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Old News
This year the Enterprise Band have been working hard for a number of jobs but especially for the Groby Contest that they recently
took part in and achieved fantastic results.
Gary Perrin came 5th in the Junior Slow Melody,
Wigston Enterprise C came 4th in the
quartets and Alex Bentley and Gary Perrin came 4th in the Junior Duets.
The major silverware came from Vicki Wakefield who came
2nd in the Open Percussion section and Wigston Enterprise D who came 2nd in the Junior Quartet section.
Groby Success
Wigston Brass Band Summer Concert 2010
Ian is presented with his 25 year service certificate
Ian Hayto entertains with Concerto de Aranjuez.
Alison Harding has "Georgia" on her mind
Jack Maxwell plays "Capriccio" to delight the audience
Dave Harrold entertains to his usual exemplary standard with the haunting "Benedictus" from "The Armed Man"
In addition to the soloists pictured, the audience were treated to fine solos from Kevin Malkin on cornet playing "Moricones Melody"
and Bob Fouldes delighting the audience with the horn solo "If".
While this concert proceeded the "picnic guests" enjoyed
themselves, tucking and supping on the culinary delights they had brought with them. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed by band and
audience.
Photographs courtesy of Chris Thornhill
Band achieve 3rd place at West Midlands contest
Enterprise Band achieve 2nd place at Loughborough contest
Nearing the end of the 2011 Contest Season, the band made the 90 minute journey to compete in the relocated West Midlands Brass Band
Association contest at Pershore near Worcester. After scheduled stop to rehearse at Hinckley the band proceeded to
Pershore High School for the contest. Having chosen a lively and tuneful modern piece composed by Oliver Waespi the band obviously
enjiyed rehearsing and playing the music achieving 3rd place from a strong field of bands. Leicestershire was well represented amongst
the prize winners with Enderby and Oddfellows taking the first and second prize. Garry Sleath was pleased with the result commenting
that althpough we will be competing in section 2 next year we were still able to compete with good first section bands.
The Enterprise Band rounded off the contest seaon with a well deserved second place in the unregistered section at the Leicestershire
Brass Band Association contest at Loughborough. Well done to all players who took the stage for that contest.