The sun shone down upon Epping on the afternoon of the band's annual Proms on the Green.
MD Keith chose a popular programme for the first half, consisting of modern hits and film music, ranging from 'Let it Go' from the Disney film 'Frozen, which was a hit with our younger audience, through to a selection of ABBA's hits and the chart-topping 'Get Lucky'
Soloist for the afternoon was Soprano Cornet Jean, who entertained us with a classic - 'Over the Rainbow'
Following a welcome refreshment break (for the band!) the second half saw a change of personnel at the front - Assistant MD Andy was at the helm for part 2, whilst Keith took the opportunity to sit in with the tenor horn section and cover the only vacant seat in today's line up (NB: there are any tenor horn players looking for a permanent position, we'd love to hear from you!)
We enjoyed some more popular hits in the second half, followed by the traditional Proms music - Fantasia on British Sea Songs, Jerusalem and, of course, Land of Hope and Glory. A technical hitch meant we didn't have our usual songsheets this year, but the crowd still joined in and waved their flags with great enthusiasm.
The band would like to thank all of our supporters for making our Proms a huge success yet again, and cordially invite you all to our 80th Birthday Celebration Concert on Sat 17th October, 19.30 in Epping St. John's Church, CM16 5DN
