More park music tonight but this time I was on the audience side. To close out the Hathern Big Week, the Hathern Band led a concert that closed out with the pieces that typically come up on the last night of the Proms.

I’m much more used to the concert band sound, which includes flutes, clarinets, saxes and more along with various brass instruments (and drums and “string” bass). Hathern Band is a full on brass outfit (well – some percussion as well). If I wanted to join them, I’d have to learn how to read a transposed treble clef part. Treble clef is fine but it would also mean a different set of valve combinations.

Oh, and I’d probably have to up my playing game – the group is a “First Section” band which means they compete in band competitions to a very high standard (sections are similar to football leagues and the only one higher than “First” is “Championship”).

Anyway, a very enjoyable way to spend the evening and the rain held off for at least two minutes after the final notes were played!