A Festival of Music 2011

Church of Christ, East Maitland
3 December

CNL Brass shared the evening with Thornton Salvation Army Band, completing the second half of the program. The evening also featured, within each half, David Scrogie, a world renowned pianist within the Salvation Army.

CNL Brass presented fifteen items and took the opportunity to feature six soloists and the trombone section. Teena Wallace, solo cornet, opened the concert with the 1700’s baroque style composition Trumpet Voluntary. Alison Tonkin, solo horn, played He Ain’t Heavy-He’s My Brother. Clarence Leung, principal cornet , delighted the audience with Dr Kenneth Downie’s Healing Waters. John Kathner added a touch pf jazz, on trumpet, with What’s New? The Trombone section of Anthony Fowler, Stephen Townsend and Arthur Howard, confronted the audience with The Attack of the Killer Trombones.

Guest player Mitchell Clack, flugel horn, featured in Autumn Leaves, while Jou McDougall, soprano cornet, led the band in a number of the same title as the movie- Live and Let Die.

Geoff McGregor, first horn with CNL Brass, also played with the Thornton Salvation Army Band. Geoff was the organiser of the Festival of Music 2011.

Members of the audience were enthusiastic in their applause for both bands and David Scrogie. Geoff was quite pleased with the standard of entertainment and the audience response.