Presenting...............
The B.B.C. Elstree Concert Band 
The B.B.C. Elstree Concert Band 
January 2nd. 
Listen to the latest recording made in Maida Vale Studio 1 as part of the BBC Discovering Music programme.
View the latest band photos here
Listen to the band, live recordings from Maida Vale studio1;
Miss Saigon
Aladdin
The Wizard of Oz
That's Entertainment
You can also visit our new web page here.
Concerts for 2009
Sunnday, May 10th. Dorchester Abbey Festival Concert
Monday, June 22nd.New Allum Hall, Borehamwood, Festival Concert
Saturday, June 27th. Elstree Studios, Film Night Concert
Saturday, October 31st. St. Jame's Church, Muswell Hill, North London, 7.30pm
Monday, December 7th. New Allum Hall, Borehamwood, Xmas Concert
The band gave its first public concert at the BBC's Elstree Studios in July 1987. The audience, lured to the 'Grange Hill' rehearsal room, was a modest one but included, crucially, the Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood and the Town Council's Entertainments Officer, both of whose support over subsequent years has been a vital element in our development. Indeed, the town remains very much our 'spiritual home'.
Founded by flautist Ian Marshall at the BBC Elstree Studios, the Band's subsequent growth into the highly competent, versatile and entertaining musical outfit you hear today, is very much down to the leadership of Mike Crisp, formely a pillar of the BBC's TV Training Department, but also a composer of a good deal of music for television programmes. Mike assumed the responsibilities of Musical Director from a very early stage and took us from strength to strength until his recent departure for pastures new in France.
Over the 20 years of our existence we have played in many parts of the UK, including tours of East Anglia and the Lake District, as well as at a wide range of theatre and other venues in and around the City of London., including Westminster Abbey.
He retains a close relationship with the band as our Principal Guest Conductor. His successor as MD is Andrew Morley, who has been building on Mike's achievements and continuing the developement of the band's repertoire and playing standards over the past couple of years.
Over the twenty years or so of our existence we have played in many parts of the UK, including tours of East Anglia and the Lake District, as well as at a wide range of theatres and other venues around London, including Westminster Abbey.
Abroad, we have given concerts in Paris and the Dordogne and in Germany's Black Forest. We provided the music soundtrack for a major BBC 1 documentary 'Charlie & The Duchess' . Since 1991, we have given an annual concert (recorded live at Maida Vale Studios) in support of the Voice of the Listener Trust, and each year we organise concerts in support of other charitable organisations, including the North London Hospice for whom we have given three concerts in another St. Jame's Church, the one in Muswell Hill.
The band is delighted to have as it's Honary President, Jimmy Perry, OBE.
Musical Director Andrew Morley
Andrew studied conducting and orchestration with Denis McCaldin at Lancaster University and subsequently won the Hertford Choral Scholarship to study with Peter Stark at Trinity College of Music, London. Having graduated with distinction,
winning the Ricordi Conducting Prize, he is now in demand as a teacher and conductor in and around London and the South-East.
Andrew started his career as director and co-director of many ensembles in Lancaster, including symphony and chamber orchestras, chamber ensembles as well as choirs, choral groups and wind ensembles. He has a particular interest in twentieth century orchestral music and is the composer of Incidental Music to Frehlings Erwachen, Time Transfixed, and more recently Six Miniatures for chamber ensemble.
In recognition of his success at the Trinity School of Music, Andrew was chosen as their entry for the intercollegiate Harriet Cohen Mememorial Awards. In February 2004, Andrew was awarded First Prize at the Alianz-Cornhill Insurance Conducting Competition (formely British Reserve Competition), having received unanimous votes from both jury and orchestra.
Recent work includes a charity performance of Stockhausen's rarely performed Gruppen for three orchestras; an appearance with the National Youth Orchestra Sinfonietta at the Lake District Summer Festival; and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with David Owen Norris.
In addition he has worked with film and television composer Debbie Wiseman and conductor Barry Wordsworth as part of Junior Trinity's centenary celebrations Andrew has held teaching posts at Lancaster University, Trinity College of Music and Oxford Brookes University and currently works with the Junior Symphony Orchestra, St. Paul's Sinfonia and the Southampton University Sinfonietta.
Presenter Keith Clement
Keith was in at the beginning of the BBC Elstree Concert Band’s existence. He was in charge of the development of the BBC Elstree Studios, then as now, home to “Eastenders”, when the band was founded by his then assistant, Ian Marshall.
Previously he had worked in television Current Affairs, Training and Programme Planning. From Elstree he went on to run one of the BBC’s English Regions, before moving to ITV to help start up Meridian Broadcasting. Since almost everything he helped to start up no longer exists,
he is particularly pleased that the BBC Elstree Concert Band goes from strength to strength. Keith’s first appearance with the Band was at St.James Muswell Hill in October 2006, when he presented our first ever concert on behalf of the North London Hospice.
Current band membership;
Membership vacancies;
We currently have vacancies for tutti French Horn
Applicants should be of a minimum grade 8 standard with first class experience, and available for regular Monday evening rehearsals.
If you would like to be added to the waiting list for membership please Email here.
For bookings or more information, contact; Ian Marshall, 32 Twyford Avenue, Fortis Green,
London, N2 9NJ. Telephone; 0208 883 3729.
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