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Well, that was a slightly longer 7 day circuit breaker than we anticipated. Due to the break, we’ve had to push back our 2021 major concert a little. Once we’ve arranged a date we’ll be sure to let all you know via the usual socials. In the mean time, we’re back rehearsing every Thursday night…

😭 Well that was short lived. Lock Down 4 – With a Vengance has unfortunately dropped, meaning we’re not rehearsing for the week of this new lock down. If anything, we’re fortunate it’s only for one week and because our governmental overloards never get the timing wrong so we’ll be back before you can say…

😍 The last time we rehearsed was the 12th of March 2020. It’s been a long and winding road not just for us, but for the world! We are happy that we are finally back TONIGHT at 7PM, rehearsing from the Little River Mechanics Institute. If you have been inspired by our COVID videos, or…

Well it seems we’ve been out of action a little longer than we hoped. But it’s all blue skies from here, it’s not like we’ll be locked down for three months with a 9pm curfew!! The good news is, we’ve put together another iso edition recording. This time it’s one of our perennial favourites, Instant…

We expect to be back rehearsing real soon – it seems the Victorian Government has this virus thing under control. In the mean time we\’ve put together our iso edition of I Dreamed a Dream featuring Shelley Rodrigues.

This virus thing seems to have slowed us down a little bit. This being the case, we thought we’d give Covid the middle finder and say You Can’t Stop the Beat!

Cooking shows proliferate our TV screens. It’s only fair that the Werribee Concert Band adds our take on the genre. We give you Cooking with the Band!

My name is Rose and I am ten years old. I have been playing clarinet for four years, and this is my second year in the Werribee Concert Band. I chose to play the clarinet as it’s a nice size and is very fun to play. My name is Victor Jnr and I am twelve…

My name is Victor Cilia. I originally played saxophone at WCB, but when I came back after having a few years off, the band had SO many sax’s – so now I’m learning  the tuba. I am extremely proud of the progress I have made in my Tuba playing since coming back to WCB. When…

For this year’s annual concert, the Werribee Concert Band Presents: Storytellers – this is my story. [cue Law & Order “Dum Dum!” sound effect] Pulling up to rehearsal, the drizzling rain is adding to the coldness I know is there to greet me outside the car. As I sit waiting for the last vestiges of…

The Werribee Concert Band Presents Storytellers! We will be playing music based on stories such as Moby Dick, The Wizard Of Oz, West Side Story, and many more! It will be an afternoon of adventure, curiosity and excitement – great for the whole family! Where? Iwaki AuditoriumTime? 3PMWhen? 28th July Let us know you\’re attending…

My name is Blake and I have been playing clarinet in the Werribee Concert Band for almost 6 months. I study at Mackillop College and I am currently in year 11. I’ve been learning the clarinet at school for about five years now, and playing in the Werribee Concert Band has improved my playing massively.…

For some time now the Werribee Concert Band has realised that its double B-flat tuba was not what it used to be. It was quite old, a bit leaky and didn’t have the tone that it used to have. But replacing a tuba is an expensive task! Thankfully, in late 2018 the band was lucky…

Our annual Trivia Night will this year be held in conjunction with the Federal Election – on Saturday May 18th. Again being held at the Central Park Community Centre on Lonsdale Circuit, our trivia nights have become world locally renowned, with prizes ranging from world tours great gift packs to jars of pickles jars of…

Playing at Hamer a Hall would hands down be any musicians dream come true, it isn\’t everyday you get to grace the stage – or in our case, the aisles of Hamer Hall standing among thousands of amazing musicians. Those Who Rock, a creative project created by JOF allowed the Werribee Concert Band\’s wildest dreams…

Listen to our Heroes and Villains concert, recorded live at Werribee Secondary College on 11th August 2018               01 – Gonna Fly Now   02 – Superman   03 – Soul Bossa Nova   04 – Cry of the Last Unicorn   05 – Chicken Run   06 –…

This year’s major concert is important because the training band will be performing. This is their first major concert, and I feel personally privileged to be a part of it. I have helped out the training band since its relaunch in June 2017, but at the beginning of this year I was asked to take…

What a start the Werribee Concert Band has had to 2018! Our first gig of the year was Melbourne\’s famous Moomba Parade. We, for the first time, were in the first few performers of the parade – right up the front and for the first time saw some amazing TV coverage. In a parade first,…

