” concert on 30 January 2010. Coventry City Band opened the program with Motivation (William Himes) and went on to present a varied concert, including Salvation Army classics such as the cornet solo Clear Skies (Eric Ball), presented…

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Two-Part Hymn Series: Ten More Tunes

1 June 2019 14:24

The latest set of ten tunes in our Two-Part Hymn Series has been released. There are now 90 tunes available in the second phase, and 210 overall. Read more

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STANDING ON THE PROMISES (Tune of the Week)

10 January 2019 06:05

Tune of the Week for 10 January 2019. Read more

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Staff Band Marks Passing of Ken Graham (1936–2018)

9 January 2019 06:36

The Canadian Staff Band (Bandmaster John Lam) has announced, with great sadness, the passing of Bandsman Ken Graham (North York Temple) on 24 December 2018. Graham was a member of the Staff Band cornet section for nine years, 1985–1994. Read more

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Joyful & Triumphant

8 January 2019 06:40

On 1 December 2018, the National Capital Band (Bandmaster Dr. Steve Kellner) was at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, for Joyful & Triumphant, a Christmas concert and carol sing-a-long. Read more

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NICAEA (Tune of the Week)

3 January 2019 07:23

This is the first of a new series, Tune of the Week, featuring tunes from our Two-Part Hymn Series. Read more

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Two-Part Hymn Series Reaches 200

29 December 2018 10:57

The latest set of ten tunes in our has been released. This brings the total number of tunes in the series to 200. All of these tunes are free to download and use. Read more

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Away In a Manger (Cornet Solo)

19 December 2018 05:40

James Allen has crafted a beautiful and simple cornet solo that blends together two familiar tunes associated with the much-loved Christmas carol. Read more

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The New York Staff Band at historic Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2018

NYSB Massachusetts Ministry Weekend

19 December 2018 05:23

On the weekend of 16 – 18 November 2018, the New York Staff Band (Bandmaster Derek Lance) traveled to the Massachusetts Division for a ministry weekend that included stops in Worcester, Canton, Boston, and Brockton. Massachusetts Divisional Music Director (DMD) Matthew Luhn and his team organized the events of the weekend. Read more

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Brass for GOSH Launched

3 December 2018 05:17

The London Central Fellowship Band (Bandmaster David Rudd) launched their latest recording with a concert at Regent Hall on 17 November 2018. Just under 300 people were in attendance for a fantastic night of music-making, raising funds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Charity. All of the profits realized by Citadel Promotions, the producers, will benefit the hospital charity, leading to the title of the recording, Brass for GOSH. Read more

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Kintambo Band at the 10th anniversary service for the Plateau District, eastern Kinshasa

Kintambo Band Supports Anniversary Service

1 December 2018 08:32

On Sunday, 28 October 2018, the Kintambo Band (Bandmaster Henri Makanda Nkodia) had the privilege of being on duty at the Menkao Post in the Plateau District (the eastern part of the city of Kinshasa) for the district’s tenth anniversary Thanksgiving service. Read more

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