Updated 5/01/16
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December 2015
Our Senior Band Played Christmas Day, 12.30pm Mass in Ardee with former band Member and Conductor, Anthony McArdle conducting the band on his surprise visit home to family for the festive season from Australia.Members of our Senior Band played Christmas carols on Christmas Eve on the Main Street in Ardee and in the 
afternoon in the Foyer of Supervalu as everyone made their way to and from their Christmas Shopping.
The Band conducted by Brendan Breslin took part in the Parish Carol Service on Sunday 20th December alongside the Parish Choirs and Local School Choirs and Soloist Ruth Kelly-Brady.
From all members of the Band we wish you all a happy Christmas, Music Filled and Prosperous new Year for 2016.
Ardee Concert Band are supported by The Arts Council, Music Network and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
34th annual Christmas Concert
Ardee concert band took art in its 34th annual Christmas concert on Friday, December 11thin the Bohemian Centre, Ardee at 8pm sharp featuring: Ardee Concert Band, Ardee Concert Junior Band, Ardee Concert Youth Band & Ardee Concert Band Recorder Group.
The Concert went without a hitch to a packed auditorium of Ardonians and friends from near and far. With songs from Radio, old school times, Christmas Carols and Music from the Banding world there was something for everyone to sing along to.
Jack Powell of the Ardee Concert Youth Band received the award for most improved bands person with the group and Aoife O’Malley Received the Seán Matthews Award for Progression in the Senior Band.
2015 seen the Senior Band present a new Award; The Conductors Award. Brendan Presented this award to the Bands person with a particular strive for the band and its music and the inaugural recipient for the trophy was to Mr. Paul Callan.
The night continued with Tea and refreshments afterwards for everyone; members and concert goers in the Main Band room of the Bohemian Centre.
Ardee Concert Band are supported by The Arts Council, Music Network and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
U-18 Christmas Jumper Members Party
Our U-18 members had a Christmas Jumper Party on Sat Dec 5th. Meeting santa on their way through the Bohemian
Centre to the main hall for games and dancing. Many youth members of the senior Band helped out organiser and Band PRO Sinéad Nutley. Thanks go out to Clodagh McClean, Aoife o’Malley, Brendan Leacy, Conor Horan, Sarah Clare, Darren Kirk, Hayley Halpin and Conor Meegan. Everyone left the party in the Christmas spirit with their complimentary Selection box from the Band as a Christmas gift.
Tickets now available to buy for our 34th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Tickets are now available to buy for the “ARDEE CONCERT BAND 34th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT” on Friday, December 11thin the Bohemian centre, Ardee at 8pm from all band members and payment can also be made at the door on the night, be early to avoid disappointment – €10> Adult + €7> child.
Annual Mass for Deceased Members
Ardee Concert Senior Band will perform at the Annual Mass for deceased members which will take place on Sunday 29-11-2015 at 12noon in The Church of the Nativity of our lady, Ardee
Ardee Concert Band travel by Ferry to Glasgow
39 members and 12 Supporters of Ardee Concert Band travelled to Glasgow, Scotland on Friday 30th October to perform along side the renowned Strathclyde University Concert Band in the historic and prestigious venue of St. Andrew on the Square for a joint concert on Saturday October 31st 2015. On Friday evening both bands joined forces for a 100 strong rehearsal in the University of Strathclyde’s Concert Hall under the batons of Mr. Brendan Breslin and Mr. Chris Mitchell.
On Sunday before heading back across the Irish Sea, the Band and their supporters travelled to Edinburgh to enjoy a sight seeing tour of the city and of Edinburgh Castle. The Strathclyde Band will be making a return visit to Ardee in 2016, more details to follow.
Ardee Concert Band in full rehearsal upon trip to Glasglow, Scotland at Halloween
Ardee Concert Band has been invited to join the renowned Strathclyde University Concert Band under their conductor Chris Mitchell in an exciting weekend of music from Friday 30th Sept to Sunday 1st Nov 2015. Full Senior Band Rehearsals continue on this Tuesday evening October 13th October from 8pm with Brendan Breslin as they prepare for their Halloween Weekend Trip to Glasgow, Scotland to visit and perform alongside the Strathclyde University Concert Band Joint Concert with Strathclyde University Concert Band on Saturday evening 31st October in the beautiful setting of one of the best concert venues in Scotland – St Andrew on the Square Highlights of the weekend include; –
– Combined rehearsal with Strathclyde University Concert Band on Friday evening 30thOctober
– Joint Concert with Strathclyde University Concert Band Saturday 31st October
– Sightseeing bus tour of Edinburgh on Sunday 1st November
The Strathclyde University Concert Band will make a return trip to Ireland in February 2016 where they will perform a Joint Concert with Ardee Concert Band in the Bohemian Centre. Ardee Concert Band are Supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme, funded by The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.
