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Whitburn Band Concert in Linlithgow
Whitburn Band are current Scottish Champions and also winners of the British Open Grand Shield for Brass Bands. They will play a championship programme.
Whitburn Band has performed throughout the UK and across Europe for many years. As well as the competition band the organisation also features the Whitburn Heartlands Band, Youth Band and Wee Band.
The Band was formed in the heart of the coal mining area of West Lothian in 1870 and originally served as an outlet for members of the mining community to perform at local parades and gala days. Its first major contesting impact came in 1954 when it became the first Scottish band to secure a National title by winning the Third Section competition in London.
Progression to the Championship Section followed, and in 1968 Whitburn won its first Scottish Championship title. The Band has been Scottish champion 22 times in its history. They continue to make a significant contribution to cultural life in Scotland, performing regularly at major events such as Scotland’s international rugby games, where television audiences numbering in the millions hear Whitburn perform the national anthem of Scotland’s opponents. Whitburn has also performed at Celtic Connections and at the Edinburgh International Festival in the past few years.
The conductor and Musical Director is Professor Nicholas Childs.
The concert is promoted by Linlithgow Arts Guild
Whitburn Band has performed throughout the UK and across Europe for many years. As well as the competition band the organisation also features the Whitburn Heartlands Band, Youth Band and Wee Band.
The Band was formed in the heart of the coal mining area of West Lothian in 1870 and originally served as an outlet for members of the mining community to perform at local parades and gala days. Its first major contesting impact came in 1954 when it became the first Scottish band to secure a National title by winning the Third Section competition in London.
Progression to the Championship Section followed, and in 1968 Whitburn won its first Scottish Championship title. The Band has been Scottish champion 22 times in its history. They continue to make a significant contribution to cultural life in Scotland, performing regularly at major events such as Scotland’s international rugby games, where television audiences numbering in the millions hear Whitburn perform the national anthem of Scotland’s opponents. Whitburn has also performed at Celtic Connections and at the Edinburgh International Festival in the past few years.
The conductor and Musical Director is Professor Nicholas Childs.
The concert is promoted by Linlithgow Arts Guild
7.30 pm
Tickets £16, U26 £6, children free
Tickets £16, U26 £6, children free
Linlithgow Academy, Braehead Road, Linlithgow, Lothian EH49 6EH
Sat 2 Sep 2023
Website:
www.linlithgowartsguild.org.uk
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