Brass at Christmas: An evening of family festival fun at St James the Great Church, Solihull on Friday 2nd December 2016

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Brass at Christmas

An evening of family festival fun

Part of the Shirley Band Christmas 2016 Theme

Add to my Calendar 02-12-2016 19:30 02-12-2016 21:30 36 Brass at Christmas Shirley Band family Christmas cracker  Featuring 3 teenage 'stars of tomorrow' fromSolihull Youth Brass Band Shirley Band from Solihull, one of the best brass bands in the region, is to hold its annual family Christmas concert - 'Brass at Christmas' - on 2nd December. The concert will include a range of festive music and carols, as well as a selection of none festive music , written and arranged for brass band. The concert will also feature three brass stars of tomorrow from Solihull Youth Brass Band. The 28-strong Shirley band, conducted by Musical Director,  David Bishop Rowe, will accompany tuba soloist, Morgan, 15, who attends Light Hall School, Shirley Band member Edd, 15, who goes to Langley Secondary School , and Louisa, flugel-horn, 15, who goes to Tudor Grange Academy. All three are principal players in the Solihull Music Service-run Solihull Youth Brass Band. Brian Johnson, Shirley Band' s secretary, said: "Treat your family to a Christmas concert you wont forget, at our annual festive packed concert. Building on the success of last year's Christmas cracker, we are delighted to be holding another one at St James Church in Shirley, a venue we always love performing at.   "We are also pleased this year to be able to extend an invite to young soloists from Solihull Youth Brass Band, an experience which we hope will help nurture and develop them as musicians, something we in Shirley Band think is so important." The concert at St James Church, Stratford Road & Church Road, B90 2AX, will start at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced £7.50 for adults, £6 for concessions(students or OAPs) and free to children under 12. Tickets are available online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/shirleyband - on the door or by calling 0772 5551374. Follow the band on twitter @shirleyband or find us on facebook. www.shirleyband.org.uk St James the Great Church, Solihull DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St James the Great Church
Stratford Road & Church Road
Shirley
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 2AX
England

Friday 2nd December 2016
7:30 PM

Programme

Sergey Prokofiev – Lieutenant Kijé: Troika

Performers

David Bishop Rowe – Conductor

Shirley Band

Programme Note

Shirley Band family Christmas cracker

Featuring 3 teenage 'stars of tomorrow' fromSolihull Youth Brass Band

Shirley Band from Solihull, one of the best brass bands in the region, is to hold its annual family Christmas concert - 'Brass at Christmas' - on 2nd December.

The concert will include a range of festive music and carols, as well as a selection of none festive music , written and arranged for brass band. The concert will also feature three brass stars of tomorrow from Solihull Youth Brass Band.

The 28-strong Shirley band, conducted by Musical Director, David Bishop Rowe, will accompany tuba soloist, Morgan, 15, who attends Light Hall School, Shirley Band member Edd, 15, who goes to Langley Secondary School , and Louisa, flugel-horn, 15, who goes to Tudor Grange Academy. All three are principal players in the Solihull Music Service-run Solihull Youth Brass Band.

Brian Johnson, Shirley Band' s secretary, said: "Treat your family to a Christmas concert you wont forget, at our annual festive packed concert. Building on the success of last year's Christmas cracker, we are delighted to be holding another one at St James Church in Shirley, a venue we always love performing at.

"We are also pleased this year to be able to extend an invite to young soloists from Solihull Youth Brass Band, an experience which we hope will help nurture and develop them as musicians, something we in Shirley Band think is so important."

The concert at St James Church, Stratford Road & Church Road, B90 2AX, will start at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced £7.50 for adults, £6 for concessions(students or OAPs) and free to children under 12.

Tickets are available online via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/shirleyband - on the door or by calling 0772 5551374. Follow the band on twitter @shirleyband or find us on facebook. www.shirleyband.org.uk

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