Summer Concerts and Sport

Last weekend was the BeachFest ultimate tournament down at Sandbanks, and while we weren't playing this year Liz, Si and I were there to support Andy and Sally playing for Gecko. A slightly late start meant we missed their first match but were there for all the rest. The weather was hot and sunny and the matches interesting and frantic at times. Always good to see how the game should be played, now if only I could get some of that in to the practices on a Wednesday ;)

The Concert Band summer concerts were this week, and with the Southampton one again being sited at Bargate these were a good chance to play some fun pieces in a more informal setting. The concert went pretty well ignoring the music flying all over the place, and me not being quite used to the new reeds I've decided to move onto. Today should have been the Bournemouth concert but for various reasons this was unable to happen, which is a bit of a shame, but we did instead play outside Winchester cathedral which was a very nice venue. The main cathedral to the side and the greenery in front for the audience to sit on. With a sparser band than previously the concert went very well and the solo in Bohemian Rhapsody is still fun to play (along with the rest of the piece).

Finally it would seem wrong to post at this time without mentioning the world cup (currently Portugal are 1-0 up against Angola). The first England match was certainly interesting, so we shall see how well we progress through the competition. Plus there are a couple of sweepstakes on the side which always helps make things a bit more interesting :D