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Wardle High’s Platinum Success!
On Sunday 20th November Wardle High’s Junior Wind Band took part in the National Concert Band Festival at Rochdale Town Hall.
The National Concert Band Festival is recognised as the largest, enterprising Festival for wind instrument musicians through the UK.
The National Concert Band Festival began over 20 years ago and is now recognised as the largest, enterprising Festival for wind instrument musicians who play in wind bands or big bands throughout the UK.
The annual Festival assesses performances at Regional events throughout the country by experts who award Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. The highest awards also carry an invitation to take part in the National Festival which is two days long and has in excess of 2,400 participants and 900 supporters in attendance – the largest gathering of wind musicians in the UK.
The Junior Wind Band won the North West of England Platinum Award on the evening which means they are through to perform in London at the Royal Academy Hall on the 1st April 2012.
Wardle High’s Junior Wind Band reformed in 2007. Since its reincarnation the band has grown from twenty to fifty members.
This is the second year that the band has taken part in the Festival.
Last year the band were awarded with a Silver Award. This year they were hoping to achieve a Gold Award, and have excelled themselves in achieving the Platinum Award.
Director of Performing Arts, Janet Emsley said, ‘the band played really well, for some of them it was their first festival performance, I am very proud of them.’
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