‘The best entertainment we’ve ever had’ was a frequent comment from delegates to the annual assembly of NAFAS, the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies, when Newstead Brass performed for them at Nottingham University on Tuesday August 23rd.
The band, with guest conductor James Stretton, gained a host of new admirers with a typical Newstead Brass programme demonstrating once again the band’s ability to provide entertainment matched by few other ensembles. High quality playing from the band and soloists enhanced by effective presentation and choreography received a deserved standing ovation, even if the ‘Floral Dance’ was the obvious encore for an evening which will long be remembered by the band and audience.
