REVIEW OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7th NOVEMBER 2009

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

The Association is now in its 79th year. The objects of the Association are to “maintain, improve and develop public education in the appreciation in the art and science of music by the presentation of public concerts, recitals and festivals and to coordinate training of individual band members by presenting masterclasses, courses and other tutorials”. This was achieved in 2008/2009 by holding three events, The Brass Training Day, The Spring Contest and the Spring Concert.

 

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The Brass Training Day was held in September. The Trustees are grateful to Besson Musical Instruments for their support of the event and to Norfolk County Council and John Jarrold Trust for donations towards the costs of the event.

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The Spring Contest saw the return after several years of the Hadstock Band.

 

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The East Anglian Brass Band Association has always engaged top class bands for the Gala concert and 2009 was no exception with the return of the Brighouse & Rastrick Band.

 

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Once again Australia has chosen one of the Association’s commissions for their national contest. St Andrew’s Variations composed by Alan Fernie was commissioned for the 1999 Spring Contest.

 

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I wish to thank the Trustees, Executive Committee and member bands for the support they have shown during the year.  

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SECRETARY’S REPORT

BRASS TRAINING COURSE 21ST SEPTEMBER 2008

This event was a successful course with sixty five delegates. All delegates arrived well before the start time and the course started punctually. The course tutors were Roger Webster (sopranos and cornets), Lesley Howie (flugels and tenor horns), Michael Dodd (baritones and euphoniums), Chris Jeans (full band and trombones) and David Nesbitt (basses).

71ST ANNUAL SPRING CONTEST 10TH MAY 2009

The contest was once again an Own Choice Entertainment Contest.

 

71ST GALA CONCERT 10TH MAY 2009

On Sunday 10th May the Association welcomed the Brighouse & Rastrick Band to perform the Association’s 71st Annual Gala Concert. The band’s conductor was Alan Morrison. The concert was of a very high standard.

 

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