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Archbishop Beck

Primary School Band Programme

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Band News 2016/2017

Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College, is an inner city school in Liverpool, UK

Primary School Band Masterclass Wirral Music Festival

Our second Primary School Band Masterclass took place at
Archbishop Beck on Saturday March 4th 2017. Musicians from On Friday March 24th 2017, the Year 6 Band from Blessed
both Blessed Sacrament Catholic and Longmoor Community Sacrament Catholic Primary School took part in the Wirral
Primary Schools took part in a morning of intensive sectional Festival of Music, Speech and Drama. The pieces performed
and full band rehearsals that culminated in a massed band on the night were ‘Bugler’s Dream’ by Leo Arnaud and ‘Samba
performance for family and friends. de Soleil’ by Roland Barrett. As a result of their hard work and
preparation, the band achieved 1st place with a mark of 85.
Guest Clinician for the morning was Gavin Holden,
Bandmaster of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment Band in A Concert Only a Parent Could Love
Liverpool. After the performance Gavin said, “It was such
a fantastic opportunity to work with such talented young 2016/2017 also saw a number of beginners concerts at Blessed
musicians that were keen to learn and work as a musical team Sacrament Catholic and Longmoor Community Primary
to achieve our main objective of a well-balanced performance Schools. ‘A Concert Only a Parent Could Love,’ gave our
with exciting dynamic range, good intonation, listening to beginner musicians the opportunity to showcase their hard
each other whilst watching the conductor. This was achieved work as both soloists and as part of their school band since
to great effect, so well done to all the young musicians beginning tuition in November 2016.
for a splendid performance for the parent’s concert in the
afternoon. We all had fun on the day but this was mixed with Archbishop Beck Family Fun Day
enthusiasm and a hunger to learn and achieve. Music is such
a powerful medium that brings joy to all and this was clearly To round off another busy and successful year of music
vibrant in all the schools involved.” making, the combined primary school bands performed a
selection of pieces at the ‘Archbishop Beck Family Fun Day.’
Friendship Concert Included in this selection was the March from the Nutcracker,
Beethoven’s Ninth and Make You Feel My Love.’ Once
March 2017 proved to be a busy time for the Primary School again the young musicians gave a fantastic and polished
Band Programme. On Wednesday 22nd the combined bands performance that reflected their hard work and dedication to
took part in a ‘Friendship Concert’ with Maghull Wind Orchestra the music programme over the past year.
and Archbishop Beck Catholic College Concert Band.

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