Ardee Concert Band Raise funds for Local Hospice
There was great excitement before Ardee Concert Band’s weekly Tuesday Rehearsal last Sept 8th, when Representatives from Ardee Hospice and Homecare Miriam Clarke, Mary Durrigan and Mary Hand received a cheque for €1,000, The proceeds from the recent Ardee Concert Band and Downshire Brass Band joint concert. The Cheque was presented on behalf of the band from Brendan BreslinNiall Doherty, Secretary Ardee Concert Band watched by members of the band.
What a great afternoon we had in the sunshine at Farmleigh House on Sunday August 30th. Everyone piled onto the bus with their picnic and instrument in hand and headed off to the phoenix park, Europe’s largest city park, to perform for the sunny afternoon. It was also comedy day and
Thanks go to Brendan Breslin, Musical Director for the “wonderful” band themed jokes on the day! – They went down like a lead Balloon! The Band performed to a wonderful audience at Farmleigh on the bandstand, it is always a great ending to our summer engagements and this year didn’t change. The weather makes it even more enjoyable, but hail rain sun snow Ardee Concert Band will always but on a show!
On Facebook that evening there was a waash of comments and pictures our Facebook here is a wee glimpse at some special ones! Photos are also in our Gallery.
Ardee Concert Band: “Thanks Brendan for the “wonderful” jokes for comedy day in Farmleigh!”
Brendan Breslin:“Great afternoon and some very fine playing from ACB. Thoroughly enjoyable! Great photos! Great day!!”
Mary Byrne:Enjoyed the photos .Would love to have been there!
Ardee Concert Band wins Big at championships
We, Ardee Concert Band were crowned Best Concert Band of the day and the big winners at the South of Ireland Band Championships on last Saturday evening, taking home not one but four awards from the 36th annual championships in Clonakilty, the idyllic west cork town set against the back drop of an Old Time Fair theme for the weekend.
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consolidated our status as one of the country’s finest concert band ensembles by scooping four Awards at the annual championships. Ardee Concert Band won the Senior 4th of July music Award, Best March, Best Repertoire of the competition and finally, Best Senior Band – beating off strong competition from Lourdes Concert Band and Dublin Concert Band who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. We send our congratulations to both bands on a great competition.
We really impressed the adjudicator on the day Mr Philip Harper. Philip is Musical Director of the Cory Band from the Rhonda Valley in South Wales and is editor of Brass Band World magazine.
The band travelled to the Championships on Friday and kick-started the weekend with a performance on Asna Square in the evening sunlight to spread the Spirit of Clon to all our onlookers. With 52 members and supporters in tow on Saturday in Clonakilty, We were first to perform a full Senior programme dedicated to the people of the United States of America on Saturday afternoon, July 4th in the Community hall.
A huge Go Raibh míle maith agat, goes out to our Musical Director Mr. Brendan Breslin for all his hard work. He put in a lot of thought in to ‘our production’ and programme and a million thanks for two outstanding arrangements of Music, “Can You Read My Mind” from Superman and Mannheim Toccata, It was an Honour to be able to Debut these Pieces at the South of Ireland Band Championships last Saturday. We are very lucky to have a Musical Director as talented as you are!
Our wins in four different categories are just rewards for Ardee Concert Band who have enjoyed yet another stellar year, in both senior and junior bands. We have performed locally and nationally to widespread acclaim. We announced our victory via Facebook on Saturday evening and we went viral in local, national and banding circles within minutes.
Ardee extend their congratulations to neighbours Drogheda Youth Brass Band on their fantastic win in the youth section and to their conductor Anthony Murphy on his Musicianship Award. A huge well done to the Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda on their 2nd prize win and their many other accolades won on the day also.
Ardee Concert Band are Supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme, funded by The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!
