Bognor Regis Fellowship

On Friday, 23 October 2009, the Solent Area Fellowship Band (Bandmaster Chris Kennett) presented a concert at St. Wilfred’s Church, Bognor Regis, on behalf of the local Salvation Army corps.

Father Andrew Wadsworth of St. Wilfred’s Church welcomed the band and congregation before Bandmaster Kennett conducted the opening march, Spirit of Joy (Herbert Rive). Lieutenant Peter Clark, commanding officer of Bognor Regis Corps, added his words of welcome and offered a prayer.

Following a congregational song, the band played Barrie Gott’s festival arrangement Let There Be Praise and a song arrangement, Whiter than the Snow (William Himes). This was followed by Memory (Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr. Goff Richards) from the musical “Cats” and Robert Redhead’s suite Shout Salvation.

Pianoforte soloist David Samuels played two short pieces: Traumerei (R. Schumann) and To a Wild Rose (Edward MacDowell). The band’s principal cornet, Dennis Rudd, then presented Glorious Ventures (Peter Graham) before joining with Aubrey Ford (soprano cornet) for the duet The Cleansing Stream (Erik Leidzén).

A collection was taken for the location Salvation Army community work in Bognor Regis. Following a short interval, the band started the second portion of the program with the march Assignment (Dudley Bright) and The Blessing (William Himes).

Major Derek Smith read words of Scripture before the band played the meditation Armadale (Ray Bowes) and the fourth movement, “Charter Fair” from Peter Graham’s The Haslemere Suite. The band concluded the concert by playing an arrangement of St. Clements (Ketteringham). Lieutenant Clark thanked everyone for their part in the concert and offered a final prayer.