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Ransome warm up for Pontins |
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The Ransome Band recently warmed up for
the forthcoming Pontins Brass Band Championships with a concert at the
Mechanics Theatre in Burnley. They caused quite a stir. Val Logan,
Duty Manager at the theatre said "We have promoted a season of
Championship Band concerts for the past 16 years and our audience is
used to a very high standard of performance, but I received more
positive comments about the Ransome Band than I have heard for a long
while."
Audience feedback include comments such as
"excellent", "get them back again", "wonderful musicians", "a brilliant
afternoon's entertainment" and even, "loved the singing". Val has already
asked the Theatre Manager to bring the band back next season and the
audience is looking forward to seeing them.
The band has been busy strengthening it's
ranks in the last few weeks. The recent, and welcome, return of baritone
star Carol Crompton has seen a change on the Euph-Bari line with Jim
Brailsford moving onto 2nd Euphonium, and Alex Seedhouse joining the band
on 2nd baritone. John Thackray, the brother of the band's Solo Horn player
George Thackray, has also rejoined the band, on 1st horn. This move sees
Steve Thompson move onto 2nd horn. Jo Riseley, the Band Manager commented
"There's a very positive mood in the bandroom at the moment. We've seen a
number of players rejoin the band over the last couple of months, and this
has given the band a real boost in the run-up to Pontins and Spennymoor."
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