Many apologies – I’ve just been informed that the link to the music for The Last Post isn’t working… here is a new link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1D7TO59WD7xGFqizGsMReEF8ib17P8GuS
As said – the more people playing at 11am in uniform the better. Get photos and send them to Gill Benjamin at Ulverston Town Band (email address on previous post).
As you are all aware, Friday marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, and a whole series of national celebrations had been planned. However, the current situation has meant that all organisations have had to change their plans. The 2 minutes’ silence at 11am will still take place, and I am asking as many brass players as possible (and other instrumentalists if they wish) to play The Last Post in front of or behind their house at 11.00am and at 11.02am Reveille. The link to the music is below; Ulverston Town Council has asked all players to be wearing either school or band uniform, and for a photo to be sent to Gill Benjamin at gill@ulverstontownband.co.uk so that an online ‘scrapbook’ can be put together. As many students doing this as possible would be brilliant.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fZMrlJied32OGmxwHp-sdYJBPma4EQhp
In the afternoon, the Royal British Legion and other charities involved are now asking the public to hold their own ‘garden parties’ in the safety of their own garden/yard. If you would like some popular music from the WWII era playing, please see the attached Spotify playlist that we will be playing in Lowick on Friday afternoon during the ‘garden parties’ that will be taking place. The playlist includes Churchill’s infamous speech that can be played at 3pm (if you are not watching it indoors on the TV).
PLEASE … everyone get involved either making music in the morning and/or celebrating with music in the afternoon.
OK – this week’s installment is the brilliant Beatles’ track ‘All You Need Is Love’. The bracketed bars are optional.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FSai8A4uNA7SRUNn5fBp4HUohow279XP
There will be some music and a Spotify playlist coming shortly for VE Day (Friday)
For those of you who receive instrumental/vocal lessons in school with our DBS-checked teachers: if you would like contact with your instrumental/vocal teacher and/or some online lessons, please email Mr Butler with a contact number for the instrumental teacher to arrange day/time/device (Skype/Zoom/Facetime) as well as parental permission for this to take place.
OK, so this week’s installment is ‘Stand By Me’ courtesy of Tabi. There is an optional instrumental in the middle. Please get as many people out there playingat 8pm on Thursday as possible.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1p8h7Jkb7zAE88rCH7H1pJAhPXoYqdyNL
Please, please, please watch this and be in absolute awe of former UVHS music students Aaron Stanton. Aaron is an acclaimed drummer who has toured all over the world in various band (as well as holding a residency at the Hotel de Paris in Monaco and being a guest performer on several luxury cruise liners). He was ‘bored’ so decided to compose a technical rhythm piece with a time signature of 19/16!!!!!!!!!
Please watch it, like it and share it!!
OK – a bit more of an upbeat number this week – as no national organisation has put out a request I’ve done ‘Walking On Sunshine’. It is a little more demanding as a melody as it goes quite high, so if anyone wants a version that is lower please email me and I will get alower version to you. The link to melody, harmony and bass parts is here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1T_nEi-g3-RqtCqA7O8Wrt-1tgzXUaewI
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On Saturday evening, the Royal Marines will be streaming the recording of the Mountbatten Festival of Music which was staged at the Albert Hall on 7th March – this is a spectacular concert and I strongly urge everyone to watch it (on youtube). FOUR of our former Wind Band members are playing in it as well!!!!
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Join the Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Prince Harry and Meghan for the Mountbatten Festival of Music 2020. From the comfort of your living room, watch one of the finest military bands in the world perform an exciting programme of music including Tom Jones, Gloria Estefan, Two Steps From Hell and music from the critically acclaimed film Gladiator by Hans Zimmer. There truly is something for everyone!
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Don’t forget – 8pm this evening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALSO … the National Youth Orchestra has asked that there is a repeat performance at 5pm tomorrow evening. The orchestra was meant to have been performing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in London tomorrow (and live on Radio 3) as part of the Beethoven 250 celebrations.