Our Senior Band won 1st Place at the South of Ireland Band Championships on July 4th in Clonakilty, Co. Cork. They also took home the prizes for Best March – “The Boys of Wexford”, Best Repertoire of the Competition and the Award for best celebratory 4th of July Theme. Our Performance can be seen from the following links:
Amazing Grace (Soloists: Dermot Murray TRUMPET< Aisling Reilly CLARINET<Mark Mc Loughlin TROMBONE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yiv2iOhCk8
Boys of Wexford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKaP79QHy9Q
Can You Read My Mind (Soloist: Robert Finegan SAXOPHONE, Arr, Brendan Breslin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xZ1hE83j_A
Mannheim Toccata (Arr, Brendan Breslin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_SzaGreC3M&feature=youtu.be
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ARDEE CONCERT BAND AWARDS NIGHT
On Thursday last, June 19 in the Bohemian Centre 90 members of the Ardee Concert Band received an award for their hard work and dedication throughout the year and to mark the next part of their progression in the 160+ strong organisation. The Ardee Concert Band recorder group got the night off to a musical start under the baton of Darren Kirk and Sarah Clare, both members being leaving cert Students who finished their state exams only a couple of hours earlier. The 20 members left the platform receiving a certificate to mark their success in Assessments and participation in the Recorder Group.
Kevin Reilly then took his Junior Band to the stage to showcase their musical achievements of the last 9 months performing the Star Wars Theme Tune and Armada. After a rapturous applause each student went back to their Proud Families with their certificate to mark their success in their recent Assessment and progression in the Junior band so far and some members of this band received their RIAM Grade Certs.
Last but not least the Ardee Concert Youth Band alongside John Gaynor took to the stage and performed their recent Competition pieces that they performed in Cork school of Music last April. Each Member in this band recently sat their Grade exams under the Royal Irish Academy of Music in the Band rooms last May. They were presented with their Certificate of Achievement for the exam along with a medal to mark their participation in the National Competitions in Cork.
Light Refreshments where served after the ceremony and everyone had the chance to have a catch up on the night and each member and their families went home very proud of what they achieved on the night. Many Thanks to Kevin Reilly for acting as MC for the night.
ARDEE CONCERT BAND ATTEND COUNTY LOUTH AGRICULTURAL SHOW
The Ardee Concert Band attended the 125th Co Louth Agricultural Show in Bellurgan Park on Sunday June 14th 2015.
The band performed for the second year at the show on the steps at the front of the dwelling house which still holds all its extensive period features. “The band were well received at the show and we had a very enjoyable day in the fantastic summer sun, there was plenty of sun cream making its way around the band,” Said PRO Sinéad Nutley. “There was many an onlooker bobbing their head or tapping their feet along with the band’s summer programme which was directed by Alan Kelly.”
The Agricultural Show showcased the best of produce, skills, crafts and traditions of the county and proved to be the perfect family day out. Overlooking the beautifully planted lawn the band played to a sun drenched audience who all relaxed with a beverage whilst basking in the summer sun.
Over the stream there were numerous classes for arts, crafts, horticulture, photography, baking, poultry and waterfowl, flower arranging classes as well as machinery on view, livestock and pet competitions as well as a funfair and bouncing castles to keep the wee ones entertained. Classes for children and those with special needs were also available.
ARDEE CONCERT BAND ATTEND FESTIVAL OF WIND
39 young members of Ardee Concert Junior Band and Ardee Concert Youth Band travelled to The Festival of Wind in the Royal Irish Academy of Music on Saturday 6 June. It was an incredible day and congratulations to everyone who took part. Some of the musical highlights for the youth members were:
-Playing a concert programme in front of their peers from other bands and in front of some the very best instrumentalists and music tutors in Ireland
-Getting very constructive feedback on their performances
-Participating in master classes with these tutors
-Listening to excellent performances from the other junior bands
-Listening to demonstrations of flute, clarinet, trumpet, French horn, percussion
-Being part of a 70 member massed band under the excellent direction of Fergus O’Carroll and playing three pieces together that they had never seen before
It wasn’t all music orientated for the whole day, every one needs a bit of down time and relaxation in the sun! After Heading off to Dublin on a bus for a day out with fellow members of the band and sitting on the floor together in one of the practice rooms eating their packed lunch they enjoyed the sun that came out to play in the playground in Merrion Square in the sunshine at lunch time and as a treat from the band for their hard work all day, they stopped at Mc Donnells on the way home to fill the big appetite that they had worked up at the festival.
