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Summer

2018

The next gathering will be in Lille 2020. The In This edition of WINDS we have words of
French are promising creative interactive events wisdom from American Band Clinician Craig
as well as the competition. It promises to V. Hamilton who has been to UK to mentor
be a fabulous festival. We at BASBWE are and tutor bands on several occasions. We
aiming at having ECWO in UK 2022. continue to publish these supportive
International bands playing in UK in one articles and would value your response
place with the competition being only a and indeed input should you wish to.
part of a large scale celebratory festival…
three days?… ambitious?… YES?… but why We continue to support the summer
not?… we have the skills and the folk to do school at Sherborne. If you’re a conducting
it and the evolution of the experience from student looking to benefit from the
our family of participating countries across interaction with Mark Heron and the team
Europe… just need to raise the funds!… we might be able to help get you there.
fancy joining us for that?… get in touch! Get in touch for next year.

New music has always been is a central Please visit our website for updates and
pursuit at BASBWE and we continue to contact info… watch out for Shea Lolin’s
commission. Tom Harrold’s new piece “Evil Wind Orchestra Workshops in London
Eye” specifically for community band was next February. We’ll bring further
premiered by the Maghull Wind Orchestra information about that as we receive it.
at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in June; very
enthusiastically received by the audience I trust the summer continues to shine and
and orchestra alike. Alongside Adam Robert’s shower us with energy and optimism, have
“Voyage of Valour” we commissioned in a good one.
2016. As well as “Rumble in the Sky” (an
on-going creative community project now As ever, a huge thank you to our team of
in it’s 2nd year written with kids from Our volunteers and to our editor Bruce Hicks!
Lady Of Lourdes Primary School Southport)
with children’s voices / percussion and Many thanks and best wishes.
the NHS choir. Bravo to Phil Shotton and Bill Connor
the band! I make no apologies for having
mentioned them yet again; they are a very
active and enthusiastic community ensemble.

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