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World Premiere Broadcast - Of Far Flung Skies

15/1/2022

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   City of Bristol Brass Band, with our Learner Band, and conducted by Ian Holmes, gave the world premiere performance of Laura Shipsey's Of Far Flung Skies at St George's, Bristol in October, 2021.  This is Laura's first composition for brass band and we all thoroughly enjoyed the journey from its inception to the final performance.

   The piece is due to be broadcast on 
BBC Radio 3, on Wednesday, 19th January.  Our recording will be broadcast after the Radio 3 in Concert programme, in which the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kazuki Yamada are joined by soprano Fatma Said for a concert of music by Mozart, Mahler and Strauss.  
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   The project was supported by Making Music UK, Sound and Music and the PRS Foundation.  Laura was supported by Fraser Trainer.

https://www.makingmusic.org.uk/opportunities/projects/adopt-music-creator/adopt-composer-pairings-201920#Laura
   We very much hope that you enjoy listening to this piece as much as we enjoyed performing and recording it.
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CoBBB BRINGS JOY TO BRISTOL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

22/4/2020

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Who better to bring smiles during this difficult time than our favourite pals, Wallace & Gromit?

Over the past few weeks there have been some animated goings on in the homes of our band members.  If you live in the city you may have heard some strange noises as the band created something shiny and new, something never before done my its members and the end result was an invention that worked!  "Hang in there Gromit, everything's under control!"

Don't worry, Wallace and Gromit were there to lend a hand as each band member practised their part ready to give the performance of their lives... from their living room, kitchen or conservatory!  They each recorded their part to create our very own version of the Wallace and Gromit Theme Tune.  "Oh, brilliant team work lads!" 

In collaboration with The Grand Appeal we released the iconic theme tune on social media and, with support from BBC Radio Bristol (skip to 52 minutes in) and Bristol TV, we hope it will bring a smile to the faces of the children and their families who are being looked after by the hospital through these difficult times as well as helping to raise much needed funding through the charity. 

So, put the kettle on Gromit, let's have a nice cup of tea, sit back and enjoy ... 
   Please be as generous as you can; if you are in a position to do so, donate now using the link below.  Thank you.
Donate to the Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal
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RAC Radio 2 Challenge

22/12/2011

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If you are a regular listener to Radio 2 in the mornings and listen to Chris Evans, you can't have failed to notice that he is backing the Military Wives' single "Wherever You Are".  He has also asked every choir to submit their own version to be aired on his show.  "But CoBBB is not a choir!" I hear you say.  That is correct; but Mark Bodenham, ex-player and website guy, works for RAC and they submitted a version.  However, because it was going up against the RAC's arch rival The Yellow Peril AA, they wanted it to be special and knowing that Mark is in a brass band, they called upon him to help.


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