On Sunday 27th April, the band took part in
the Northumberland contest, which was held at Newbiggin by the sea. The
format was own choice test piece, the band chose to play Connotations by
Edward Gregson, and came in 2nd place.
On Sunday 30th Match, the band took part
in the North of England Championships at The Dolphin centre in Darlington.
With the test piece being James Cook Circumnavigator by Gilbert Vinter,
the band came in 3rd place.
26th March- Sunday 30th March will see
the band take part in the North of England Championships and we are
delighted to announce a number of new signing in time for the contest .
Ian Jackson has joined us on B flat bass
from Broughtons , Ben Howells has joined us on percussion from Westoe and
Anthony Thompson has also signed on Soprano from the Rothwell
band. Anthony played for the band at the area contest in 2006 and has
agreed to return to play for us this year .
We are also delighted to secure the
sevices of Jane Lowes on 2nd horn and welcome back John Day on 2nd
trombone after a short break.
After a dissapointing result in January at
the Butlins contest the band have been working extremely hard on the test
piece James Cook Circumnavigator under the baton of resident conductor
Steve Malcolm and are really looking forward to the challenges ahead in
2008.
The band wishes to welcome the new players
and hope they have a happy and successful association with the band.
21st November- The GT Group Band, Peterlee are delighted to announce the
appointment of Stephen Malcolm as their new resident conductor.
Stephen has many years experience and success as both a player and
conductor, where he has conducted Bolden Colliery Band and more recently the
Reg Vardy Band where he holds the position of resident conductor. He is also
a regular guest conductor with many other North East bands.
The GT Group Band are looking forward to an enjoyable and successful
future under Stephen's leadership.
The GT Group Band would like to thank Barry Holden for his significant
contribution in the success of the band over the past six years and wish him
well both personally and musically in the future.
8th October- WELL DONE GRAHAM on the behalf of all members of the GT
Group Band. Graham, our First Trombone player, managed to complete the Great
North Run in a time of Two Hours and Twenty Six minutes. By doing so, Graham
also raised a nice amount of money that shall go to the Hartlepool Hospice.
24th September- The Band's 1st Trombone player Graham Harrison, is
competing on Sunday in this years BUPA Great North Run. Graham is running on
behalf of Hartlepool Hospice, and if anyone wishes to sponsor him they can
see him at the band room where he shall have his sponsorship sheet.
Graham pictured after last years run.
8th July- The picture from Kevin's wedding has been uploaded and can be
found in the gallery.
Whit Fridays update!- The Band came 23rd at the Whit friday marches, with
our best result being 6th!
To see the full results table please click here
4th June- I've finally had a chance to upload the photos Kim kindly took
at the Whit Friday marches (which can be found in the gallery), if anybody
would like the photos in full size don't hesitate to ask, I also have some
images I have not uploaded, but if you would like to see them once again,
just ask.
The Band managed 6 contests whilst we were there, all in the Saddleworth
area. These were Scouthead, Lydgate, Uppermill, Delph, Grotten, and Denshaw.
In our last march at Denshaw, we played Number 51 at about 11.15, band
Number 50 being the Brighouse and Rastrick band, hearing them certainly was
an experience, as they were superb!
The event proved very good, and hopefully the band shall be going again
next year.
25th May- Last nights Concert was a great success. I have uploaded some
pictures of the concert, which can be found in the Gallery.
1st May- A new video from the Ranak Mela Baja Band.........
.........just stick to your Brass Banding John
2nd May- 5 members from the band are playing in a quintet at the Asda
supermarket in Peterlee as part of the best of British competition, where
Asda stores compete for the best of British award.
8th April- The Band sends its best wishes to our Flugel horn player,
Kevin Purdy, who is finally tying the knot this Sunday. Being a true Brass
enthusiast Kevin has arranged for a special 10 Piece Ensemble to play at his
wedding.
Best wishes Kevin and "Mrs. Purdy"!
6th April- The band wishes Trombone player John Day luck, as he heads off
to Newcastle Civic Centre this Sunday to play with The Ronak Mela Baja Band.
"A genuine Brass and Dohl band perfect for any occasion".
3rd April- I am now the webmaster of the GT Group band Peterlee Website,
thorough updates and new material shall follow. If there is any news you
would like me to publish please contact me via email at
gazmb@hotmail.com, And if everybody
could please return their profile forms, Ii shall upload them ASAP.
March 18th saw the band competing in the north of England area
competition. Despite what we believed to be a good performance we were
awarded 6th place out of 9 bands. This was a rather disappointing result for
the band, but we still maintain our mid-table status in the first section.
The band has now done the three major contests we attend, and is currently
rehearsing for a series of concerts which will take place throughout the
upcoming months.
