A Great Night at the Proms

On Sunday 10^th October, Verwood Concert Brass delighted their audience with a proms concert.  Playing to a full house, soprano cornet player, Mark Marsh skilfully played the Intermezzo from Cavelleria by Pietro Mascagni.

The player featured in the programme was Sophie Howes who played with the Training Band from the age of 10.  She then progressed to third cornet in Verwood’s main band.  Now, at the age of just 20, Sophie is the principal cornet player in Verwood ‘A’ and played a superb solo which showcased her talent.  This was Rusalka’s Song to the Moon by Dvorak, a very challenging piece, executed brilliantly.

The Training Band continues to choose more and more challenging music with their finale of Bach’s Toccata in D Minor attracting prolonged applause.

Verwood B also continues to improve.  They, too, chose a difficult programme and the audience seemed to particularly enjoy H G Amers: The Wee MacGregor Highland Patrol, particularly tricky for the solo cornets and the four remaining players at the end of the piece, not to mention the percussion which Dominic Buswell tackled extremely well.

Ian Harris’ rendition of Rule Brittannia arranged for Euphonium left the audience wondering how he could muster all that puff!  Truly spellbinding.

Supporters were in good voice when it came to Jerusalem, so much so that they demanded it as the second encore and the finale of the 1812 nearly lifted the roof.

Mike and Helen Tie the Knot

On 9^th October, Mike and Helen finally said ‘I Do’, to become Mr and Mrs Dunnings, much to the delight of all their friends and family.  They held their reception at Club 31 in Verwood who did them proud.  More friends joined them in the evening for dancing and a great time. Mike and Helen took the floor to Elton John’s ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’ from The Lion King.  

They spent their honeymoon in Jersey, but not before taking part in the Hub concert the following evening, how’s that for devotion to duty!

Incidentally, as you can see from above, it was a great concert despite one or two wishing that the music wasn’t quite so loud.  Mike and Helen were presented with ‘A Honeymoon Gift Box’ on the night, which proved to be an interesting gift!!