‘Neighbourhood
Proms’
At
Lewisham Salvation Army - Saturday 10 October 2009
A small
but enthusiastic audience greeted the SLFB for
‘Neighbourhood Proms’ an initiative undertaken by Captain Martin Cordner the
officer in charge of the Salvation Army’s work in Lewisham.
Guest visitor for the evening Major Malcolm Walters proved
himself to be a very able compere, guiding the audience effortlessly through the
programme and also providing an effective ‘Pause for Thought’. The SLFB
under the direction of Major George Whittingham included one of their favourite
arrangements ‘Melodies of Dvorak’ and
band soloists Alan Moyse (cornet) and Bram Chestney (euphonium) presented
‘Glory to his Name’ and ‘My
Unchanging Friend’ respectively. Visiting vocal soloist Mark Norwood from the
Bromley Temple Corps pleased everyone with his professional performances of
‘Spirituals’ and ’The Touch of
God’.
After a short interval, the evening went into ‘PROMS’
mode with audience participation in the ‘Radetzky March’, ‘Fantasia on
British Sea Songs’ and a selection
of wartime favourites. Mark Norwood sang ’Oh What a beautiful Morning’ and
’What a Friend’ .
The evening concluded with the Band and audience joining
together in ‘Land of Hope & Glory’, and ‘Jerusalem’
Roy Horscroft
The Congregation
Soloists
Alan
Moyse
Mark Norwood
Bram Chestney
St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, lunch time concert 8th July 2009
Engagements have been carried out at the following venues over the years and we are continuing with these on a regular basis:-
 | Upper Norwood |
| The United Reformed Church West Wickham |
| Sutton with guest soloist Maisie Wiggins - trombone |
| Northampton Central |
| Eastbourne Citadel |
| Hadleigh Temple |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells with guest soloist Nick Hudson - trombone |
| Gravesend St George's Church |
| Penge Salvation Army - Divisional meeting "Come and Celebrate" |
| The United Reformed Church Herne Hill |
| Shaw Salvation Army, Lancashire |
| Redhill Salvation Army |
| Margate Citadel, Salvation Army |
| Rochester Prison for a Carol Service |
| Denmark Place Baptist Church (In aid of the Parkinson's Disease Society) |
| Ipswich and Felixstowe |
| Blackpool Citadel |
| Thornton Heath |
| Croydon Citadel with the South London Youth Band (Leader Paul Graham) |
| Tour of Scotland and Northern England |
| Plymouth Exeter Hall, Whitleigh |
| Bromley "Open Rehearsal" |
| Brighton Congress Hall |
| St George's Church Beckenham (10th Anniversary) |
| St Laurence Church Catford |
| Wellingborough |
| Boscombe |
| Chatham |
| Southend Citadel |
| Doncaster |
| Canterbury |
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