JUBILEE BRASS VISITS
STRATFORD.
It’s ‘Avon calling’,
as in Stratford, a
city of 30,000 souls
on the Avon River in
southwestern
Ontario.
Settled in 1832 and
named after
Stratford-upon-Avon,
England, of
Shakespearean fame,
the city has chosen
the swan as its
symbol. Each year 24
white swans and two
black ones are
released into the
Avon River. That’s a
whole lot of
feathers.
The Shakespearean
Stratford Festival
was started in 1953
and now brings
hundreds of
thousands of theatre
goers and tourists
to the area.
Many notables, past
and present, hail
from Stratford.
Names like Peter
Manbridge, Lloyd
Robertson, Howie
Morenz and Dr.
Norman Bethune come
to mind.
To such a notable
community came
Jubilee Brass on
September 28th
to conduct morning
worship and an
afternoon ‘concert
in the park’ 
The chorus
arrangement, “Be
still for the
presence of the
Lord” got us quickly
into the mood for
worship followed by
the captivating
vocal arrangement of
“In me Lord” and
that was just the
prelude.
In preparation for
Major Warrick
Pilgrim’s challenge
from the Word on the
subject of “The
Salvation of Jesus’
based on William
Booth’s song “ O
Boundless Salvation”
the Band presented
Rawlins “Channels of
Blessing”, a band
favorite.
We vocalized again
in “How much more”
The congregation
departed while
reflecting on the
postlude, “As the
Deer”
The afternoon saw us
relocating to the
park for an open-air
concert.
The Band opened with
the allegro from
“Music for the Royal
Fireworks”
Our resident piper
Jack Bernard
strolled forth with
his pipes bedecked
with a small army
flag and rendered,
“Highland Cathedral”
and “Amazing Grace”
much to the delight
of the crowd. The
trombone section, 6
strong, presented
“Wonders begin”.
Also featured were,
“Songs of the
Soldier”, “The
Hallelujah Strand “,
“How great Thou
art”, and two
marches “Praising my
Savior” and
“Amsterdam
Congress”. As a
surprise addition
Bandsman Art Edwards
sang with band
accompaniment, “
Simply Trusting”.
This was the last
Sunday for Major’s
Pilgrim ® who have
filled this
appointment for the
past three months.
Jubilee Brass was
pleased to be able
to support this
lovely congregation
in wishing them ‘bon
voyage’.
