An ‘Evening Music and Song’ helped raise over £1,750 for the Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People and Nottingham Emmanuel House Day Centre for the homeless.Newstead Brass, the North Midland’s leading brass band were joined by Lucy Hall (Soprano) and Andy Ward (Tenor) for the concert at Beeston’s Chilwell Road Methodist Church on Saturday April 16th. The concert was introduced by broadcaster Colin Slater MBE and promoted by the Stapleford and Sandiacre Rotary Club with financial support from Paul Clements Shelton & Co, Baldwin Cox, Ideas Kitchens and Westerman builders.
A large and appreciative audience, including visitors from Germany, enjoyed a varied high quality programme from the band and the two vocal soloists, accompanied by Karen Sneade. Music performed ranged from orchestral and operatic classics to twenty-first century compositions and ended with the audience joining all the performers for ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ and ‘Jerusalem’.
After celebrating St George’s Day at a private event for members of the Kirkby U3A, Newstead brass’ focus now moves to the ‘British Open Spring Festival’ and ’English Masters’ brass band competitions taking place in May as well as preparing for a busy series of summer concerts including the International Byron Festival at Hucknall’s John Godber Centre on June 4th and joining with Mansfield Community Theatre to perform ‘Brassed Off’ at the Mansfield Palace theatre from June 9th to 11th.
