Ensembles

Brass Ensemble

The Brass Ensemble is suitable for more experienced brass players. A wide variety of music is played, with plenty of opportunity to play with the whole range of brass instruments. There are opportunities for workshops for trombone and trumpet.

Clarinet Choir

The Clarinet Choir consists of about 15 young musicians playing all sizes of clarinets from E flat to contra-bass. The more unusual instruments are provided by the Music Centre (one of the contra-bass is called "Winston", another is "the U-bend").

The repertoire is a wide range of classical, jazz and light music, much of it arranged for clarinet choir by Marina.

The Clarinet Choir plays in Music Centre concerts and often gives other performances at other concerts and events.

Concert Brass

The Concert Brass ensemble is suitable for beginners and less experienced brass players. A wide variety of music is played with parts for all brass instruments.

Concert Strings

Concert Strings is a string orchestra for younger players with some experience. Music is arranged to suit individual standards. This orchestra provides a good introduction to playing in a group. The emphasis is on developing technique and expanding repertoire to increase confidence in developing players.

Concert Wind

The Concert Wind Band provides an excellent start for less experienced wind and brass players. The music is varied with lots of popular pieces that you will know, such as the Lion King and Les Miserables.

Double Reed Ensemble

Double reeds are oboes, cor anglais and bassoons. This ensemble gives players of these instruments a rare opportunity to meet others who play the same instruments, and share technique and a fascinating ensemble repertoire.

Flute Choir

The Flute Choir gives flautists the opportunity to play rare and valuable bass and alto flutes, and encourages the playing of the piccolo. Flute choirs have some beautiful music written and arranged for them.

Junior Flutes

Flutes are very popular with young players and this group provides an opportunity for beginners and slightly more experienced players to make music together.

Percussion Ensemble

The Percussion Ensemble has access to a wide range of tuned and untuned percussion belonging to the music centre. They play as an ensemble and join in with the other bands and orchestras to learn the craft of the percussionist. Previous members of the ensemble are now professional percussionists, teachers and examiners.

Saxophone Ensemble

The Saxophone Ensemble is for experienced players of the saxophone family of instruments, from soprano to bass. The music is varied, from classical through swing to rock. It is arranged or specially written to suit the distinctive sound of these exciting instruments.

Swing Band

The Swing Band gives young players a chance to explore the traditional jazz and swing band repertoire, and a chance for saxophonists, trombonists and trumpeters in particular to play solos and try improvisation.

Youth Orchestra

The Youth Orchestra combines all sections of the orchestra to play orchestral music. The orchestra has played music by Handel, Sousa, William Walton, Verdi, Malcolm Arnold and Vaughan Williams in original versions where possible.

Youth Strings

This group plays the repertoire of the string orchestra - Vivaldi, Corelli, J.S.Bach, Mozart, Pachelbel, Peter Warlock - and extends the range by joining with the North Devon Strings.