Consisting of ex-regular (and current serving musicians from the
military) the band travels throughout the United Kingdom (and are
also able to travel abroad) performing for a variety of events from
County Shows, Arena Events, Promotional Events, Street Parades,
Special Events (days such as St. Georges Day) Pass Out Parades,
Town Parades to the traditional Cabaret Marching Display (after
dinner marching display indoors or out).
Formed in 2006 the High Socety Marching Band is the latest addition
and a natural progression to High Society
who have been working in the entertainments industry for over 12
years & whose owners have served and worked in Military Music for
20 years now.
Recent clients include; The Chelsea Flower Show, The Conservative
Party Conference, Connex South East Trains and the ISS Kosovan Childrens
Appeal. They have performed in just about every conceivable environment
and, as the band is completely accoustic, they will be delighted
to perform for you - just about anywhere (within reason)
A typical performance is for 2 hours of live music with the option
of longer performances. Pricing depends on the number of musicians.
Typically, 24 bandmen are available to perform. For smaller performances
see High Society brass band >>>
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Line up & Options:
As well as the High Society Marching Brass band, they can also offer:
Traditional brass band: 4-7 piece
brass band
HS Oompah Band: Bavarian music / Oompah
band
HS 1920s Band: Great jazz band playing
music from the 1920's
Suitable
as / for: Marching band, brass band, military band for hire, brass
band performances, outdoor events, promotions, Christmas brass band,
plus other events.
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The marching bands repertoire includes 100's of traditional scores
written for military bands and can also include any music of your
choice given advance notice. In additiona, the band suggest other
songs from the following repertoire: Suggested music for weddings:
Marches
Eagle Squadron - K.J.Alford
Standard of St. George - K.J.Alford
Scipio- G.F.Handel
Pulsar - E.Osterling
Holyrood - K.J.Alford
Rule Britania - anon.
On The Quarter Deck - K.J.Alford
Our Director - F.E.Bigelow
The British Legion - T. Bidgood
Royal Standard - E.Birgham
Marching Songs of World War II - arr. Kitcherside
Britannic Salute
Classical
Sarabande - G.F.Handel
In a Persian Market - A.W.Ketelbey
Espana Waltz - Walteufel
The Blue and the Gray - C.Grundman
The Merry Widow - F.Lehar
Film & TV Theme
Beauty & the Beast - A.Meaken
Broadway Show Stoppers -arr.W. Barker
A Chorus Line Spectacular - arr.W. Barker
Lawrence of Arabia - M.Jarre
Where No Man Has Gone Before - arr. P.Jennings
Les Miserables - C.Schonberg
Brideshead Reviseted - G.Burgon
Over the Rainbow - A.Arlen
633 Squadron - R.Goodwin
The Great Escape - E.Bernstein
Mary Poppins - R.Sherman & R.Sherman
Hey Look Me Over - C.Leigh & C.Coleman
Pop / Misc.
Do you know the way to San Jose - P. Gordon
Michael - R.W.Smith
Malaguena - E.Lecouna
Guantanamera - B.Gasso
Gershwin - arr. W.Barker
Sunse t- A.C.Grees
God Save the Queen - Lt. Col. B.Brown
Solos
The Acrobat - Greenwood
Post Horn Galop - Keonig
Lassus Trombone - H.Fillmore
Jazz / Swing
So Nice to Come Home To - arr. Kitcherside
South Rampart Street Parade - A.Roche
A Tribute to Glen Miller - arr. H.Gass
St. Louis Blues March - W.C.Handy
Georgia on my mind - H.Carmichael
I Left My Heart in San Francisco - D.Cross & G.Cory
This is just a small selection of the tunes the band can play which
features around 6,000 pieces of music
"Very co-operative and easy to work with. Good play list which
went down very well with the audience."
J Freund - De La Warr Pavillion
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"Excellent musicians! Very accommdating - Thank you. Loved
the Wallace and Gromit theme tune, one of our favourites."
Mr & Mrs Bond, wedding
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"We would like to express our thanks to High Society for performing
at our daughter's wedding. Having live music of such high standard
made the day even more special. We have had many complementary comments
form our guests."
Mr & Mrs B.L.Reeves, Wales
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"The band went out of their way to be helpful - they met all
our requests with a high level of professionalism and skill. They
played really well and had put a lot of thought in to the show.
We could not have wished for more - thank you."
Nicky Oswald - private party
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"...5 very talented people playing some great tunes."
S Griffiths, Chelsea flower show
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To confirm availability and pricing please complete the artist enquiry
form below or: enquire about multiple artists
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Marching Brass Band Enquiry form:
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