The chance to make beautiful music The Lane Cove Concert Band is on the hunt for some new raw talent. WORDS: TRACEY PORTER
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hances are you have someone in your life occasionally prone to blowing hot air. You know the type - the friend who can’t always be relied upon to follow through on their verbal commitments or the family member who occasionally exaggerates their life achievements when in the presence of others. But could the solution to your collective frustrations be just on your doorstep? The Lane Cove Concert Band (LCCB) is calling for recruits for its beginner program to encourage those with a decent set of lungs to put them to good use. Formed in 1963 with just a handful of members but now boasting up to 180 members across three concert bands, a woodwind ensemble, a jazz ensemble and a big band, the LCCB is best known for its performances at council-run events such as citizenship ceremonies, ANZAC Day services and Christmas in the Park.
The organisation has also drawn acclaim for raising community spirits following its performances at local hospitals and retirement villages. Boasting members from a diverse range of occupations, its past alumni includes such notable names as Mark Brown, the current conductor of the Lane Cove Youth Orchestra who has worked with Sydney Symphony, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and trumpeter David Elton who is best known for his time with the London Symphony Orchestra. LCCB president Michelle Casiglia say the beginner program for adults, being held for just the third time in the band’s 58-year history, aims to encourage community members to take up woodwind, brass or percussion instrument with a view to one day performing with one of the group’s six different ensembles. Casiglia, herself a graduate of the 2011 beginner programme, says the offering is unique to that offered by
Boasting members from a diverse range of occupations
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