The countdown to this year\’s major concert is rounding down faster than we can believe over here at WCB HQ! With just under two weeks left there\’s still a lot to do. Behind the scenes we\’ll be busy sending out invitations, organising spots in the newspaper and convincing all friends and families to come down…

On Thursday the 1st of June we held a come and try night for people interested in our new training band. The band is going to start from the very beginning – this means that if you have no previous musical experience or knowledge, you will be able to join! As we’re going from the…

We had the pleasure over the weekend just past to spend time in both Warracknabeal and Stawell. The purpose was two fold: catch-up with some good friends at the Warracknabeal & District Band and also participate in the Wimmera Band Group\’s Annual Celebration. This years Wimmera get-together was hosted in Stawell by the Stawell City…

Listen to our 30th Anniversary concert, recorded live at the Wyndham Cultural Center on 30th July 2016             01 – Grandfather\’s Clock   02 – American Riversongs   03 – The Greatest American Hero   04 – I Dreamed a Dream   05 – Solitaire and Dance   06 –…

For me, the first indication that this rehearsal was going to be a big one was when I drove into the car park. It was packed! There were barely any spaces left for me to park in. It seemed that the whole band and then some were there. The weather was cold and windy that…

This week marks less than a month until our 30th year anniversary concert and all of us over at Werribee Concert Band HQ are awaiting it eagerly and (mostly) nervously. It will culminate months of hard work from the band and the committee behind the band who are trying to get the word out and…

With 5 weeks to go, practice is more critical than ever. To show how serious we are, Sunday 19th June we held our first marathon 5 hour rehearsal to help the band step up to the next level. Within this time we managed to play the entire repertoire but also focus on some of the…

So last Thursday marked the first real pedal to metal rehearsal for the band’s 30th anniversary major concert. I am incredibly honoured to be conducting the mighty Werribee Concert Band in its 30th year. Being in the band for the past 15+ years means that the band, the work we do and the people involved…

Listen to our concert of Peter and the Wolf and Music From Other Lands. Recorded live at the Wyndham Cultural Centre on Saturday 4th July 2015. 01 – Waltzing Matilda   02 – Carnival of the Animals   03 – Peter and the Wolf   04 – Les Miserables   05 – Satchmo   06…

On Sunday the 21st of June the band partook in a 5 hour Sunday rehearsal to prepare for the concert. It was an eye opening day and the extra rehearsal will definitely pay off. We did a lot of work on Peter and the Wolf and incorporating the narration and some other surprise bits and…

With last Saturday marking just two weeks until our major concert Peter & the Wolf, things are heating up at Werribee Concert Band HQ. In the weeks leading up to our biggest fundraising event of the year we’ve been madly canvassing old friends, other groups and any contacts we have. With a photoshoot for the Wyndham Leader…

Rehearsal on Thursday was great. We were able to work on plenty of stuff for our major concert, which seems to be coming up really quickly. The concert this year is all about Peter and the Wolf, as well as music from other lands, whether far away or fictional. On Thursday we rehearsed some music…

Last night (28th of August) the Air Force Band put on a free concert at the Wyndham Cultural Centre. As it was free, local and was bound to be amazing, we decided to cancel rehearsal and head down to watch. And what a good decision that ended up being. The event was completely booked out,…

Rehearsal last week was great! Our Musical Director, Mat Taylor, was away due to work commitments so that meant I was in charge of rehearsal. Despite feeling a little bit under the weather and having to step out for some (not so fresh) air, it went really well. The band had obviously worked hard at…

On Thursday 13th March the band elected it\’s new committee. There were lots of experienced faces returned and some new ones taking up important positions. Our long serving President Evan stepped down and he has been replaced by Barb Traynor. Barb has been our Secretary for the past few years and now steps up and…

So another year has come to an end and, for the first time in over a decade, so has my time as President. I can\’t remember exactly how long it has been – probably 11 or 12 years. I\’ve not decided to renominate because I don\’t want to, its because I don\’t have the time.…

Wow! it\’s the one word which best sums up our involvement with the 2014 Moomba Parade. It\’s a long day, for most members of the band begun their day at 6am, getting ready to catch an early train from Werribee. A few drove or caught a lift, but it\’s an early start nonetheless. The morning…

So, it looks like the site redesign is well underway. \”It\’s about time\” I hear you say? Well, to be honest, I agree totally!