Who are we?
The East Beds Concert Band is a community wind band for all ages. We rehearse once a week during school term times, with three concerts a year.
Our mission is to provide players the chance to play together as a group and therefore to progress in their ability to play music alongside more experienced players (young and old).
The East Beds Concert Band rehearses at Stratton Upper School in Biggleswade on Monday evenings from 7.30pm to 9pm during term time.
We always welcome new members.
All welcome, and we're especially looking for Brass players now!
Are you adept at playing a brass instrument with grade 5 proficiency or above? Do you revel in the thrill of performing a diverse array of music, spanning the pop and classical spectrums? We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic brass musicians to enrich our community wind band. We have specific openings for Trombone, Trumpet, Horn, and Tuba players. Skip the auditions and dive straight into the music with us. For more details, reach out to eastbedsconcertband@gmail.com
The band plays all types of music from arrangements of show tunes (e.g. Cats, West Side Story), to film music (e.g. Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, James Bond), to Big Band music, through to some classical pieces by Bach and Mozart. We have even played a compilation of Deep Purple songs and Jimi Hendrix! The challenge for the players is to learn new tunes from all genres for each concert, so you will always have a reason to practice.
Our Music
Below is just a selection of some of the fantastic pieces that we have performed at recent concerts :
Thunderbirds
Lincolnshire Posy
The Mission - Gabriel's Oboe
Batman
Hoe Down
Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves
The Olympic Spirit
Encanto
A Little Salsa Music
Abba Gold
