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Wind Band win Gold at NCBF
On Sunday 7th November the Lancaster University Symphonic Wind Band made their debut at the National Concert Band Festival, held in the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. The Band produced a great performance on stage, receiving many positive comments from the judges, and also a prestigious Gold Award.
Achieving a Gold Award was an even greater challenge as students had only returned to Lancaster a month before the competition. The short time span also meant that freshers who had just joined the band had only played with them for three weeks when they stepped on stage in Glasgow. Despite this, the judges Alan Duncan and John Miller noted that the performance was of a high standard with “many good points and a great deal of good playing throughout”.
Conductor, Max Stannard said, “The fact that the band could produce such an amazing performance in such a short space of time shows the great potential of the band and all the players should be very proud of this achievement”. Alice Carthy praised the bands commitment, commenting “It was a lot of hard work, but it was definitely worth it.”
This trip was organised by the two Wind Band Reps, Flic White and Ellie Cooper, who deserve a lot of credit for the band’s achievement and ensuring the smooth running of the trip. Praise must also go to all the soloists: Laura Coverley, Abi Barrington, Flic White, Clare Abel, Dom Treharne and Jenni Hughes. All the members of the band play exceptionally well and were great ambassadors for ULMS and Lancaster University throughout the day.
The Wind Band celebrated their success with a social at the following rehearsal, but went straight back to work on new music for their upcoming concerts. Following the Gold Award, the band received news that they had been invited to perform at the National Festival of the NCBF, which will also be held at the RSAMD, Glasgow.
