Kent Youth Wind Orchestra: Christmas 2014
Kent Youth Wind Orchestra makes a welcome return to Dover.
Concert goes were not disappointed at the Kent Youth Wind Orchestra Christmas Concert this year as the band returned to Dover for the first time in over a decade.
The Wind Orchestra under the direction of Major (Retd.) David Creswell performed a programme of festive music including some congregational carols to leave the very appreciative audience filled with the celebrations of the Christmas period.
The recently refurbished Nye Concert Hall provided the perfect concert platform for the band and the 450 seat auditorium with raked seating allowed the large audience to enjoy music following some pre concert mulled wine and mince pies.
The band comprising of 50 of Kent’s most musically talented school aged students were performing at the end of four days of intensive rehearsals. This concert, the first for many who joined the band this Season following competitive auditions is the first of three that see the band perform in different parts of the County of Kent.
As part of the 2014-15 Season the Wind Orchestra will next be performing at the outstanding Colyer Fergusson Concert Hall, Canterbury on April 11th 2015 at 3pm and tickets are available from the box office on 01227 769075. An afternoon of music from the ‘Small Screen’ to the ‘Silver Screen’ will see the award winning Kent Youth Wind Orchestra with the Kent Youth Choirs to provide an afternoon of popular themes such as Colditz, Star Wars and Superman through to classic choral repertoire used for both film and television. Graeme Vinall takes to the podium to lead the County Wind Orchestra in this exciting and varied concert, which guarantees to have something for all the family. A number of the County Choirs items will be directed by Ciara Considine who coached the winning choir on the popular TV series ‘The Choir: Sing While You Work’.
We’re always interested in hearing from new members! Find out more about the Kent Youth Wind Orchestra and how you can become a member.