If any parents who have not bought tickets for the Royal Marines Big Band Social on Friday evening still fancy coming along but ‘working’ for the evening (with food included), I need 2 or 3 adults to be on the door from 6.45pm – 10.30pm – chairs are provided.  This is merely to make sure that only ticket-holders get in before the 7.30 start, and then that no-one else gets in. You will still be able to see and hear the performances, but from the foyer.

If anyone who HAS got tickets could also help with ticket checking from 6.45 – 7.30pm (once you’ve reserved your seats) I would be extremely grateful.

Please email me at rbu@uvhs.uk.

A reminder to all members of the Swing Band (and their parents) that the Swing Band has a concert next Saturday (16th April) at Lower Holker Village Hall in Cark. This is an annual concert and quite possibly the highlight of the band’s calendar, due to the lively local following that we have there! If you have a nominated driver that is not you (!) feel free to bring a bottle (or two) and some nibbles  –  you may even end up dancing and/or heckling me!!!!!

Swing Band rehearsals also resume this Friday (3.30 – 4.40pm) following the break before Easter due to our (very successful) production of Carousel.

The final recitals for our (unusually very small) A2 group take place on Tuesday 12th in the Main Hall from 6pm – 7.20pm.  Performers are:

Ben Lewis (sax), Carla Miller (clarinet) & Michael McCluskey (cello & trumpet)

Entry is free and all are welcome to attend these three 15 minute recitals – Iwould especially encourage any student considering taking A Level Music and those already taking AS Music to attend, so you can see what is expected by the end of Year 13

Rehearsals went extremely well today for Carousel, so I hope that as many members of Performing Arts groups as possible manage to support it on Tues or Wed evening at The Coro  –  many, many hours have been put in over the past few months by both students and staff alike, so please try and get there, or at least promote it amongst family and friends (tickets can be purchased on the door both nights).

Also, if any of you have any unused bottles/chocolates/smellies etc. at home that you are able to donate for the raffle, we could do with a few for the 2 nights of performances. Please send anything in to me either tomorrow or on Tuesday.

Thank you – hope to see you on one of the two nights.

P.S.  Wind Band is on Thursday after school. Very important letter about the Marines visiti is coming out

Sorry for the very late notice, but due to arrangements for the Marines’ visit that have just been made today, I need to call an urgent meeting of The Friends on Tuesday 15th at 6.30pm to sort out some details and (hopefully) approve some actions.  All parents are welcome to attend.

Secondly, we are staging ‘Carousel’ on 22nd and 23rd March at The Coro and need 3 or 4 people on each night to sell raffle tickets and help with the door.  Please email me at  rbu@uvhs.uk  if you can assist.

I am happy to announce that three of our four concerts have now been confirmed for the Austria tour:

Saturday 16th July     Lakeside Bandstand, Sankt Martin am Tennengebirge @ 18:00     (as this is just up the road from our hotel, we may well spend the morning in the Berchtesgaden Salt Mines and the afternoon in the ‘activity park’ at Sankt Martin)

Sunday 17th July        Elisabeth-Park Bandstand, Zell am See @ 14:00                               (we might go here in the morning and get an early lunch prior to the concert. Possibly go into Salzburg late afternoon/evening for a bit of sightseeing and evening meal)

Monday 18th July       Lakeside Bandstand, Sankt Gilgen @ 17:00                                     (this is on the Wolfganfsee (Lake Wolfgang) so we may go to St Wolfgang im Salzkammergut in the morning and then get a boat up the lake to St Gilgen for the concert)

Tuesday 19th July       TBC  –  ? Salzburg Main Square                                                 (hopefully, we will spend the whole day in Salzburg)

Tickets go on pre-sale for the Marines Concert (7th May) this Thursday at the Coronation Hall Box Office.  They will go on general sale on Friday 19th.

On Thursday tickets can only be purchased in person – no phone bookings – and you must give the pre-sale code:  ITBAT

The full Swing Band will be playing at Broughton at the end of the month – a poster is attached. Again, if you can publicise in any way, please do.

Poster for the Marines concert below – please distribute however you can, including social media  (paper copies out next week at band rehearsal).

There will be one day of advance sales to parents on Thursday 18th Feb – these will ONLY be available by buying in person from the Box Office at The Coro (no phone or internet bookings possible).  The password will be posted here in 2 weeks time.

£16 Balcony;  £16 front 4 rows of stalls; £12 (£9 student/child) rest of stalls.

Marines poster

WATER YEAT CONCERT

Poster for the concert is above. I am really sorry but I have had to reduce the band down to the Extended Combo due to the size of Water Yeat Hall.  Players need to be there at 7pm.

If you would like to go please ring for a ticket – audience members can bring their own refreshments (of any type!) as there are none available.

PS  –  FRIENDS  MEETING ON TUESDAY AT 6.30pm  –  all welcome