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About the band

Lewisham Concert Band

 

About the band

Lewisham Concert Band was formed in 1967 and is one of Southern England’s most highly regarded wind orchestras. Originally conducted by Joseph Proctor it became famous for its numerous broadcasts in the 1970s and 1980s on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Friday Night is Music Night’ and ‘Listen to the Band’. Nowadays, it consists of professional and amateur musicians based in London and the Home Counties and regularly performs in London and the South East of England.

We are fortunate to have had Leslie Lake as our conductor since 2004. Leslie is the bass trombonist with the English National Opera and musical director of the Locke Brass Consort.

We undertake a number of ‘band socials’ throughout the year, including the annual pilgrimage to Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk for Woodforde’s Wherry and a sell-out concert in aid of the RNLI. Other recent concert venues include Hever Castle, Southwark Cathedral and the Royal Artillery Museum in Woolwich. 

Joining

We are seeking players in both brass and woodwind sections who are approximately Grade 8 standard and also welcome enquiries from people who do not have this as a formal qualification.

For more information please email mail@lewishamconcertband.co.uk or contact Kirsty Hetherington on 07791 291 645.

Rehearsals

We rehearse on Sundays at Prendergast School, Hilly Fields, Adelaide Avenue, London, SE4 1LE (Click here for a map). Rehearsals are 10.45 – 1pm.

Trains: London Bridge to Ladywell station. (20 mins or so). 10 mins walk from Ladywell train station to Prendergast school.
Buses: P4 bus from Brixton tube station to Ladywell train station. 45 min journey.

As at 8 January our rehearsal schedule for 2008 is:

6 January - no rehearsal
13 January - no rehearsal
20 January - no rehearsal
27 January - rehearsal
3 February - rehearsal
10 February - rehearsal
17 February - no rehearsal
24 February - rehearsal
2 March - no rehearsal
9 March - rehearsal
16 March - rehearsal
23 March - no rehearsal
30 March - no rehearsal
6 April - no rehearsal
13 April - rehearsal
20 April - rehearsal
27 April - rehearsal
4 May - no rehearsal
11 May - AGM
18 May - rehearsal
25 May - no rehearsal
1 June - rehearsal
8 June - rehearsal tbc
15 June - rehearsal tbc
22 June - rehearsal
29 June - rehearsal

Performances

Come and hear us...

Saturday 29 March: St Mary's Church, College Road, Bromley. Rehearsal 3.30-5.30pm, concert 7.30pm

2,3,4,5 May: Band trip to Berlin

Sunday 8 June: Brockley Hill Park, 3-5pm

Sunday 15 June: Tatsfield village green, 1-3pm (time tbc)

Sunday 20 July: Cantley House proms, Wokingham. Visit www.cantleyproms.co.uk for more information.

Saturday 11 October: Concert at St Nicholas church, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk

Saturday 22 November: Catford Broadway Theatre

Friday 19 December: Carols on Tatsfield village green, 7-8pm

Gallery


Greenwich Park Bandstand, July 9th 2006. Photos by Roger M Stevens ARPS

Email mail@lewishamconcertband.co.uk or contact Kirsty Hetherington on 07791 291 645.