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"Band of the Year 2008"


Welcome to the bebo entry for the Third Carrick Band, Band of the Year 2008.

Situated in the coastal town of Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland, near the entrance to Belfast Lough, 2008 sees the Third Carrick Silver Band celebrate 50 years of music making.

Over the last 50 years the band has competed in many contests resulting in an impressive number of wins and has entertained many thousands of people who have attended the concerts given by the band particularly throughout the summer and Christmas periods.

In April 2005, the band was given the opportunity and privilege of competing in the European Brass Band Championships which was held in Groningen, Holland and has also played throughout the UK and Ireland. The band are currently one of the busiest and most entertaining bands in Northern Ireland playing a wide selection of music covering many genres.

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"See our blog for more details of our golden jubilee celebrations" (6 day ago) me too!

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Calling all friends and former band members
Third Carrick Band will this year celebrate it's Golden Jubilee and preparations are on-going to provide a weekend of celebrations which begin on Friday 26th September 2008 and we are looking to contact all friends and former members of the band so we can keep you all up to date with the on-going arrangements. Whilst we have a database of names, lots of people have since moved on and we have no contact details. If you wish to receive details of our Jubilee weekend, please contact us by email at info@thirdcarrickband.co.uk and we will send you information as it becomes available. We look forward to hearing from you all and hope you will be able to join us for the celebrations.

A short summary of events is noted below:

The weekend starts off on Friday 26th September 2008 with a concert which will not ony showcase the talents of the senior band but also the hard work and achievements of the ever growing junior band. Also on stage will be a special guest band made up of former players who will demonstrate that their talents are still up to scratch. In addition to this the band will premier our new march - "On the Castle Green" which was commissioned for the jubilee celebrations and which was composed by the superb Paul Lovatt-Cooper.

On Saturday 27th September the band will host a gala dinner dance which will be held in the Clarion Hotel, Carrickfergus. Special rates have been agreed with the hotel for anyone wishing to stay for all or part of the weekend.

On Sunday 28th September the Jubilee weekend will close with a bandsmans service which will be held in North Street Church, Carrickfergus.

We hope you will be able to join with us as we celebrate and look forward to seeing you all.

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END OF YEAR CONCERT AND PRIZE GIVING FOR JUNIOR BAND
The junior band held it's annual concert and prize giving on Saturday 7th June 2007. The concert was held in the War Memorial Hall, Carrickfergus in front of a packed hall of friends and families of the performers. We were also delighted to have in a attendance Des Graham, and from Armagh Old Boys' Band, Ivor Stevenson - who both have been in hospital recently.

The Junior Band (JB) and Training Band (TB) performed an entertaining programme as noted below:

1. True & Trusty (JB)
2. All throught the night (JB)
3. March (TB)
4. Pop Rock (TB)
5. Nicea (TB)
6. Funny Bone (JB) - Soloist: Robert Boggs
7. Yellow Bird Cha-Cha (JB)
8. Hymn (TB)
9. Misty (JB) Soloist: Rebecca Donaldson
10. Fanfare Open-Up (TB)
11. Czardas (TB)
12. The Lion King (JB)
13. My Bonnie (JB)
14. Ode to Joy (JB)
15. German Dance (JB & TB)

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Prize Giving - Award Winners

MOST PROMISING BEGINNER
Winner: Adam Taylor
Runner up: Olivia Cooke

JUNIOR BANDSMAN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Rachael Barr
Runner up: Shane Kelly

MOST ENTHUSIASTIC MEMBER
Winner: George Stokes
Runner up: Johnathan Boggs

CONDUCTORS PRIZE
Winner: Robert Boggs
Runner up: Mark Coulter

HELEN WARNOCK TROPHY
Winner: Rebecca Donaldson
Runner up: Libby Hawthorne

THE TRAINING CUP
Winner: Joseph Parkes
Runner up: Eoife Burgess

Congratulations to all who took part in this concert, the tutors and those who won prizes for all the hard work and we look forward to more music making after the summer recess. Also our best wishes for a speedy recovery to both our own Des Graham and to Ivor Stevenson from Armagh Old Boys' Band after their recent surgeries.
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In concert with the Abbey Singers
An evening of wonderful music performed to a full house in the splendid main hall of the University of Ulster at Jordanstown was held on Saturday 19th April 2008. The concert featured the Abbey Singers, under their conductor, Brian Agus along with accompanist, Donald Blair, with guest artistes, international singing star, Eugene O'Hagan (Tenor) with his accompanist Daniel O'Neill and the band under conductor, Des Graham.

