Category: Concerts

  • Vintage Brass Concert: Sunday 22 March 2015

    LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY This Concert was a trip down memory lane, featuring Concert Items, but also including a Test Item from years gone by. A lively start was provided with the 1897 March Entry of the Gladiators, popularly known as the Circus March. Philip Wilby’s arrangement of Abide with Me followed.…

  • Bands in the Park: Sunday 9 November 2014

    KING EDWARD PARK, NEWCASTLE This free day of community entertainment, organised annually by the Hunter Regional Band Association, was held in bright sunshine in the delightful setting of the King Edward Park Band Rotunda, The day provided the opportunity for seven bands to present varied programs. The entertainment commenced at11.30am and concluded at 4.45pm. CNL…

  • Community Bands in Concert: Sunday 26th October 2014

    TORONTO WORKERS CLUB, TORONTO CNL Brass was one of four community bands to present a concert program to an appreciative audience. With musical director John Kellaway unavailable, the baton was in the hand Rowan Taylor. The afternoon provided a great variety of numbers. The other bands to participate were Western Lake Macquarie Concert, Newcastle PCYC…

  • Two of a Kind-The Brass Kind Concert: 12th October, 2014

    LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY CNL Brass hosted a visit from Tamworth RSL Brass Band on the weekend of 11/12 October. Both bands had lunch together on the Saturday and spent three hours in a combined rehearsal. A social evening, which included dinner, was enjoyed by all. A final rehearsal on Sunday morning…

  • Two of a Kind-The Brass Kind Concert: 12th October, 2014

    LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY CNL Brass hosted a visit from Tamworth RSL Brass Band on the weekend of 11/12 October. Both bands had lunch together on the Saturday and spent three hours in a combined rehearsal. A social evening, which included dinner, was enjoyed by all. A final rehearsal on Sunday morning…

  • The Konica Minolta East Coast of Australia Band Championships and the Festival of the Bands: 8th June, 2014

    NEWCASTLE CITY HALL CNL Brass, a B Grade band, was one of ten bands participating in the band championships. The band presented the Hymn I Know Thou Art Mine and Excalibur, an Own Choice item for adjudication in the East Coast Section 1 Brass for A and B grade brass bands. The band came third…

  • Lake Macquarie Light Rail Celebration Concert: Sunday 18 May 2014

    The members of Lake Macquarie Light Rail held a Sunday open day for families and friends. Brendon Jones, CNL’s euphonium player and a member of the Lake Macquarie Light Rail, organised CNL Brass to provide the entertainment. The band, casually attired, presented concert programs mid-morning and again after lunch. It was a unique day, probably…

  • ANZAC Day Services, March and Concert: 25 April 2014

    CNL Brass supported Pelican Flat RSL Sub Branch, providing music for the Dawn Service at Pelican RSL Club. Later in the morning, the band supported Stockton RSL Sub Branch, providing music for the 8.30am March, the 9am Service (in steady rain) at the Stockton Cenotaph and presenting a one hour entertainment concert after the Service…

  • Jukebox Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Concert: 6th April 2014

    LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY A mainly senior audience of one hundred and eighty had the opportunity to take a trip down memory lane to when they were in their teens and twenties and savour the music of the Jukebox era. The music of the great artists such as Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley,…

  • CNL Brass Christmas Function: 18th December 2013

    JOHN YOUNG COMMUNITY HALL, CARDIFF Families and friends attended the annual CNL Brass Christmas Function on Wednesday evening, 18th December. The band presented a one hour concert program, consisting of Christmas tunes and carols and popular numbers from the band’s repertoire. The concert was well-received, with generous applause from those present. The formal part of…