The Band's first concert of 2013 was in partnership with the Bournemouth Male Voice Choir under their Musical Director Mark Burstow.  Although the concert was a "home" event for the Band it was organised and arranged by Pokesdown Corps in order to raise funds for The Big Collection.

The programme consisted of a varied mix of music from classical to popular and included a number of "first performances" for the band as the repertoire has changed at the start of the year, including Paul Hindmarsh's realisation of the Chorale Prelude on French by Wilf Heaton and three movements from Karl Jenkins' Stabat Mater.