{"id":7017,"date":"2015-10-26T12:40:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T12:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2015-10-26T12:40:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T12:40:31","slug":"brass-cheek-preparing-for-unsemble-children-in-need-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/10\/26\/brass-cheek-preparing-for-unsemble-children-in-need-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Brass cheek: preparing for Unsemble Children in Need next month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some serious preparation has been taking place this morning, as some of the Music staff had a brass sectional rehearsal, led by the Deputy Director of Music’s son, himself a budding trumpet player.<\/p>\n

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\"IMG_3579_web\"<\/a>To the astonishment of Ian Swatman, Jonty put the Director and Deputy Director of Music through their paces in a bid to form a fledgling brass ensemble for the department’s Children in Need event on Friday 13 November<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Open to anyone who’s ever started an instrument – and then stopped! – or only taken up to Grade 3, the Unsemble will be getting together for a scratch performance of ‘The Pink Panther’ theme on the day to raise money for this year’s Children in Need appeal.<\/p>\n

Come along and find out how we get on (there’s even the prospect of two sousaphones adding to the brass section, and the Music Assistant on viola); and if you’ve an instrument yourself, come and take part!<\/p>\n

\"Pudsey<\/a>More details here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n