This is what we practiced in 2025 under Musical Director Alan Bamber.
All pieces recorded by our percussionist.
15/12/2025
Carol 12, 32, 42, 55, 59, 44
Christmas Piece
Candlelight Carol
Carol 70, 63
The Snowman
Schneewalzer
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Stop The Cavalry
Carol 110
8/12/2025
Carol 44, 75
The Snowman
Candlelight Carol
Carol 32
Christmas Piece
Schneewalzer
Carol 12, 36, 42, 55
1/12/2025
Junior Carol Cards
Carol 47, 70, 110
A Christmas Pop Collection
Stop The Cavalry
Schneewalzer
All I want for Christmas is you
Carol 25
24/11/2025
Carol 12, 36, 32, 59
It’s beginning to look like Christmas
Schneewalzer
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Jingle Bell Rock
The Snowman
Carol 70
17/11/2025
Carol 42, 47, 50, 93
Schneewalzer
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Candlelight Carol
The Snowman
Carol 27, 36, 25
10/11/2025
Carol 42, 47, 44, 100
A Christmas Pop Collection
Candlelight Carol
Christmas Piece
The Snowman
(the car keys fell behind the heater!)
O Holy Night
3/11/2025
Hymn 29, 79, 61 (for Armastice parade)
The Snowman
A Christmas Pop Collection
Candlelight Carol
All I want for Christmas is you
Schneewalzer
- Marching practice *
27/10/2025
Hymns 29, 79, 61 (for Armastice parade)
True and Trusty
Slaidburn
Christmas Piece
Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
It’s beginning to look like Christmas
Carol 25, 42
20/10/2025
Hymn 79, 29, 61 (for Armastice parade)
Carol 75
The Snowman
Schneewalzer
Jingle Bell Rock
Candlelight Carol
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Hymn 3
13/10/2025
Hymn 43, 79, 29, 61
It’s beginning to look like Christmas
Stop The Cavalry
Candlelight Carol
The First Noel / Pachelbel’s Canon
O Holy Night
Carol 103, 18, 25, 21, 100, 110
6/10/2025 No Alan, No Dave, Sheila as MD
Hymn 8, 10
Seaham Town
The Lost Chord
Christmas Piece
Christmas Swing-along
29/9/2025
Hymn 29, 72
Candlelight Carol
Merry Christmas Everyone
The James Bond Theme
Silent Night
Jingle Bell Rock
Christmas Piece
Hymn 7, 3
22/9/2025 (Christmas is coming!)
Hymn 43, 28
Lloyd
Black Diamonds
Seaham Town
How Far is it to Bethlehem?
The First Noel / Pachelbel’s Canon (not inspiring)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
8/9/2025
Hymn 38, 89, 29 then
Full run through of the concert programme
March of the Peers
I Don’t know how to Love him
Tomorrow
Anthem from Chess
Kids play Disney, part 1 (Can you feel the love)
Kids play Disney, part 2 (Beauty and the Beast)
The Lost Chord
I Will Follow Him
Tomorrow (again)
Hymn 28, 3
1/9/2026
Hymn 43, 72
March of the Peers
Tomorrow
I Will Follow Him
Hymn 42
18/8/2025
Hymns 71, 34, 4
Anthem from Chess
I Don’t know how to Love him
March of The Peers
I Will Follow Him
Kids play Disney, part 2 (Beauty and the Beast)
Hymns 43, 3
11/8/2025
Hymns 43, 89
The Lost Chord
March of The Peers
— break — Alan (the MD) was worn out so Sheila took over as MD
Hymn 17
The Lost Chord
4/8/2025
Hymn 10, 28, 29
Anthem from Chess (with Tom from Upotia Unlimited singing)
March of The Peers
I Will Follow Him
Kids play Disney, part 1 (Can you feel the love)
Kids play Disney, part 2 (Beauty and the Beast)
Hymn 72, 3
21/7/2025
Hymns 37, 3
I Will Follow Him
March of The Peers
Anthem from Chess
Tomorrow
Hymn 3
30/6/2025
Hymn 3
I Don’t know how to Love him
A Night at the Circus 1. The Big Top
A Night at the Circus 2. Dancing Elephants
A Night at the Circus 4. Clowns and Acobats
Black Diamonds
