SPRING CONCERT

6th May 2003

Our annual concert at Spalding Grammar School took place after much uncertainty.  The plan had been to hold a joint concert with the school's Concert Band under its Musical Director Eric Wayman.  Unfortunately, Eric had been taken ill and had not fully recovered and so the concert was cancelled along with all advertising.  The school's Big Band then agreed to take part but it was a little late to advertise the concert effectively and, as a result, the audience was quite disappointing.

The concert was in the school hall with the Holbeach Band on the stage, and the Big Band in front of the stage.  Musical Director Mel Hopkin is also Musical Director of the Big Band, and two players are in both bands (Philip Edgeley and Andrew Butter who both play trumpet in the Big Band and Solo Cornet in the Holbeach Band).