Workshop Wizards
Saturday 29th Jun 2002, late morning
Last Sunday (23rd June), the band held it's second contest workshop, at The Scout Hut, Mickle Trafford. This year, organiser Ian Clowes had the support of Leon Renilson and Andy MacDonald, both Championship Cornet wizards. Making a superb double act (Morecombe and Wise, Laurel and Hardy, Starkey and Hutch? Don't know, you tell us), Leon and Andy took the workshop through many playing and contesting fundamentals, and even the more experienced players agreed they'd learned alot!! Thanks to Leon and Andy for their time and expertise!! The work piece was Divertimento by Eric Ball, and the mixed group of TB and Senior Players turned on a good final perfomance. Highlight for the younger players was the beatles classic Ticket to Ride, with the blow/no-noise train impressions in the opening bars. The afternoon was rounded off by a 1/2 drum BBQ - yep real charcoal! Superb fare organised by Sylvia McDonald and partly subsidised by the social fund and donations on the day. Thanks to all who helped cook, and tidy up! And thanks to Denise for teas and coffees during the day. A 3rd workshop is planned, sometime in Spetember, when we'll probably run through the Pontins Test piece.