December 30th 2020

Final virtual band of the year performance- Last Christmas.

Thanks to everyone who took part and especially to Hamish Wood, our conductor, who organised the music and put together the track and the video .

December 4th 2020

The band has recorded another lockdown tune - Pastime with Good Company (written by King Henry VIII).

It has a Christmasy medieval sound that will hopefully lift the spirits.

September 14th 2020

The Lockdown Band (aka the Virtual Band!) have been busy recording a new tune - Tequila - accompanied by a lighthearted video using clips compiled from YouTube from in and around Inverurie.

Hope you like the tune!

July 27th 2020

The ICB Virtual Band playing A Song for Health

“Due to the recent ban on large events in order to curb a further outbreak of the coronavirus, many of us musicians, are left sitting at home bursting with creativity. We used the power of music to support the efforts of our incredible healthcare and public service workers who are at the frontlines of the corona pandemic. There are a number of healthcare and public sector workers within Inverurie Concert Band. It simultaneously raises awareness of the importance of music for society.“

July 7th 2020

The ICB Virtual Band are in action playing "Take On Me"!

The ICB Lockdown Band play New York New York!

Click below.

1st June 2020

Here is the latest from the committee re the band 16/5/2020

Dear fellow band member,

We hope that you and your family are safe during these unprecedented times. The committee have had a meeting regarding how to proceed from here and the outcome is as follows:

As you know all rehearsals as well as the Summer Concert have been cancelled for this year. We are considering a shortened performance for charity after lockdown has ended to give us a chance to perform some of the pieces we have been working on. Once we have a concrete time frame we will give you more details about this.

Furthermore, as our accounts year goes up to the AGM in August, we have decided to close the accounts now, ready for audit and review by the charity commission.

Thank you to everyone who has paid their fees for this term. We have taken the decision to freeze the fees from the point of cancellation and deduct any outstanding amount from next terms fees. For those who haven't paid yet for this term, they will just be charged the full amount for next term, when we are allowed to rehearse again. So far, we are still planning to hold our Christmas Concert.

Hamish has suggested the following link for anyone who wants to keep playing and practising in the the mean time.

https://www.virtualconcertband.com/

Please keep practising the pieces we have been working on so far as well, so we can pick up where we left off and get a concert organised when it is possible.

We hope that you are keeping active and safe and are keen to let you know that we hope the band will keep on going after this trying time.

We would be grateful for any other suggestions or ideas to keep the band going from strength to strength and support each other.

Keep safe, keep healthy and hopefully we will see you all soon.

Inverurie Concert Band (formerly Inverurie Wind Band) is YOUR local community band and welcomes woodwind, brass and percussion players of all ages and standards. The band repertoire provides wide range of music from classical to contemporary, suites to film themes. We perform several concerts each year, so stay tuned for the latest dates and venues! Go to News and Events for all the latest.

Rehearsals are on Wednesdays at 7:30pm at the Thainstone Centre, Inverurie.

First rehearsal for new session is on Wednesday 8th January 2020.

We are on the lookout for musicians to join the Inverurie Concert Band.

We are looking for more brass players, percussionists and woodwind players to join us. (You need to be at least grade3/4 and above)

If you want to find out more, please go to the New Members section.

You can send an email to:

contactus@inverurieconcertband.co.uk

We are now a registered charity. Our SCIO number is SC 049370.

You can also find us on Facebook- www.facebook.com/inverurieconcertband.

Rehearsals

Rehearsals are held at 7:30 PM on Wednesday evenings at the Thainstone Centre, Inverurie

Please bring a music stand, reading lights if required, a pencil, and remember to bring a spare played-in reed that can be changed quickly if you're in the clarinet, oboe or saxophone section.

Rehearsals last through to about 9:30 with a short break in the middle from Easter until the October break. We finish at 9 with no break from October until Easter.

Occasionally we have to move rehearsals to a Monday, so please check on the band's Facebook page for changes to rehearsal times

Inverurie Concert Band Facebook Page

Musical Director

Our Musical Director is Hamish Wood. Hamish is an experienced conductor, trombone player and teacher.

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