Southend Youth Symphonic Wind Band

SOUTHEND YOUTH SYMPHONIC WIND BAND
Director of Music: Tony Orchover, President: Sir Teddy Taylor MP, Vice Pesident: David Amess MP

Winners of the "Music for Pleasure Shield"
Southend Music Festival 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002

The band is now the premier Youth Symphonic Wind Band for south-east Essex catering for young woodwind, brass, and percussion (inc. string bass) players from Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding area.

It encourages musicians of approximately grade 4 standard and upward, and places a high emphasis on playing excellence alongside the social enjoyment of group music making. It is deliberately organised to build on the work done by school bands and not to be in competition with them and its repertoire of music reflects this by its difficulty.

Weekly rehearsals are held during term-time.

The dates for the 3 main Concerts each year are published in advance, as well as other engagements by invitation. New members will receive a warm welcome.

The Band has recently come under the umbrella of the Southend Music Services. For further information, please contact the Director of Music, Tony Orchover:

Recent Repertoire

During the last few years the band has recently rehearsed or performed from a repertoire of over 120 works including:
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Ravel Bolero
Tchaikowsky 1812 Overture
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Stravinsky Firebird
Selections from Films and Musicals including The Lion King, Oklahoma, Gladiator, Mary Poppins, The Music Man, Porgy & Bess etc.
Various marches by Alford, Strauss, Tiecke, Walford Davies, Coates etc
Various selections and tributes to Hollywood, George Gershwin, Disney, Leroy Anderson,
Lennon & McCartney, James Bond, Broadway etc… and many other miscellanies, novelties, works with solo instruments or voices and choirs.