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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…