Yellow Submarine
The Lost Chord
Tomorrow
The James Bond Theme
Lavenham
Anthem from Chess
23/6/2025
Hymns 29, 28, 43
The Lost Chord
The James Bond Theme
Lavenham
Chopin’s Dream
Kids play Disney, part 1 (Can you feel the love)
Kids play Disney, part 2 (Beauty and the Beast)
Kids play Disney, part 3 (A Whole New World)
True and Trusty
16/6/2025
Hymn 4
True and Trusty
I Don’t know how to Love him
Little Stars
A Night at the Circus 1. The Big Top
A Night at the Circus 2. Dancing Elephants
A Night at the Circus 3. The Lion Tamer – Needs a swanny wistle
A Night at the Circus 4. Clowns and Acobats
A Grand Day Out (not going to be played at Buxton Bandstand)
Black Diamonds
Lost Chord
The James Bond Theme
Tomorrow
Hymn 3
9/6/2025
Hymn 37, 4, 3
Black Diamonds
Anthem from Chess
Yellow Submarine
Kids play Disney, part 2 (Beauty and the Beast)
Kids play Disney, part 3 (A Whole New World)
Bui Doi
Hymn 3
2/6/2025
Hymn 29, 72
A Night at the Circus 4. Clowns and Acobats
The James Bond Theme
Anthem from Chess
Chopin’s Dream
Black Diamonds
Hymn 4
19/5/2025
Hymn 37, 89, 103, 96 “Rubbish, won’t try that one again”, 28
Yellow Submarine
Pastime with Good Company
Black Diamonds
Hymn 19, 38
12/5/2025
Hymn 24
Bui Doi
A Night at the Circus 1. The Big Top
A Night at the Circus 2. Dancing Elephants
A Night at the Circus 3. The Lion Tamer – Needs a swanny wistle
A Night at the Circus 4. Clowns and Acobats
Black Diamonds
Hymn 103, 4
28/4/2025
Hymn 43, 61
Spicy Slaidburn
True and Trusty
Lavenham
A Grand Day Out
Little Stars
Musical Hits for Kids 4. Do-Re-Mi
The Lost Chord
7/4/2025
Hymn 102, 4
Lloyd
Cornfield Rock – to wake the band up!
Theme from Shrek
The James Bond Theme
March of the Peers
Lavenham
31/3/2025
Hymn 43, 89
March of the Peers
A Grand Day Out
The Lord of the Rings
Lloyd
Hymn 3
17/3/2025
Hymn 28, 36, 89
True and Trusty
I Don’t know how to Love him
Anthem from Chess
Spicy Slaidburn
The James Bond Theme
Kids play Disney, part 1 (Can you feel the love)
Kids play Disney, part 2 (Beauty and the Beast)
March of the Peers
Hymn 3
10/3/2025
Hymn 28, 89
Anthem from Chess
I Don’t know how to Love him
Kids play Disney, part 1 (Can you feel the love)
Kids play Disney, part 2 (Beauty and the Beast)
Spicy Slaidburn
True and Trusty
Hymn 89, 3
3/3/2025
Hymn 54, 28, 29, 89
The James Bond Theme
Anthem from Chess
I Don’t know how to Love him
Anthem from Chess
Kids play Disney, part 1 (Can you feel the love)
Kids play Disney, part 2 (Beauty and the Beast)
Kids play Disney, part 3 (A Whole New World)
Spicy Slaidburn
True and Trusty
Hymn 89, 3
24/2/2025
Hymn 21,24,89
A Night at the Circus 1. The Big Top
A Night at the Circus 3. The Lion Tamer – Needs a swanny wistle
A Night at the Circus 4. Clowns and Acobats
Bui Doi
Spicy Slaidburn
Anthem from Chess
James Bond Theme
Hymn 29,4
17/2/2025
No Rehearsal – Committee Meeting instead
10/2/2025
Hymn 28,4
Spicy Slaidburn
Bui Doi
March of the Peers
I Don’t know how to Love him
Anthem from Chess
Lavenham
3/2/2025
Hymn ?,13
Tomorrow
Spicy Slaidburn
I Don’t know how to Love him (Dylan’s first solo, brilliant)
March of the Peers
Hymn 89,4
27/1/2025 Short practice
Hymn 37
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
One Moment in time
20/1/2025 Short practice
Hymn 29,72,89
Spicy Slaidburn
A Grand Day Out
13/1/2025
Hymn 28,29
A Grand Day Out
Tomorrow
Bui Doi
Spicy Slaidburn
Anthem from Chess
Hymn 4
6/1/2025
Hymn 43
Spicy Slaidburn
A Special Place
[Exercises]
Hymn 28,72