Monday 1st August
Breakfast was the same spread as Sunday and was also followed by another 9am rehearsal (you can't have too many rehearsals when you're on a concert tour).
The rehearsal was then followed by another couple of hours free time, so more relaxing by the pool in the not too hot morning sun, or whatever takes your fancy.
At 12pm we were all loaded onto the coach again where we were taken to the Harwich Community Centre for lunch, which was provided by the Harwich Town Community for the Aged, who have been an instrumental part in organising our trip! Lunch consisted of Clam Chowder, Lobster croissants and cranberry cookies (the Harwich area is famous for its cranberries). After lunch four of our party were interviewed for the local Public Access Television network's Government channel (channel 18, a link will follow). We were then loaded back onto the coach and taken to the Cape Cod Technical College where we met up with the Harwich Town Band for our afternoon rehearsal.
The Auditorium of the Technical College was full almost to capacity to hear the two bands perform. There was easily between five and six hundred people in the auditorium ready and willing to listen to us play and boy, did they have a great nights entertainment! Both bands played varied sets, had a lot of fun and both bands sounded great!
First Half: Royal British Legion Brass Band, conducted by Antony Sanders
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key (joint item)
God Save the Queen Arr. BB Frank Wright (joint item)
Prelude for an Occasion by Edward Gregson
Colonel Bogey by KEnneth J. Alford
Adagio from Concerto De Aranjuez (Flugel Solo, Becky Smith) by J. Rodrigo Arr. Kevin Bolton
Pastime with Good Company atr. Henry VIII Arr. BB Stephen Roberts
America the Beautiful by. Samuel A. Ward Arr. Rick S. Larch
Riverdance by Bill Whelan Arr. Ray Farr
Second Half: Harwich Town Band, conducted by Peter Cobb
Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
Fairest of the Fair by John Philip Sauza
Overture, HMS Pinafore by Arthur Sullivan
Concertina for Clarinet (Clarinet Solo, Clayton March) by Carl Maria von Weber
'S Wonderful (Vocal Solo, Amy Camenga), by George and Ira Gershwin
Concerto for Drum Set and Concert Band (Drum Solo, Michael Dunford), by Larry Neeck
Klezmer Dances, by Stephen Bulla
Finale: Joint items
Miss Trombone, by Henry Fillmore
Teddy Trombone, by Henry Fillmore
The Final Countdown/Love Changes Everything, by Tempest/Lloyd-Webber Arr. David Cole
Stars and Stripes Forever, by John Philip Souza
Everyone enjoyed the concert and every single player played out of their skin! The audience loved it too and gave us a massive standing ovation!
After the concert we all went back to the Youth Arts Centre for a BBQ social. There was a lot of food including delicious pulled pork, burgers, sausages and salads, maybe even a couple of beers. After that it was back to the hotel for bed.
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