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Peter and the Wolf – Concert Recording
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…
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Sunday Rehearsal
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…
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Peter and the Wolf
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…
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Reflections on a Rehearsal
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…
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ANZAC Day
The Werribee Concert Band is very proud to announce that we are participating in the ANZAC Day Parade in Melbourne on the 25th April 2015. Of course this ANZAC Day holds special significance, being the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the ANZAC legacy. The band has performed in this march in the past but…
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Band Camp 2014!
On Friday the 26th of August, we all left our homes for the weekend and went down to Torquay. Once we got to the camp site and we had set up, we all sat in for our first rehearsal at 3 o’clock. We played a couple of new charts, but we mostly played pieces that…
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A night off with the RAAF band.
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,…
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Jurassic Park, Frozen and Over-Confident Soloists
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…
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Three Weeks To Go!
With only three weeks to go until From Stage to Screen, the band’s rehearsal on Thursday was intense. I should clarify that it wasn’t a bad type of intensity; it was the type of intensity that encourages people to work hard and practice and get excited for what we’re about to do. We worked hard…
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2014 Committee
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…