Newstead Brass declare ‘It’s War for Ripley’

‘It’s (musical) war for Ripley’ as Newstead Brass announce the music which will accompany the Firework Finale at the ‘Picnic in Crossley Park’, part of the Ripley Music Festival, on Saturday July 17th.

Newstead Brass will perform music from Jeff Wayne’s ‘Eve of the War’ and Holst’s ‘Mars (the Bringer of War)’ from the famous Planets Suite as a ‘live’ musical accompaniment to the ‘Firework Finale’ as dusk falls across the park.

The ‘Picnic in Crossley Park’, supported by the Midlands Cooperative Society, starts at 7.30 pm and Newstead Brass, the north midland's leading brass band, will be joined by the Swing Band and other young musicians from South East Derbyshire Music Centre.

Admission is free but the audience should bring their own chairs / blankets to sit on and picnics are encouraged. Food will also be on sale from a ‘burger’ stall run by the Ripley Lions’ club with proceeds going to charity.