Christmas Concerts 2024

Lymington Town Band is delighted to present two concerts of Christmas music this festive season, featuring favourites old and new.  The band will perform at Lymington United Reformed Church on Saturday 7th December and St. John’s Church, Hythe on Saturday 14th December. Please see below for details.

Check the Diary Dates page for details of all of other the opportunities to listen to the band in December.

Christmas Concert (7th December 2024)

Join us for a Saturday afternoon of Christmas favourites at the United Reform Church, Lymington, conveniently situated on the high street.

Christmas Concert (14th December 2023)

Join us for a Saturday afternoon of Christmas favourites at the St. John’s Church, Hythe.

Lymington Afloat (29th September 2024)

The band braved rather blustery weather at the Recreation Ground Bandstand in Lymington to perform to a small , but appreciative, audience.

Warminster Bandstand (31st August 2024)

Lymington Town Band gave their first performance on Warminster Bandstand to an appreciative audience.  After the performance we were kindly invited to join a party, who had enjoyed listening to us, for some light refreshments.

Summer Concert in Hythe (24th August 2024)

Lymington Town Band, Melody Makers choir, and a special guest performer entertained an appreciative audience at St. John’s Church Hythe on Saturday 24th August. Audience comments were very positive: “… a beautiful solo”, “I’m looking forward to the next concert”, “Great concert. Lovely choice of music. I’m looking forward hearing the band play again …”.

The Melody Makers started the concert with a varied selection of songs old and new, including “I Have A Dream”, “The Carnival Is Over” and “Make Your Own Kind Of Music”. The audience could be seen swaying and singing along as they enjoyed the music. A comment posted on social media later summed it up perfectly “… well known songs, expertly sung …”. The band completed the first half of the concert with a medley of songs by Buddy Holly including “Oh Boy!”, “Peggy Sue”, “Heartbeat”, “True Love Ways” and “Rave On”.

In the second half the band performed further popular music including a medley of Abba songs, “The Dambusters” and an atmospheric euphonium solo from Martin playing Benedictus (part of Karl Jenkins “The Armed Man”). A highlight of the performance was when the special guest performer was revealed as former Scotts Guards Pipe Major Roger Huth, who announced his presence by playing “Amazing Grace” accompanied by the band. There followed some more music featuring the bagpipes, including “Highland Cathedral” and a solo medley of songs including “The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond”. The band rounded off the concert with a rousing performance of “Lord of the Dance”.

Listen to us on the Bandstand this Summer!

Summer Concert (Saturday 15th June 2024)

Lymington Town Band showcased their talents in Ringwood on Saturday 15th June with a concert at The Church of St Peter and St Paul. The evening was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience, comments include “from start to finish it was absolutely superb” and “a delight to listen to”.
Under the leadership of conductor Clive Burroughs, the band shared a varied programme which demonstrated their versatility to this new audience. The first half included highlights from the musicals The Greatest Showman and Chicago, pop favourites Georgy Girl and You Raise Me Up, the jazz standard Lullaby of Birdland with a fantastic clarinet solo from Jackie, a rousing medley of sea shanties, brought right up to date with the addition of Wellerman, and classical music by Saint-Saens.
In the second half the band commemorated the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings with a selection of music predominantly from the 1940s. There was a special arrangement of “Hampshire Planes” written to mark the local contribution to aircraft manufacture and the famous march Aces High. The audience enjoyed joining in with Forces Favourites Singalong, and a medley of songs from the home front. Some jazz classics were included here too, with Tuxedo Junction and Harlem Nocturne, the latter featuring a beautiful alto sax solo from Ann.
This was the first time the band have performed in Ringwood and the musicians were impressed with the beautiful acoustics of the church, which really enhanced the experience. They look forward to returning soon.

Spring Concert (6th April 2024) at The Bridge

The first concert of the year showed the high standard at which the band performs. The audience enjoyed a full range of music from marches through to modern film music. The band played a number of different genres, including popular music from the sixties through to the early 2000’s. Jazz solos included Harlem Nocturne for Alto Sax and Lullaby for Birdland on the Clarinet. A highlight was a medley of Abba songs including Dancing Queen, Mama Mia and Fernando. Audience participation was enjoyed with a number of Sea Shanties. The concert finished with a stirring rendition of Lord of the Dance.

Watch a short excerpt from the band playing their Abba Gold medley.

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