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Concert with a health warning |
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 Rayleigh Brass, with vocalists Roger and Angela Davis performed at the New Empire Theatre on Saturday 8th October to a large and appreciative audience.
The National Coastwatch Institution were the beneficiaries from a spectacular evening. The first half was mostly in standard format with the band showing off the talent of their young stars, in particular the fourteen old Jordan Carpenter gave a very polished and professional rendition of the difficult trumpet solo, Tico Tico. The first half ended with Windows of the World with its dramatic conclusion in the rain forest.
The band took to the stage after the interval in naval uniform typical of Nelson’s fleet, the trombone section chose to appear as French officers with tricorn hats, tricolour sashes and sabres. Musical Director Alan Thorpe was piped aboard wearing the uniform of a rear admiral.
The audience were delighted with renditions of HMS Pinafore and the ever popular British Sea Shanties. The feature piece of the night was composed by Albert Emmins and was entitled The Battle of Trafalgar. This was a very stirring piece of music with depicted the battle well. There was a slight delay when the rifle misfired at the climatic point of the music but the band picked up and continued battle in great style. The final chord was followed by a deafening canon charge as the replica weapon onstage was fired. The programme did warn of this explosion and a further warning was made from the stage.
Rayleigh Brass have been very innovative in recent years and have adapted their style to suit the occasion in several performances this year.
The band are appearing at the Mill Hall in Rayleigh on the 16th October and at Highlands Church in Leigh on the 12th November, not to be missed. |