Derek Smith – The Brass Crest

Star Lake Musicamp 2017

Posted on 28 September 2017 by Webmaster

Star Lake Musicamp 2017, with special guests Majors Martin and Leanne Cordner and Songster Leader Marjory Watson, was held 12 – 20 August 2017. A record enrollment of 200 students, supported by 65 staff, participated in three majors, with five bands, five choruses, and no less than 17 electives, with the theme Wake up the Saint.

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Future All-Stars 2017

Posted on 26 May 2017 by Webmaster

Friday, 17 March 2017, brought together 66 enthusiastic brass and percussion players, 30 members of the New York Staff Band (Bandmaster Derek Lance), two incredible guests, two support staff, and three pastoral officers gathered at Star Lake Lodge in Bloomingale, New Jersey, for the 2017 Future All-Stars weekend. This year’s special guests were James and Thomas Fountain, two young cornet/trumpet soloists with British brass band and Salvation Army background.

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Bell Canto and Solent Fellowship Band in Concert

Posted on 28 November 201428 November 2014 by Webmaster

On Friday 31st October 2014, the Solent Fellowship Band (Bandmaster John Bird) and Bell Canto Hayling Island U3A handbell team (Conductor Derek Dunn) presented the third in a series of Bells and Brass concerts, held bi-annually in St. Mary’s Church, Hayling Island.

Tags: Alan Hoad Bell Canto Callam Carter Denis Eagar Derek Dunn Derek Smith Hayling Island John Bird Solent Fellowship Band St. Mary's Church Steve Jones Sue Humphrey Tony Unwin

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Fellowship Band in Purbrook

Posted on 10 January 2014 by Webmaster

Bandmaster John Bird and the Solent Fellowship Band offered a cleverly constructed program which charmed and delighted a receptive audience at St. John the Baptist Church in Purbrook on Friday, 29 November 2013.

Tags: Callam Carter Christmas concert Dan Redhead David Samuels Derek Smith John Bird Purbrook Solent Fellowship Band St. John the Baptist Church Trevor Dawson

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Solent Fellowship Band Inaugurates Friday Bandstand

Posted on 31 October 201331 October 2013 by Webmaster

The Solent Fellowship Band (Bandmaster John Bird) was privileged to present the first concert in Regent Hall’s new “Friday Bandstand” series on Friday, 4 October 2013.

Tags: Adrian Griffiths Callam Carter concert David Samuels Derek Smith Friday Bandstand John Bird Martyn Thomas Peter Bale Regent Hall Solent Fellowship Band Stephen Maw

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Solent Fellowship Band on the Isle of Wight

Posted on 4 September 2013 by Webmaster

The Solent Fellowship Band (Bandmaster John Bird) made its second visit in as many years to play an evening’s music at the Isle of Wight Corps.

Tags: Adrian Griffiths Aubrey Ford Callam Carter concert David Morris David Samuels Derek Smith Doug Hulme Isle of Wight John Bird Martyn Harris Martyn Thomas Michael Jones Paul Ellis Simon Easton Solent Fellowship Band Trevor Dawson

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Concert at Chandler’s Ford

Posted on 29 March 201323 August 2013 by Webmaster

On Friday, 15 March 2013, the Solent Fellowship Band (Bandmaster John Bird) presented a concert at Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church. The event raised nearly £900 toward youth and children’s work at the church.

Tags: Adrian Griffiths Aubrey Ford benefit Callam Carter Chandlers Ford concert David Edwards David Morris David Samuels Derek Smith Graham Hall John Bird Peter Cornick Simon Easton Solent Fellowship Band Tony Unwin

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Burns Night at Botley

Posted on 10 February 201323 August 2013 by Webmaster

Built a year before Queen Victoria became the monarch, the All Saints Church in Botley was the venue for the Solent Fellowship Band (Bandmaster John Bird) in their first outing of 2013.

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Solent Fellowship Band Completes Trilogy

Posted on 7 January 201323 August 2013 by Webmaster

The Solent Fellowship Band (Bandmaster John Bird) played the last of a trilogy of late autumn programs at Gosport on 10 Nov 2012. Once again, the band demonstrated a flexible approach to differing acoustics, having in recent weeks played in a 12th-century church, a large hall at a major corps and a more compact accommodation at a smaller corps.

Tags: Adrian Griffiths Alex Manning Callam Carter concert Dan Redhead David Samuels Derek Dunn Derek Smith Gosport Janine Lewis John Bird Laurie Finlay Martyn Thomas Solent Fellowship Band Steve Jones

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Annual Concert at Portsmouth Citadel

Posted on 28 December 201223 August 2013 by Webmaster

Each autumn, the Solent Fellowship Band (Bandmaster John Bird) gives a Sunday evening concert at Portsmouth Citadel in appreciation of the corps allowing the use of the main hall and other facilities for rehearsals and the occasional social event.

Tags: Alex Manning Callam Carter concert Dennis Rudd Derek Dunn Derek Smith Don Ellwood John Bird Lynn Hills Martyn Thomas Paul Ellis Portsmouth Citadel Solent Fellowship Band

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