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Olympic theme for youth

The youth bands of Wigan, Bolton and Astley recently celebrated their musical links with an Olympic theme.

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The Royal Northern College of Music recently resounded to the sound of brass, when more than 100 young musicians from Wigan, Bolton and Astley Youth Bands took to the stage to perform in a special Olympic themed gala concert.

Links

Since 2002, David Little, Helen Minshall and Toby Hobson have organised a successful joint annual concert which promotes on-going links between their bands.

Thanks to funding of £1214 from Wigan Council’s Cultural Partnership, this year’s event was a great success.

Once in a lifetime

Gill David, Interim Chairperson of the Cultural Partnership told 4BR: "This is about encouraging, promoting and enjoying what will be a once in a lifetime event. We want communities across the borough to come up with as many fantastic and fun ways they can think of to enjoy the spirit of London 2012."

This year the bands paid tribute to Roy Newsome, with a moving performance of ‘There is a Green Hill Far Away’ in the presence of VIP guests Murial Newsome, and son, Neil4BR

Enjoyed

This was certainly achieved with the event, with an outstanding performance which was thoroughly enjoyed by players and audience alike.

Traditionally each band performs a 20 minute programme, and there is always a massed band finale of 3 items.

Tribute

This year the bands paid tribute to Roy Newsome, with a moving performance of ‘There is a Green Hill Far Away’ in the presence of VIP guests Murial Newsome, and son, Neil.

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