The King Alfred Concert Band is a well-established performance group which has been closely affiliated to the King Alfred Community School, Burnham-on-Sea for the past 25 years. The band was founded as a school concert band but now includes players of any age from the community.

The King Alfred Concert Band has been a training ground for many young people. Some have taken up careers in music while others come back to play in the band after leaving school.
The band encourages young people from King Alfred Community School and other schools to further their technical skills and enjoyment of music along with others in the community. Membership is open to all young people and adults who have reached an acceptable playing standard.

The band plays a wide variety of music from classical overtures to popular music from the shows. We have at least two formal concerts each year, one at Christmas and another in the Spring as well as many other appearances at local events such as fetes and local organisations.

KING ALFRED CONCERT BAND

 Highbridge/Burnham-on-Sea- Somerset, England
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ST. JOHN'S CHURCH  HIGHBRIDGE

DECEMBER 8TH 2007
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH   B. O. S.

John at the Naming of the new Lifeboat for Burnham-on-Sea  May 12th 07

Highbridge Christmas concert

DECEMBER  12TH, 2007

 Our concert in aid of the St. Margaret's Hospice was a full evening of Christmas melodies played by the Band and carols sung by all.  Master of Ceremonies was our ever entertaining Francis Farr-Cox.

The Band played many well-loved Christmas pieces including : CANTIQUE DE NOEL by Adolphe Adam; O COME, O COME, EMANUEL arr. by Claude T. Smith; WINTER WONDERLAND by Eric Osterling; and the ever popular SLEIGH RIDE by  Leroy Anderson.

Our carols included: Silent Night; Once in Royal David's City; Angel's from the Realms of Glory; Away in the Manger; O Little Town of Bethlehem; The First Nowell;  Ding Dong Merrily on High and Hark the Herald Angels Sing

REFRESHMENTS WERE SERVED.

St. Andrew's Christmas Concert - December 12th 2007
Refreshment time for the Band members.

Nathan at the piano

Our Phil played a trumpet solo
 Cheney played a very interesting trombone solo.
Kevin treated all of us to the very amusing trombone piece called "Acrobat"
Tom
 "I enjoy being with my friends in the Band and look forward to our Band tours in the summer."
Danika, Mathew and Cheney at Highbridge Chistmas concert 2007
Mathew, Danika, Phil, Cheney and Kerriann at Highbridge Concert.
Trombone Section- Kevin, Cheney and father Andy
Woolavington Concert June  23rd 2007

This years' programme at St. John's Church  was an evening  filled with Christmas melodies;  instrumental pieces played by members of the Band and the popular Christmas carols enjoyed by all..  Our Master of Ceremonies was Francis Farr-Cox always doing his best.

Some of the Christmas pieces included O, Come, O, Come Emmanuel; Winter Holiday; Triumph of the Skies; Cantique de Noel; as well as the more popular Christmas songs: Sleigh Ride; White Christmas; Winter Holiday.

We enjoyed the performances  of several soloists which included: Phil on trumpet; a piano solo by Nathan; a Euphonium solo by Danika; a trombone solo by Cheney and a trombone solo by Kevin.

Many thanks too for the ladies on the Band Committee who provided the very nice refreshments for the evening. 
                                                                                            

            
Highbridge Concert: Bernard, Kevin, Kelliann, Ruth (Top row)
Hannah, Mary and Marion (bottom row)
 Hannah
 KING ALFRED CONCERT BAND AT ST JOHN'S CHURCH  DECEMBER 8TH 2007
 NATHAN
" I like the variety of pieces we play and everybody is really friendly in the Band."
 Phil and the new Lifeboat for Burnham-on-Sea

Sheila Philp, our Musical Director, conducting the Band at Vivary Park in Taunton - June 10, 2007

 Sue