Hello. Tonight I am learning how to post articles to the website. I’m a slow learner and IT/technology are not my strongest skills. However, the lesson is greatly aided by Will’s patience and by Cathy’s delicious apple cake, so I am confident that we are winning!
It’s not often that after doing something for 24 years in a row, that you get praised for something new and different. Our latest concert, in celebration of 100 years of the RAF, was for the RAF Association Wings Appeal (RAFA) in St.Ives Free Church.
If you’re not a horn player then don’t simply ignore this post.. please share it…. as it’s a well known musical fact that you’re only 3 people away from a French Horn player at any moment of your day!! So if you share and someone else shares.. then you can[…]
Chloe Grimes is a versatile local singer with a real passion for performing in many genres and guises, from local amateur dramatics, to Fringe productions and even 1940’s wartime music festivals.
Ash grew up in a dance school based in Cambridge (he literally grew up there as his mum owns it). His grandmother is also an incredibly talented concert pianist so you could say he was ‘born into’ the Performing Arts.
Sam Pudney is a 24 year old singer based in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Sam started pursuing his music career in 2010 and is heavily inspired by big band music, singing his own take of songs by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, MichaelBuble and more.
Well! What a start to the year. Our first concert and what a success!
It was a new format for us, billed as ‘HCB’s Got Talent’, with several band members performing solos alongside the band.
The Huntingdonshire Concert Band ( HCB ) were delighted to present last week a cheque to SSAFA ( the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association- Forces Help ) after raising a net £5000 at their Massed Band Concert with the Band of the Irish Guards 18th November 2017.
We’re not quite sold out for Massed Bands but you’ll need to move quickly to secure seat A1!
What are we rehearsing for? Without doubt the biggest event in our calendar is the bi-annual event of Massed Bands, it’s important to me that we match the standard of the Irish Guards; no mean feet but we’ve proved that we can sit with one of the best military bands[…]