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Jubilee Brass uses the
Westminster Park Corps
building in London, Ontario
for its weekly rehearsals,
but on Saturday evening June
13th it became a concert
hall as the band presented a
program which included an
old fashioned hymn sing. The
hymns were preceded by a
power point depiction of the
origin of the hymns. Hymns
used were “To God be the
Glory”, “How great Thou
art”, “O boundless salvation”
and the benediction, “The
day Thou gavest”.
The band started the program
with the old time stirring
March “Cairo Red Shield” (Raikes).
The program went on to
include Percy Merritt’s
“Sunshine” which provides a
particular challenge to the
solo cornet bench.
The band presented an
animated vocal number
“Redeemed” (words by Fanny
Crosby and music by Aubrey
Butler) led by George Holmes.
Later on in the program the
band again became a vocal
chorus in the ever popular
“Rock of Ages” This is sung
to the tune of “Wells” and
was written by Augustus
Toplady and arranged by
William Bearchell.
Three cornetists (not two,
not four) stepped forward to
present the scintillating
cornet Trio “What a Friend”
(Holz). The soloists were
Karl Jolly, Bert Wormington
and Fred Boycott. The
audience really appreciated
this number which was very
well played.
“Amazing Grace” was played
on the pipes by Band
Sergeant Jack Bernard. This
is always a favorite of our
audiences and Jack never
lets us down. He’s the only
one who seems to get
standing ovations. We have
to do something about that.
Following a challenging
devotional by the Band
Executive officer Major
Wilson Noble the band
supported his thoughts with
Eric Ball’s “Serenity”. This
demands a very sensitive
presentation as it relates
to dynamics. The band rose
to the occasion.
The band’s concluding number
was the timeless classic by
Gunnar Blomberg, the
meditation “Hyfrydol” |