But most important, they were all part of something big and wonderful and important, and each of them were there because the organisers wanted them to be there.
From Ardee Concert Bands side, a major thank you to Jen and Peter Mc Keever, Fiona Reilly, and Lesley Gorman for looking after the young members of the band and to Kevin Reilly for Acting as MD for the Youth Band and for all his organisation on the day.
Also a huge thank you to all of the organisers of the day in the Academy; Brendan, Bill, Fergus, Berginald, Chris and Joe for all their hard work.
Congratulations to the three recipients of the scholarships awarded from the Royal Irish Academy of Music today for the Orchestral Manoeuvres event in July & especially to Ardee’s own Jenny Satelle in receiving this prize.
SPRING CONCERT WITH DOWNSHIRE BRASS
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We are proud to host world renowned Downshire Brass here at the Bohemian Centre on Saturday May 16th for a combined Spring Concert with Ardee Concert Senior Band from 8pm. Tickets are €10 and all proceeds are in aid of Ardee Hospice Homecare Movement.
The Ardee Youth Band will also perform on the night, their first performance since their very successful trip to Cork School of Music at the IABCB 50th National Band Championships.
Updated 29/4/15 – Ardee Bands make the 660km round trip to perform at the IABCB 5oth National Championships
Ardee Concert Youth and Senior Bands left the wee county in convoy on Saturday, April 11th at 6.30am to travel to the rebel county for the Irish Association of Brass and Concert Bands 50th National Band Championships in the Cork School of Music.
Our Youth band of 37 took to the stage at 12.30pm to partake in Section 4 Concert to perform 3 pieces; A March, A Slow Piece of Repertoire and an Own Choice piece of any nature chosen by the band. They performed Johann Straus’ Radetzsky March, Star Trek’s: The Inner Light and their own choice piece entitled The Best of Queen. They had great competition this year with 6 bands in their section, enjoying the performance as much as they did, it was also perceived in the adjudicator’s comments as he noted the bands “medleys and rhythms were commendably alert and crisp, with effective Articulation”
After their section was complete the adjudication got underway with the Adjudicator Michael Ball taking to the lectern and delivering the results after a brief chat of what he was looking for in the bands performances for the day.
Placing 4th, the band and their conductor John Gaynor where happy with the result as they knew themselves that they played really well and as a bonus they picked up two extra prizes. They collected the Larry Daly Memorial Cup for most promising band and the trophy for the Best Own Choice Piece of the section.
To celebrate they were brought to McDonalds, accompanied by committee members, where on route they paraded their trophies through the rebel county streets to show them off to all of Cork City on the way. For many members of the youth band, this was their first ever time competing in any kind of Competition, these kids along with the rest of the band, did their Families, the Organisation, the town of Ardee and most importantly themselves proud, as this is no mean feat.
Next to take to the School of Music’s Curtis Auditorium Stage, draped with a backdrop of the grand Neiland pipe organ to complement its Kenneth Jones chamber organ was our 40 strong Senior Band. We performed in the Advanced Concert Section. Under the Baton of Brendan Breslin, he conducted the band in their performance of Peter Graham’s Gaelforce and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite. We placed joint 3rd alongside Rathfarnham Concert Band, St. James’ Brass and Reed Band taking Second place and Dublin Concert Band taking 1stPlace.
“All of us here at Ardee Concert Band would like to congratulate our Neighbours in the Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda in their tremendous 1st place win in the Advanced Brass Section,” Said PRO Sinéad Nutley. Entering the Brass Advanced Section on Sunday April 12th was their first ever time to perform in section 1 and without fail they took the title from their neighbours Drogheda Brass Band who received Best Own Choice piece of the Section.
Ardee Concert Band are Supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme, funded by The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.
