Category: Concerts

CARDIFF SENIOR CITIZENS CENTRE, CARDIFF The Concert opened with Christmas Crackers, a medley of well-known Christmas tunes. The German Carol Ich Steh An Deiner Krippen Hier (I’m Standing By Your Crib) followed. The Australian composition by William G James, An Australian Christmas, consisting of three Movements, Carol of the Birds, Lullaby Carol and Christmas Day…

CNL Brass presented its second one hour Concert for the year, entertaining about forty developmentally disabled people on Thursday evening. The band supports the Garden Suburb Uniting Church Committee, who host the evening. Eleven numbers were played, two of which were medleys, featuring the songs of The Beatles and ABBA. Both were very popular. The…

LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY The Spitfire March, composed by Australian Robert McAnally to honour Australian pilots who flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain during World War II, opened the Program “with a flourish”. Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, a no.1 hit from the musical Evita, in which the spirit of the…

LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY The Concert opened with The Dambusters March from the 1955 movie of the same name. My Way followed, being a well-known hit for the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra. The rock and roll number Proud Mary, a number one hit for Ike and Tina Turner, provided a lively contrast.…

A Carols Ensemble of eight band members provided a one hour program of Christmas Carols and Christmas Tunes at the family promotion evening at Bunnings Boolaroo on 6 December 2018. The Ensemble greeted Santa with Jingle Bells as he arrived on a fire engine to be greeted by the many children present. The Ensemble also entertained…

LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY The Concert opened with the March Christmas Joy, a composition of popular Christmas tunes set to a “marching beat”. The first half featured the composition by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Happy Christmas – War is Over. Originally written as a protest song about the Vietnam War, it…

Dawn Service: CNL Brass supported Pelican Flat RSL Sub Branch by providing the music for the Dawn Service. The Last Post and Reveille were played by soprano cornet player, Joanne McDougall. Three Hymns were included in the Service. The National Anthem concluded the Service. CNL Brass has been supporting this Dawn Service since 1974. Morning…

LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY The Concert opened with the march Simoraine, followed by the delightful Aria, Rusalka’s Song to the Moon, from the Dvorak’s Opera Rusalka. This featured soprano cornet Joanne McDougall. Paul Lovatt-Cooper’s The Big Top created a circus atmosphere. Principal euphonium David Walker OAM presented When I Fall In Love,…

A Carols Ensemble of eight band members provided a one hour program of Christmas Carols and Christmas Tunes at the Family promotion evening at Bunnings Boolaroo on Thursday 7 December. The Ensemble greeted Santa with Jingle Bells as he arrived on a fire engine to listen to the “wish lists” of the children. The Ensemble entertained…

LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY The Concert opened with the March Christmas Joy. The first half featured A Christmas Festival, the arrangement providing a medley of Christmas tunes. The audience joined in with the singing of Away in a Manger and O Come All Ye Faithful. The band included two new arrangements for…