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Bournemouth 2004

Marlow Band returned to Bournemouth for another of their popular Concerts in the Park. The Band was to play 4 concerts over the course of 2 days in the Pine Walk Bandstand. The first engagement for the band was a dinner at the hotel, followed by a trip to the Beach, where the band was able to watch the fireworks that traditionally take place on a Friday night in Bournemouth.

The Band was delighted to welcome guest players such as Percussionist Ray Dare, and Cornet player Brian Hughes, which saw the band numbering well over 30 players. The bandstand in Pine Walk
Gardens is right in the centre of Bournemouth on the main walkway down to the sea front, the enclosed Bandstand is set high above the walkway overlooking the gardens and provides a lovely
setting for band and audience alike. The first morning weather was very good and saw many people sitting or stopping to hear the band.

Highlights of the first morning’s concert included Favourites such as Barnard Castle, Think of Me, Star Lake, and saw debuts of pieces such as Sea Breezes (a specially included piece for Bournemouth), Song of the Sea Shore. As has come the custom for the band, the Saturday morning session saw the first solos of the day, Something Stupid (a duet between Solo Cornets Sally Marshall, and Paul Terrar). The band finished the first stint of the bandstand with a rousing rendition of Tom Jones’s Sex Bomb. The band then had a break for several hours before starting to play again. During this break many of the band returned to the hotel or strolled along the promenade.

In the afternoon, the band was greeted by a larger audience then had been in attendance during the first session. The band started with the evergreen favourite Aces High, followed by Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Then it was time for solos again. The first solo was played by Solo Trombone Neil Greggor and was arrangement of the Andy Williams song ‘Can take My Eyes off you’. The bands solo Euphonium Peter Taylor had arranged the piece. This was followed by all the Trombones taking part in a Trombone Trio called Sad and Blue, which Ian announced that it was a piece that had to be played as sleazy as possible, and by the look of the trombones that shouldn’t be a problem’. After playing some crowd-pleasing favourites, such as Love Changes Everything, and Opening Brass, it was the turn of Peter Taylor himself to play a solo, in his case Nat King Cole’s ‘When I Fall In Love’. The band followed this with the Can Can and finally for that day the theme from the Great Escape.

After the band had packed away. Several members of the audience came up to the band and declared how much they had enjoyed it from beginning to end and if they would be back tomorrow? The band returned to the hotel for their evening meal and discussion how today had gone. During the meal, the band made presentations to the organisers of the trip, especially Jean Warren. After this there were ‘lighthearted’ awards made to various members of the band. The ‘Moment of the Day’ award, was made by Ian Young, to Kevin Turner the Bb bass player for two splendid ffp in the March Castell Coch

After the meal, many of the band headed into the town. One group went up in the ‘Bournemouth Eye’, which was a very large balloon that went up 600 feet up in the air so you could see the sights and attractions of Bournemouth.

The next morning after a very sumptious breakfast headed down to the bandstand for a repeat performance of yesterday. Sadly although the band was geared up and ready to go, the weather certainly wasn’t however the band still had a captive audience in the shape of Jean Warren and Sue Tame who were recording the Concert. The programme was very similar to the previous mornings and the band started to play including the Solos by Paul and Sally, and the piece Sea Breezes. As the morning went on, the weather began to clear and more people arrived to listen. By the time the band had got to Young Amadeus and Sex Bomb a very large number of people had arrived.

The final concert of the weekend started at 3.00pm. By now the weather was warm and sunny and many people were in the Park sunbathing or generally relaxing. A large number came to watch the band. The band played well and went through many crowd pleasers including Castell Coch, Do-Re-Mi, with solos again by Neil Greggor and Peter Taylor. The Band finished off with the Great Escape.




Bournemouth 2004 Marlow Band returned to Bournemouth for another of their popular Concerts in the Park. The Band was to play 4 concerts over the course of 2 days in the Pine Walk Bandstand. The first engagement for the band was a dinner at the hotel, followed by a trip to the Beach, where the band was able to watch the fireworks that traditionally take place on a Friday night in Bournemouth. The Band was delighted to welcome guest players such as Percussionist Ray Dare, and Cornet player Brian Hughes, which saw the band numbering well over 30 players. The bandstand in Pine Walk Gardens is right in the centre of Bournemouth on the main walkway down to the sea front, the enclosed Bandstand is set high above the walkway overlooking the gardens and provides a lovely setting for band and audience alike. The first morning weather was very good and saw many people sitting or stopping to hear the band. Highlights of the first morning’s concert included Favourites such as Barnard Castle, Think of Me, Star Lake, and saw debuts of pieces such as Sea Breezes (a specially included piece for Bournemouth), Song of the Sea Shore. As has come the custom for the band, the Saturday morning session saw the first solos of the day, Something Stupid (a duet between Solo Cornets Sally Marshall, and Paul Terrar). The band finished the first stint of the bandstand with a rousing rendition of Tom Jones’s Sex Bomb. The band then had a break for several hours before starting to play again. During this break many of the band returned to the hotel or strolled along the promenade. In the afternoon, the band was greeted by a larger audience then had been in attendance during the first session. The band started with the evergreen favourite Aces High, followed by Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Then it was time for solos again. The first solo was played by Solo Trombone Neil Greggor and was arrangement of the Andy Williams song ‘Can take My Eyes off you’. The bands solo Euphonium Peter Taylor had arranged the piece. This was followed by all the Trombones taking part in a Trombone Trio called Sad and Blue, which Ian announced that it was a piece that had to be played as sleazy as possible, and by the look of the trombones that shouldn’t be a problem’. After playing some crowd-pleasing favourites, such as Love Changes Everything, and Opening Brass, it was the turn of Peter Taylor himself to play a solo, in his case Nat King Cole’s ‘When I Fall In Love’. The band followed this with the Can Can and finally for that day the theme from the Great Escape. After the band had packed away. Several members of the audience came up to the band and declared how much they had enjoyed it from beginning to end and if they would be back tomorrow? The band returned to the hotel for their evening meal and discussion how today had gone. During the meal, the band made presentations to the organisers of the trip, especially Jean Warren. After this there were ‘lighthearted’ awards made to various members of the band. The ‘Moment of the Day’ award, was made by Ian Young, to Kevin Turner the Bb bass player for two splendid ffp in the March Castell Coch After the meal, many of the band headed into the town. One group went up in the ‘Bournemouth Eye’, which was a very large balloon that went up 600 feet up in the air so you could see the sights and attractions of Bournemouth. The next morning after a very sumptious breakfast headed down to the bandstand for a repeat performance of yesterday. Sadly although the band was geared up and ready to go, the weather certainly wasn’t however the band still had a captive audience in the shape of Jean Warren and Sue Tame who were recording the Concert. The programme was very similar to the previous mornings and the band started to play including the Solos by Paul and Sally, and the piece Sea Breezes. As the morning went on, the weather began to clear and more people arrived to listen. By the time the band had got to Young Amadeus and Sex Bomb a very large number of people had arrived. The final concert of the weekend started at 3.00pm. By now the weather was warm and sunny and many people were in the Park sunbathing or generally relaxing. A large number came to watch the band. The band played well and went through many crowd pleasers including Castell Coch, Do-Re-Mi, with solos again by Neil Greggor and Peter Taylor. The Band finished off with the Great Escape.