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News and updates from Eynsford Concert Band

Comedy at The Mick Jagger Centre

When the opening joke of the evening is “How many conductors does it take to change a lightbulb?”  (A: who knows…no one ever looks at the conductor!), then you know that things can only get better.. This was definitely the case on Sunday 17th April 2016 at the Mick Jagger centre Dartford and the result was a …

ECB in Winds Magazine – Spring 2016

Eynsford Concert Band is proud to have an article about the band published in the Spring 2016 edition of the BASBWE Winds Magazine.   Please click here to read the article. ECB in Winds Magazine – Spring 2016

A Christmas Festival at the Mick Jagger Centre

On Sunday 20th December, the Eynsford Concert Band brought their traditional Christmas celebration to The Mick Jagger Centre in Dartford.     This year’s concert did not disappoint.  With the band dressed in colourful Christmas attire and a stage dressed in tinsel and lights, the scene was set for an evening of christmas music, poor jokes …

Eynsford Concert Band and the Band of the Grenadier Guards raise £18,000 for SSAFA

On 22nd November, Eynsford Concert Band and the Band of the Grenadier Guards came together to perform at the spectacular Pamoja Hall in Sevenoaks, Kent.  This was our third liaison and, yet again, the concert was a sell out. Over the three years, these concerts have raised almost £18,000 in support of SSAFA, the Armed …

Eynsford Concert Band to represent Great Britain at the 2016 European Championship for Wind Orchestras

Eynsford Concert Band is delighted to be invited to the first European Championship for Wind Orchestras, to be held in the Tivoli Vredenburg concert hall, Utrecht, The Netherlands on 21st and 22nd of May 2016.     The European Championship for Wind Orchestras is an international non-profit association, with the purpose of arranging the European …

Merry Christmas – Dartford!

Every concert by the Eynsford Concert Band is a pleasure, but I especially look forward to their Christmas Festival performance at the Mick Jagger Centre  …and this year did not disappoint.     As we embarked on a festive journey from Westminster to the Ukraine, along to the sound of sleigh bells, the National Symposium …

Winners! 2014 National Concert Band Symposium

    Eynsford Concert Band wins National title! We are very pleased to announce that the Eynsford Concert Band were the winners of the National Concert Band Symposium 2014 – a competition featuring some of the finest wind ensembles in the country. Founded in 2013 the National Concert Band Symposium (NCBS) is an organisation that …

Star Spangled Dartford

On Sunday 11th May 2013, Eynsford Concert Band bought a slice of the US of A to the Mick Jagger Centre on Sunday with with “Americana” – a programme of music inspired by, or written by Americans.     A packed house enjoyed an eclectic mix of music including classic American themes (Shenandoah, Dixie) through …

A Joint Concert with The Band of the Grenadier Guards

On Sunday 27th October 2013, Eynsford Concert Band and The Band of the Grenadier Guards performed to a packed audience at the Pamoja Hall in Sevenoaks, Kent. This ‘Bond of Friendship’ charity concert, kindly sponsored by BAE Systems, was a tribute to our armed forces and in support of SSAFA, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and …

Eynsford Concert Band helps promote music in schools

Over the past couple of years, Eynsford Concert Band has been supporting The Malling School in Kent with their programme to encourage year 7 pupils to take up music. The Band has visited the school on a number of occasions to conduct musical workshops with pupils and afternoon concerts for pupils and their parents, all …