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Subj: Re last Night
Date: 14/09/2005 12: 14: 30 GMT Standard Time
From: keith. beniston@_trinLtycolleqe. co. uk
To: mqjorqrah m@), aoI. ccLm
CC: mark. 9"n er trinbcolleae. co. uk
Dear Graham
Just a line or two about last night
I though that It was a trIumph on several levels. The music making Itself was Impressive, and, perhaps
rage I UL i
significantly, it was a military band moving a long way forward from the Eastbourne bandstand experience
with marches waltzes and overtures- however delightful they are in their own context
This was a professional band playing new and original music in a classical concert setting. It also attracted the
serious attention of the great and good of the civilian musical world which I think (if you're interested for a
moment in what 1, a humble organist thinkll) is a powerful notification to the world that Military bands and the
repertoire that they play are serious contenders in the classical and highly competitive band world. Having
people like Jo Horovitz, Rodney Newton, Stan Kitchen and Philip Biggs and Clive Marks etc there was a really
shining endorsement of the event and the concept that the military is not entirely locked into its old ways.
For me it was an enjoyable evening on every level, good music, good company, being amongst old Mends
and in particular having had a significant triggering role in the whole thingl I must speak up more oftenl
Onward and upwardl Or in your case Eastward - no?
As ever
Keith
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