Thursday 17th September 2015
Reviews of Sanctuary Volume II
There have been a number of excellent reviews of our latest CD. They include one from Bandmaster Gavin Lamplough in The Salvationist and from J. Stuart Fawcett on the NABBC website. Here also is a review by Dr Ronald Holz from the British Bandsman.
Thursday 9th July 2015
Summer Proms at Christchurch Priory
Continuing their busy summer season of normal Sunday worship meetings, open-air ministry and visits to hospitals and homes, the Band, under the leadership of Bandmaster Howard Evans, presented a concert of contrasting music to the enjoyment of a large congregation in the beautiful setting of the 11th century Christchurch Priory,
Monday 29th June 2015
Tribute to Ray Steadman-Allen
Sometimes words are totally inadequate to convey the feelings one experiences on occasions when music speaks to the heart, and through its beauty lifts that person to a higher plane, so much so that they become acutely aware that they are in God’s presence and that his voice has spoken to them.
Sunday 1st February 2015
Under Two Flags
Even though it was so appropriate that the march that was played was "Emblem of the Army", it would have equally fitting to have played "Under Two Flags" as the service that Eric Frampton has given the Boscombe Corps over the last fifty years was recognised in our Sunday Morning meeting.
Sunday 23rd November 2014
New CD
Over the last few days the Band has been busy recording music for our next CD. It is a follow up to the ‘Sanctuary’ project, released in 2008, which was a survey of the meditation form in the Salvation Army repertoire. This did not mean that all the music was meditational and reflective, as some of the early Salvation Army meditation forms are quite positive and celebratory in character, depending on the song material that was used to form the basis of the music.