Tuesday’s rehearsal was fantastic with Gaynor there to give us the first really full impression of the shape and style of the work in progress. Really good to have a whole rehearsal to devote to this. Gaynor provided a worksheet with the main themes so even if we don’t actually play them […]
Last rehearsal we were finally given the chance to see an early draft of the exciting, original composition Gaynor has been working on especially for ECB. The band seemed to be holding it’s breath as the music was handed out. I wasn’t able to make it to the workshop in […]
We had the pleasure to welcome Gaynor Barradell, our amazing composer from #AdoptaComposer (AAC), for her second visit at our weekly rehearsal on Tuesday this week. Now that she had already met the band and familiarised herself with our style and level of playing music, she decided to run an […]
After last week’s visit from our composer Gaynor our thoughts turned to Christmas. Now, there are a couple of unwritten musical rules in ECB; one of which is ‘No Christmas music to be rehearsed until November’. So with the calendar flipping over a couple of weeks back I was dispatched, […]
Tuesday 7th November saw the much-anticipated first meeting with our #AdoptAComposer Gaynor Barradell. I, for one, had been looking forward to it since hearing about the partnership and it was clear the band was collectively excited, too- at 7:15pm sharp, there was a full-strength band ready to rehearse! Petra and […]
A fantastic start to the project so far. After a great day in London for the big announcement of the pairings, we have set to work getting to know our adopted composer Gaynor Barradell and encouraged the band to share their thoughts and ideas. Response has been enthusiastic with lots […]
Adopt A composer 2017/18 Launch day! 30 September 2017 It’s been hard keeping our successful application to Adopt a Composer (Scotland) a secret since we got the great news on 16 August…. And at last we are on our way to London for the Making Music press launch and to […]
Happy New Year all! Hope all those who attended our Christmas Concert enjoyed themselves- it was a fantastic evening and great to see such a good turn out in the audience. For those who couldn’t come, or just want a little reminder of what we played that night, here’s […]
On Wednesday 2nd December, our brass players entertained the clientele at the Brewin Dolphin Christmas Cocktail Party at the National Museum of Scotland. A few of our brass players have attended this event for the past view years. Katie, one of our trumpeters, gave this insight (though I’m not sure what […]
Welcome! This is the first official post on the Edinburgh Concert band Blog. We want this space to the used (and be useful for!) Band members and our listeners alike! Whether that be with updates/news feed, insights from our band members or reviews of our Concerts. If you have any […]