Updated 24/03/15
St. Patricks Day Festivities and Church Gate Collection
Our Ardee Concert senior Band have had a busy couple of weeks. As well as our two hour twice weekly band rehearsals, Home Practice and giving lessons to our younger members, the band have taken part in the Ardee St. Patrick’s Day mass and Parade, represented the organisation along with other band members and parents for our Church Gate Collection in Ardee and Ballaphousta and attending an extra three hour bumper rehearsal for our National Band competitions entry’s which are being held April in the Rebel County. After playing 12 noon mass in Ardee under the baton of Kevin Reilly, the members didn’t waste much time as we made our way to our band rooms on Ashwalk to form up the ranks for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ardee, we received a great welcome from all of the people who gathered to watch. All of the band members were honored with the enthusiastic applause that we received as we marched up the main street. The band members might make it look easy but it is quite difficult to march and play music at the same time. Great credit must go especially to our younger senior band members of the band who were marching for the very first time and special well done to our Youth Members Emer, Lisa, Anne-Marie and Ryan who made up the colour guard rank and led the band for their first ever march, the first of many to come for these youngsters.
We are very grateful to the local people who supported our Church Gate Collection in Ardee and Ballaphousta over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of March. The people of Ardee and surrounding area are always very supportive of our organisation that has a long and illustrious history spanning 150 years with the town.
The senior and youth bands are now in full swing for the next couple of weeks as we prepare and put the final touches to our Test and Choice Pieces, for our respected sections in which we will compete, on April 12th at the Irish Association of Brass and Concert Bands National Championships being held in Cork School of Music.
After which it will be full steam ahead for another busy summer schedule for both bands, so keep an eye on our Facebook page and on our website for the dates in which the bands will be out and about in and around the region.
Dates for Your Diary
Sat 12th April: IABCB National Championships, Cork School of Music, Cork
Sat 16th May: Joint Concert with Downshire Brass Band, Bohemian Centre, Ardee
Sat 23rd May: Garden Party at Collon House
Ardee Concert Band are Supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme, funded by The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.
Updated 15/03/2015
Hectic weeks ahead for us here in Ardee Concert Band
St Patrick’s Day is usually the busiest day of the year for us in Ardee Concert Band and this year is no exception. The Ardee Concert Band will play 12 noon mass in the church of the nativity of our lady, Ardee under the Baton of Kevin Reilly. Our members will then have a quick turnaround as they have to be back at the band rooms for 2.15pm to form up the ranks for the Parade at three o clock, our biggest audience of the year by far.
Next weekend the 21st and 22nd March are busy for the band again as it’s the weekend of our Church Gate Collection at all masses in Ardee and Ballapousta. The people of the town and surrounding areas are always very generous to our community Organisation, these are tough times for everyone and the band provides an outlet for many of the towns’ teenagers and children, teaching them music, opening up and broadening their cultural side of their lives to music and also providing leisure activities for the members as a reward for months of hard work throughout the academic year.
The members of our Youth and Senior Band’s have a busy few weeks ahead also, as they prepare for the National Band Championships which are being held in the Cork Institute of Technology, School of Music Theatre on the 11th and 12th of April, both bands are working very hard towards these competitions. Courtesy of Joe Finnegan: Finnegan DVD we have been able to relive the parade of times past here are the links to St. Patrick’s Day 1989 + St. Patrick’s Day 1991
1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=2oYN1-XFOBk&app=desktop
1991: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHmY4t2cazk
Dates for Your Diary
Tues 17th March: St. Patricks Day – 12 noon mass offered for deceased members of Ardee Concert Band, Church of Nativity of our Lady, Ardee (Members Attend, Full Uniform, at church 11.30am) ,3pm Parade, Ardee (Members Attend, Full Uniform, at Bandroom at 2.15pm)
Sat/Sun 21/22nd March: Church Gate Collection, Ardee (Collectors attend 30mins before mass time) Sat 12th April: IABCB National Championships, Cork School of Music, Cork
Sat 23rd May: Garden Party at Collon House
Ardee Concert Band are Supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme, funded by The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.
Irish Association of Brass and Concert Bands: North East Region Solo and Ensemble Competitions
Has the North East Band World Got Talent?
The Irish Association of Brass and Concert Bands North East Regional Solo & Ensemble Competitions went off without a hitch on Sunday, 22 February 2015. Hosted by the Ardee Concert Band in the Bohemian Centre, Ardee, the Adjudicator for the day was Mr. Michael Alcorn conductor of Downshire Brass Band, Belfast.
Five bands from across the North East Region took part in the free Sunday afternoon event; they included Ardee Concert Band, Drogheda Brass Band, Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda, Navan Silver Band and St. Mary’s Brass and Reed Band, Kingscourt.
