News for May 2011

31 May 2011 16:04:00
Fellowship Band with Alton Songsters

On Friday, 20 May 2011, the Solent Fellowship Band together with Alton Songsters presented a charity concert at Alton Salvation Army Corps.

31 May 2011 13:13:11
School of Performing Arts Recital in Richmond

The Salvation Army’s Richmond School of Performing Arts held its 4th Annual Spring Concert at the Richmond Citadel Corps on 18 May 2011.

31 May 2011 12:35:01
Vocal Festival in Barnet

East Barnet may be one of the smaller Salvation Army corps, but what it lacks in size it made up for in a welcome for the Regent Hall Songsters (Songster Leader John Martin) and instrumental soloist Paul Sharman for a festival on Saturday, 7 May 2011.

31 May 2011 12:30:58
Communication Program at Sunbury Court

Regent Hall Band (Bandmaster Stephen Hanover) presented a program at the Easter Music Course at Sunbury Court on the evening of Wednesday, 27 April 2011.

25 May 2011 20:27:28
Doncaster Sunday

The morning after the Brass Alive concert with Kew Band Melbourne and Hawthorn Band, the Melbourne Staff Band (Bandmaster Ken Waterworth) spent Sunday, 3 April 2011 at the Doncaster Corps in the east of Melbourne.

25 May 2011 20:19:49
Brass Alive

Brass Alive was an apt title for the concert featuring Hawthorn Band under the direction of Peter Sykes, Kew Band Melbourne under the direction of Mark Ford and The Salvation Army Melbourne Staff Band under the direction of Bandmaster Ken Waterworth.

09 May 2011 13:30:36
Listowel Anniversary

On the weekend of 30 April – 1 May 2011, the Canadian Staff Band (Bandmaster John Lam) was privileged to participate in the 125th anniversary celebrations at Listowel, a small-town corps in rural Ontario with a vibrant history and a strong musical heritage.

09 May 2011 12:00:54
Montgomery 25

On Sunday, 3 April 2011, the Montgomery County (Maryland) Corps of the Salvation Army celebrated 25 years of worship and service. Special guests for the event included the National Capital Band (Bandmaster Dr. Steve Kellner), Major James Allison, and former Montgomery County corps officers Major Earl Fitzgerald and Captains Melvin and Dianne Welch.

06 May 2011 05:45:44
Second Annual Youth Band Day

For the second consecutive year, the National Capital Band (Bandmaster Dr. Steve Kellner) held a Youth Band Day in the Washington, DC metro area. This year’s event was held at the Eugene B. Casey Center for Worship and Service (Montgomery County Corps) in Germantown, Maryland, on Saturday, 2 April 2011, with more than 65 young people and other music students in attendance.

05 May 2011 20:30:47
British Trumpet Firm Makes a Fanfare

English brass instrument maker Smith-Watkins of York supplied the Coronation Fanfare Trumpets which were played in Westminster Abbey at the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29 April 2011.

05 May 2011 18:58:00
Concert for the Japan Relief Fund

Members of Capital Heritage Brass (formerly Cambridge Heath Brass), under the direction of Roy Terry, gathered at the Lewisham Corps on 16 April 2011 to present a concert to raise money for the Salvation Army's Japan Relief Fund.

03 May 2011 21:52:45
National Capital Band Performs at Cherry Blossom Festival

For the first time in its history, the National Capital Band (Bandmaster Dr. Steve Kellner) took part in the Festival as an official participant, with a 45-minute concert at the Sylvan Theater on the afternoon of Friday, 1 April 2011.

02 May 2011 22:43:40
SAWSO Benefit Concert

On the afternoon of Saturday, 30 April 2011, a musical festival was held at the Alexandria Citadel Corps for the benefit of the Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO), featuring the Arlandria Brass (Bandmaster Keith Morris) and the Landmark Songsters (Songster Leader Kyungnan Lee).