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Previous Concerts
London Gay Symphonic Winds Spring Fayre – A Musical Celebration of Springtime (with cakes)
7.30pm Saturday April 6th
St Sepulchre-Without-Newgate
Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DQ
London Gay Symphonic Winds’ Spring 2013 concert was a musical celebration of all things Springtime. Featuring music from Sousa, Copland and Wagner, the ‘LGSW Spring Fayre’ heralded the start of warmer weather with an evening of classics and popular favourites.
As well as the music, the bakers of the band got busy and produced a wide selection of cakes for a bake sale, and Emma from The Butch Institute was on hand with a wonderful range of jam, jellies and chutneys.
The evening was a great success, entertaining (and feeding!) the large audience and raising money for the band’s activities.
The LGSW Spring Fayre took place on Saturday April 6th at 7.30pm at St. Sepulchre-Without-Newgate Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DQ.
The LGSW Christmas Cracker – December 8th 2012
London Gay Symphonic Winds (LGSW) brought festive fun to the city in 2012 with a Christmas concert in support of London-based charities The Food Chain and Opening Doors London. The band put together a real ‘Christmas Cracker’ – a programme of carols and festive favourites, which will also featured readings by our special guests VG Lee, Clare Summerskill and Will Davis.
The venue was the 12th century City of London church St Sepulchre-Without-Newgate, aptly known as the National Musicians’ Church.
We were delighted to be raising funds on this night for The Food Chain and Opening Doors London (Age UK’s LGBT project in London), two charities with which we’ve enjoyed a close relationship for many years.
October 13th 2012 – Around The World in 80 Minutes
On Saturday October 13th, London Gay Symphonic Winds embarked on a musical journey around the world. ‘Around The World in 80 Minutes’ took place at 7.30pm at St. George’s Church, Bloomsbury and featured some of the best international wind band music together with the usual fun and surprises that have become the LGSW’s trademark.
The evening took the audience to France (Ellerby’s Paris Sketches) via America (Gershwin!), Japan (Saint Saens’ La Princess Jaune) and even went to the plains of Africa (Barry’s Out of Africa). It was a global treat that was truly out of this world.
LGSW’s Big Gay Summer
LGSW have had a summer packed full of concerts and events!
During the summer we performed three bandstand gigs (in Clapham Common and Victoria Embankment Gardens), all of which were performed to great audiences in gorgeous sunshine – which isn’t bad considering the summer we’ve had!
LGSW’s Big Gay Summer was rounded off with our annual Brighton Band Camp on 15-16th September. This was an opportunity for the band to hang out together, play some tunes and recover from an action-packed summer season. We also played a free concert at the Brighton Dome.
March 24th 2012 – Prom-Tastic!
The Last Night of the Proms came early this year as LGSW celebrated the best of British at our Spring Concert, which took place on March 24th.
Photos of the concert are here!
It was another very succesful night for the band, with a fully-packed St. George’s, Bloomsbury enjoying a musical nostalgia trip via Folksongs, The Beatles and Freddie Mercury. The band then rounded things of with the famous Fantasia on British Sea Songs, complete with flag waving, red white and blue outfits for the band members and a stunningly dressed singer delivering a rousing rendition of Rule Britannia.
It was truly a pink-hued slice of pomp and circumstance, and a fun and memorable evening for the band and audience.
October 28th 2011 – Show Tune Crazy!
The London Gay Symphonic Winds were back at St. George’s Church in Bloomsbury on October 28th for ‘Show Tune Crazy!’ – an evening of songs and medleys from a wide range of favourite musicals and operas.
With nearly 200 people packing the venue (our biggest ever concert audience!) we performed a wide selection of music including South Pacific, Les Misérables, Phantom Of The Opera, The Barber Of Seville, Fiddler On The Roof and Candide.
Highlights included a raucous rendition of Copacabana (featuring ten percussionists and a dazzling array of feathered head-dresses) and an encore of Toxic by Britney Spears.
It was the most succesful concert we have ever put on and a great platform from which to build towards our next concert in the spring.
29th May 11 – Hampstead Heath Bandstand – 3.30pm
We’ll be playing our first bandstand gig of the year. Come and join us on the heath for a great afternoon of light music.
We’re on from 3 -5pm, and it’s completely free, so bring a picnic and bring some friends for some classics plus maybe a few things you haven’t heard.
9th Apr 11 – Spring Concert – St George’s Church Blomsbury – 7.30pm
It’s our Spring Concert. The first concert of 2011.
We’ll be playing music from Sparke to Shostakovich, plus selections from The Wizard of Oz and Saving Private Ryan. And a whole lot more.
The concert will start at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5, and will be available to buy on the door
See the following link for directions and more information about the venue: St George’s Church. The nearest tubes are Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern Lines), Holborn (Piccadilly Line) and Russell Square (Piccadilly Line).
30th Oct 10 – Masquerade – St George’s Church Blomsbury – 7.00pm
It’s Halloween so we’re going to have a special, slightly spooky concert on Saturday 30th October.
It will be loads of fun, expect some surprises!
We’ll be playing music by Grieg, Khachaturian and Wagner, plus selections from Wicked, Pirates of the Caribbean and Danny Elfman’s films. And a whole lot more.
The concert will start at 7.00pm. Tickets cost £5, and will be available to buy on the door.
See the following link for directions and more information about the venue: St George’s Church. The nearest tubes are Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern Lines), Holborn (Piccadilly Line) and Russell Square (Piccadilly Line).
30th May 10 – St Mary’s Church Brighton – 4pm
The LGSW be playing a free concert in Brighton on Sunday 30th May at St Mary’s Church.
We will be in Brighton all bank holiday weekend for an intensive rehearsal trip, and to finish the weekend we’re giving a free concert. If you are in Brighton for the bank holiday, please come along and see us. The programme will mainly be a selection of light music
For more details about the venue see St Mary’s Church Website
27th March 10 – St Pancras Church – 7.30pm
The LGSW will be playing its first solo concert on Saturday 27th March at St Pancras Church, Euston Road.
The programme for the concert will be:
- Processional Fanfare, Elgar Howarth
- March – Colchester Castle, Earl Brigham
- Second Suite in F for Military Band, Gustav Holst
- Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
- Thames Journey, Nigel Hess
- - Interval -
- March – Birdcage Walk, Arnold Steck
- Anything Goes, Cole Porter
- Amparito Roca, Jaime Toxidor
- Opening Night on Broadway, Michael Brown
The concert will start at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5, and will be available to buy on the door.
See the following link for directions and more information about the venue: St Pancras Church.
18th Feb 10 – Kingston-upon-Thames
Our first concert of the year will be for the Launch of the Kingston-upon-Thames LGBT staff group.
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