Wingates Band had a great concert last night (7th) in St Peter’s Church Salesbury. The church was packed out with a very enthusiastic audience and they were treated to what amounted to a history of music starting off with the very traditional march “Wingates” followed by an overture based on the New World Symphony. The program continued through various music genres including some religeous themed and then Musicals and Jazz and finishing up with some Read more
We are very pleased to announce that Wingates Band has been invited to play in the UK band of the Year competition sponsored by Brass Pass – the specialist brass band streaming service. WE HAVE BEEN DRAWN NUMBER 10! – Click below to see the draw: https://www.facebook.com/BrassPass/videos/2519696748267556/ The performances will be streamed live over the internet and people all over the world will be able to watch. Here are the details that we have so Read more
The band put an awful lot of work in in and arrived in Blackpool on the 23rd of February ready to put on a good performance and feeling quite confident. Then during the pre contest rehearsal we got the draw result. We had been drawn NUMBER ONE!!! There are obviously plusses and minuses to this. An obvious plus is that we didn’t need to hang around all day waiting to play but the slight minus Read more
I have incorporated a script so that visitors can hear excerpts from our CDs before deciding to buy. I’m also going to make available digital downloads of the CDs which, with the saving in the materials and postage etc. can be a little cheaper for our loyal visitors and Fans. Below you can see how the layout will look. The three songs already there Will play (truncated versions) and the link to the shop is Read more
Hi there, here’s a quick update from your new webmaster and solo trombone player Russ. The band has embarked on rehearsals for the area championships in Blackpool on the 23rd of of February. We got our rehearsal schedule last week and if you ever wondered what it would be like to do two jobs at once and you already work full time then come and join us, I think we could still use a triangle Read more