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GCB and The Lord of the Rings Symphony No. 1

The epic J.R.R. Tolkien story of The Lord of the Rings is told through the work of Johan de Meij in this performance by the Geelong Concert Band. A staple of the wind band repertoire, this will be the first time this group has performed the entire five movements. The two part program will feature […]

Band Together

I’m pleased to be part of a fundraising concert to help the Salvation Army’s work in the Geelong region. The Geelong Concert Band will be performing an exciting program of works, concluding with a combined performance with the Melbourne Staff Band. Works include:– Randall Standridge Imaginarium– Don Freund Jug Blues and Fat Pickin’– Edward Fairlie […]

River Rendezvous with the Geelong Concert Band

Saturday May 28th, 7:30pm Gibson Centre Christian College Waurn Ponds Come along to hear the workshop, community and senior ensembles of the Geelong Concert Band perform at their Term 2 Concert. The Senior Band will be performing the following works, combining with the Community Band for the final massed item: Michael Sweeney – Lament and […]

VSMF Repertoire Reading Day

It was lovely to catch-up with some familiar musicians and meet some new ones at Fine Music’s repertoire reading day at PLC. 4 hours of sightreading with a 50+ ensemble of great musicians, conductors and educators really reinforced why we love playing music. It was nice to see solid representation from Geelong as well as […]