Candie 3pm August 19th the GCB played under the glorious August sun. The afternoon was in fact so sunny that Trevor “The Chair” Davies was forced to don extra insulating layers to shield him from the scorching suns rays.

Soloists of the day were Matt Bowditch on Trombone with a comedy version of “The Acrobat” and Becky Halverson-Carr and Trevor Davies on Euphonium and Cornet respectively playing a variation of Lloyd Webber’s ‘All I Ask Of You’. 

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Sunday July 22nd the GCB played in Candie Gardens for the continuing Summer of Music. Notable events were a repeat of Matt Bowditch's 'Acrobat', an awesome rendition of Uppermill's favourite 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and a rather unusual performance of 'A Big Band Explosion' featuring Trevor Davies on a collapsing chair! Whether the structural failure  of the chair was due to a stress fracture of the chairs frame or simply a Big Band Explosion in Trevor's trousers is not known at this time, however  like the seasoned Pro he is Trevor continued playing even after kicking his stand over as he capsized, although muffled curses could be heard 'sotto voce' the riff coming from his Strad' cornet. There is some speculation that if he had not pressed Gwen to swap chairs so that he could pull faces at Matt Bowditch during his solos then this incident might not have occurred. However, everyone saw the funny side, especially Marcus Shaw playing Solo Cornet who missed the entire St Louis Blues segment due to Terminal Crack-up. Click on the picture to watch some video of the aftermath.

Saturday July 21st at St James the GCB played its Summer Concert in very warm and humid conditions.

The program was Death or Glory (from Brassed Off), Breezin' Broadway, Hymn to the Fallen (from the film Saving Private Ryan, and dedicated tonight to Simon's Mum who fell on her face last week), The Acrobat (featuring Matt Bowditch on Solo Trombone), Mary Poppins, All I Ask of you (from the Phantom of the Opera, by special request of Mary and Brian Chick from Somerset Featuring Colin Solway on solo cornet and Becky Halverson-Carr on solo Euphonium), and Great Western Themes.

Then after the  Interval, West Side Story, Tara's Theme (from Gone With The Wind), Scarecrow and Mrs King (from the 80s TV series), Cabaret, The Trap (from the 1966 Oliver Reed film), Jurassic Park (Doyouthinkhesaurus), and for Encore - The Great Escape