Concert at All Saints Church for Lions charities

AN AUDIENCE of music lovers flocked to All Saints Church Thorpe Acre to hear a concert in aid of Lions charities on Saturday, June 10.

Amongst the audience was the Mayor of Charnwood, Coun Pauline Ransom, and her consort, husband Trevor, and Lions president Ann Parsons.

Local MP Nicky Morgan, having been called urgently to London following the general election, sent apologies.

Members of the John Storer House blind group were transported to the concert by Lions members.

The concert by Loughborough Concert Band was set to include Last Night of the Proms favourites but the programme that led up to this included many pieces that were enthusiastically received.

Amongst these, Oklahoma! had toes tapping and was given a rousing round of applause.

And who knows, perhaps people sang along quietly to such numbers as Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ and The Surrey with a Fringe on Top!

Stand out pieces from the programme included Share My Yoke featuring Kevin Massey on trumpet, Romance from The Gadfly featuring Wendy Miller on alto saxophone (like a clarinet but more bendy as compere, Eddie Pearson informed the audience), and the theme from Schindler’s List with solos taken by Zoe Felton on alto saxophone, Paula Gardner on oboe and Yvonne Renouf on flute.

The culmination of the evening, however, was The Fantasia on British Sea Songs, Jerusalem and Pomp and Circumstance.

The audience sang their hearts out, waved their flags and stamped their feet.

At the end of a week of political upheaval, it was just what they needed!

The whole evening was compered by Eddie Pearson and the band conducted by Dave Coble.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Loughborough concert band or booking them for an event, you can do so by going to at www.loughboroughconcertband.co.uk

Anyone interested in finding out about the Lions work can do so by contacting secretary@loughborough.lions105e.org. uk

By Helen Sadler