ROYAL MARINES WEEKEND

This is the text of the letter going out in rehearsals this week.

As (I would hope) you are very well aware, we are hosting the Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines over the 3rd and 4th February.  I hope that you and your child(ren) are looking forward to this weekend as much as we at school are, especially as it is three years since we were last able to hold this weekend, which had previously become an annual event and the highlight of our diary?

On the Friday evening we will be holding what has become our traditional social event at The Coro with entertainment provided by our own Swing Band followed by the amazing Marines Dance Band. In the past this has been an exceptionally entertaining evening, especially enjoying witnessing the amazing versatility of the Marines Band Service, and an event that always lives long in the memory.  Tickets for this are now available through the Music Dept at a price of £10 each, which also includes a pie & peas supper courtesy of Del.ish in Barrow (Swing Band players obviously do not need tickets but will still be fed!).  Please note that this is event is purely for the UVHS Music community – all music students (not just the swing and wind bands), families, family friends and colleagues – and is not being advertised to the general public. There will not only be countless opportunities to dance the night away to the sounds of the Marines Dance Band, but also lots of opportunities to talk to the professional musicians of the Band Service, including several former UVHS students.  All-in-all a brilliant evening, so do please try to support it either by coming along yourselves and/or getting tickets for family, friends and colleagues.

Tickets for the formal Wind Band joint concert on Saturday 4th February are selling very well – with just over 50 tickets still available, if you know anyone who may be interested but has not got tickets yet, please do encourage them to have a look at The Coro website.  Details of rehearsals and the concert will follow but I can confirm that there will be NO rehearsal for UVHS Wind Band on the Saturday, but we will be playing the first third of the concert, starting at 7.30pm. However, about 30 of our best players are going to be invited to play with the Marines Band for the finale to the concert and will need to be available to rehearse (sightread the programme!) on the Friday from 3.45pm-5.15pm, and then again on the Saturday from 12.45pm – 3pm (all at The Coro).

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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