Triumph in 2 competitions

Posted on 25 January 2012

University of Lancaster Music Society (ULMS) has been on the road to represent the university at several competitions across the country, and coming away with two prizes.  This November saw both the Choir and the Wind Band show off their talents.

The Choir got the ball rolling in Conwy, Wales at the North Wales Amateur Choral Festival.  They performed a varied programme of three songs:  Stephen Sondheim’s Send in the Clowns, Thomas Tallis’ If Ye Love Me and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ arrangement ofLoch Lomond, which featured a Tenor solo by Richard Osborne.  The performance was lead by Principal Conductor Daniel Smith, who would like to thank and congratulate everyone who took part:  “We sound amazing!!”.  The choir received the music society’s first trophy, coming second.

Later in the month, the University of Lancaster Music Society Wind Band followed up on their success last year after attending the National Concert Band Festival in Rochdale for the second consecutive year.  After many weeks of hard practice, the ensemble gave a stunning performance, which was rewarded with a Gold Award.  “We are delighted with our result at the contest this year.  I’m so very proud of the band, they really deserved it,” said Wind Band representative, Rebecca Hardman.  The band hopes this success will continue, as the contest becomes a yearly fixture in their calendar.

If you would like to see ULMS in action, they are once again supporting the Mayor’s chosen charities by performing a concert in the Town Hall on Saturday 4th February.  They will be playing a varied programme of classic and modern tunes, and they’re really hoping the many of you can come.  Later on this term, they will once again be performing at Campus Festival, including the WORLD PREMIERE of a brand-new piece of music.

 

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