Special thanks go to Kevin Reilly, Event Organiser and Treasurer of the NE Region of the IABCB, without who the competitions would never have happened. Thanks also to Michael Alcorn for making the journey for the adjudication role, Edward Holly the accompanist for his wonderful piano playing and Peter McKeever, compere for the day. Many Thanks to all the helpers from Ardee Concert Band for their background work and dedication, they never cease to amaze at the effort and time they give their organisation and the local banding circle.
Lastly well done to all the musicians who took part on the day and to their tutors, it’s not an easy fate to stand up in front of an audience and play a piece of music knowing your being critiqued on everything you play by the Adjudicator, Winning is just a bonus after that hurdle is overcome.
Has the North East Got Talent? Yes it very much has and musicianship is alive and well in the North East Region and it is NOT going anywhere anytime soon. The Results are as follows:
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Aine Byrne
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Kingscourt
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Sam Blake
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Drogheda
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Katie Byrne
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Kingscourt
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Jessica Campbell
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Drogheda
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Aoife Dillon
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Ardee
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Kayleigh Kearns
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Lourdes
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Angelo Ingram
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Drogheda
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Anne-marie Walsh
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Ardee
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4
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Eoin Brereton
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Drogheda
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Niamh Byrne
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Kingscourt
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Under 16 solos
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Niall Shortt
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Lourdes
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Medb Brereton
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Drogheda
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Under 18 solos
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Robert Finegan
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Ardee
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Aoife O’Malley
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Ardee
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Open Solos
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Robert Finegan
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Ardee
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Mark Newman
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Lourdes
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Martin Meegan
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Ardee
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U14 Ensembles
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Kingscourt
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Niamh Byrne, Sinead Byrne
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Ardee
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Evelyn Quinn, Sarah Goodwin
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Drogheda
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Eoin Brereton, Medb Brereton, Chloe Boyle, Simon Raidike
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Open Ensembles
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Ardee
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Robert Finegan, Sean O’Brien, Martin Meegan & Darren Kirk
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Navan
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Francis Duffy, Alan Duffy, Pat Masterson, Shane Smith & Denis O’Halloran
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Easter Raffle; Lily O’Brien’s Hamper Winner: Shane Smith, Kingscourt
Updated 16/2/15
Irish Association of Brass & Concert Bands
North-East Region
Solo & Ensemble Competition will be held on this coming Sunday, 22-02-2015 in the Bohemian Centre, Ardee. Hosted by Ardee Concert Band, the day will start at 12noon with the Under 14 and Under 18 Ensemble sections, followed by the Under 12 Solo competition. Adjudication and short break will follow. After lunch, at 2pm approx, the Under 14, Under 16, Under 18 and Open Solo sections will take place and the day will finish with the Open Ensemble section, followed by adjudication at 5.15pm approx.Admission to the hall on the day is free so please spread the word.
76 entries in the solos and 12 ensembles, all from five bands, Ardee Concert Band, Drogheda Brass Band, Lourdes Brass Band, Navan Silver Band and St. Mary’s Brass & Reed Band, Kingscourt. The adjudicator is Michael Alcorn from Queens University Belfast and conductor of Downshire Brass and the accompanist is Edward Holly. Well done to the members of the 5 bands represented in these competitions and to the tutors, mentors, helpers and parents who make this event happen. Best regards and best of luck to all those taking part on the day.
Updated 15/1/2015 Dates for your Diary
Sunday 22nd February 2015: NE Region of IABCB Solo and Ensembles, Bohemian Centre, Ardee Saturday & Sunday 11th & 12th April 2015: IABCB Competitions, Cork Saturday 4th July 2015: SOIBC, Clonakilty
IABCB (N-E Region) Annual Solo & Ensemble Competition 22nd Feb 2015
The North East Region of The Irish Association of Brass & Concert Bands will hold the Annual Solo & Ensemble Competition in Ardee on Sunday 22nd February 2015. This competition is open to all members of bands who are members of the N-E Region of the IABCB.
Entry forms and rules have been emailed in the last few days. Further details can be obtained from Kevin Reilly 0860816496
50th IABCB National Band Championships
The 50th National Band Championships take place in association with Cork School of Music, The will be held in the Cork School of Music on April 12th and 13th 2015
Funding and Support Network for Ardee Concert Band
Ardee Concert Band are supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme, funded by the Department of the Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht. Music Network is funded by the Arts Council.