The Abbey Singers
The Abbey Singers have performed all over Ireland and is now in it's 38th year and it's repertoire includes sacred and secular music, serious and light, old and new, straightforward and more challenging from near and far. Conductor Brian Agus, now in his 4th season with the Abbey Singers, however, has almost a lifetime's experience having first been appointed choirmaster, at the age of 23, of a church in his native West Yorkshire. Originally a school teacher, he came to Northern Ireland to join the teaching staff of the Belfast School of Music, where he was the first head of singing and from where he conducted choirs from school level upwards, including the Belfast Chorale in the choir of the year competition televised nationwide on BBC2. From 1993 he was Director of Music Services for the South Eastern Education and Library Board, until his early retirement in 2004. His choir training is informed by his considerable early experience as a tenor soloist. He is an occasional organist in his local church, has adjudicated all over Ireland and examines regularly for the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. In the summer he umpires cricket.

Eugene O'Hagan - Tenor
After several years of study with the late Frank Capper (Belfast) and maestro Sergio Ballani (Rome), guest soloist, tenor Eugene O'Hagan has become a well known exponent of oratorio and art song and is no stranger to concert and opera-going audiences in Belfast and Dublin. He counts most of the mainstream oratorio roles in his repertoire. More recent platform performances include the title role in Bizet's early opera "Dr Miracle" with Castleward Opera and Dublin based Lyric Opera's production of "La Traviata". Future engagements include "Carmina Burana" in Dublin and a Lyric Opera production of "The Magic Flute".

Third Carrick Band
The band, fresh from their recent success in competition, were featured in 3 spots in the programme and performed a varied and entertaining selection of music which was well received by the audience. The music played by the band is noted below:

No 1 Spot
March: The Champions - Major G H Willcox
Cornet solo: Lazy River - Hoagey Carmichael arr. Alan Morrison - Soloist: Ruth Montgomery
A String of Pearls - Gerry Gray

No 2 Spot
Introduction to Act III "Lohengrin" - Richard Wagner arr. Dr. Denis Wright
Flugel Horn Solo: Magh Seola - Gerard Fahey arr. Sandy Smith - Soloist: Ruth Binding
Oklahoma - Richard Rodgers arr. Alan Catherall

No 3 Spot
Cornet Trio: Trumpets Wild - Harold Walters
Horn Solo: Somewhere Over A Rainbow - Arlen/Harburg arr. Goff Richards
Soloist Michael Montgomery
And The Band Played On - Ward/Palmer arr. Goff Richards

The band would like to thank the Abbey Singers for the invitation to play at this prestigious concert and send our best wishes for the future.
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Note to Junior Band Members
As you know it's our annual concert and prize giving on Saturday 9th June 2008

Meet at the hall: 10.00am

Dress Code: Junior band polo shirt, black school shoes & black school trousers - No Jeans

Regarding food: As food is provided afterwards we need your support if you could bring somet...
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Jonathan Taylor
Hey Guys
Been a while. Saw a few of you out and about, always good to think back to the good old days. Anyway, glad the band is doing so well hope you all are doing well and good wishes for the future.

JT
4 day ago
Roy Bennett
What about

The Bucky Gelder

4 week ago
Peter Arthurs
Well done to all the Junior bandums on Saturday morning!:D
You made us all proud.

Have a good break and remember we start back on te 2nd August!:)
5 week ago
Nemo
How about...

"March Of The Not Very Grey And Black Army"?

Lol:P
7 week ago
Timothy Glover
I'll start the ball rollng with "Knockagh" - may change my mind after hearing it!
7 week ago
Third Carrick Band
What about some suggestions for a name for the march written for the band?
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Hugh Jass.
Why is the gender of third carrick "male"? lol
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