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“From The Masters To Bond” Concert: Sunday 7th April 2019
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.…
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Christmas Carols Ensembles: December 2018
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…
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“Christmas in Brass” Concert: Sunday 9th December 2018
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…
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CNL Brass Player Awarded OAM
David Walker, principal euphonium and president of CNL Brass, was presented with the Order of Australia Medal by the Governor of New South Wales, General David Hurley, at a Ceremony at Government House, Sydney, on Thursday 3 May, 2018. This Award recognised David’s achievements over a long period of time. They included: Over fifty years…
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ANZAC Day 2018
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…
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“Let the Memories Begin” Concert: Sunday 8 April 2018
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,…
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Christmas Carols Ensembles: December 2017
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…
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“Christmas in Brass” Concert: Sunday 10 December 2017
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…
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“A Musical Bonanza” Concert: Sunday 10 September 2017
LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY This was the first Concert to be presented by the band’s new Musical Director, Bruce Rowlett. Bruce decided that soloists should be a feature of this Concert. The first half included performances by four soloists. Alison Tonkin, principal; tenor horn, played the emotional 1971 hit Feelings. Doug Hoepper…
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“The World of Brass” Concert: 21st May 2017
LAKE MACQUARIE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, WARNERS BAY This Concert provided the audience with a variety of musical styles and opened with Fanfare of the Prairie, a number written specially for the founding musical director of the Fairy Brass Band in Illinois. The March Emblem of the Army by Australian composer Arhur Gullidge (deceased) followed. The…
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