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DIG UP THOSE BONES!

02 Nov 2012


Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th November will see the Isle of Man host its first trombone extravaganza - THE GREAT BIG FAT MANX TROMBONE FESTIVAL with THE BLACK DYKE TROMBONE QUARTET!  
The event will open with Saturday pm workshops led by Brett Baker and his Black Dyke Trombone Quartet, followed by an evening of fun with a trombonists open mic / social session at Northern Lights Community Centre, Ramsey.  Sunday will see a late morning rehearsal followed by a lunchtime recital featuring The Black Dyke Trombone Quartet, Ramsey Town Band, and of course!  The Great Big Fat Manx Trombone Choir!  The event will be polished off with a post concert Manx Cream Tea included in the ticket price for everyone!
The event is intended to both celebrate and promote the trombone – a fantastic and incredibly versatile instrument that is at home in an orchestra as it is in a jazz band or even folk music!  In a world where the trombone is becoming increasingly ‘endangered’, this is also a chance to celebrate the Island’s wealth of trombonists – an off shoot of our brass band tradition.  
Organisers Jackie Morrey-Grace and Peter Cannell state “All trombone players of Mann and beyond are welcome – young, old, inbetween - from the absolute beginner to the seasoned pro.  We really want this to be a great success and our intention is bring everyone together for a weekend of fun, perhaps flushing out some old trombonists and maybe even creating some new ones!”  Other brass players who can grab a trombone for the weekend are also welcome of course as the workshops will cover many technical challenges!  
The event has received strong and generous support so far, from the British Trombone Society and the Black Dyke Quartet to the Isle of Man Arts Council.  Jackie states, “We have also had wonderful support from the people at Warwick Music Supplies who have kindly donated 2 pbones (plastic beginner trombones) for us to competition off and to Times illustrator, David Lyttleton who created our little logo and mascot ‘Viking Tom Bone’.   We are so grateful to everyone involved so far for their kindness and enthusiasm”.
For more information, festival and Sunday recital tickets, or to order hats and T-shirts featuring our logo, please contact the organisers at register@manxtrombonefestival.org or message them on Facebook at ‘The Great Big Fat Trombone Festival’.   “Don’t blow it!  Be part of this exciting event and contact us now!”
Tickets for the whole festival cost £25 per adult, £12.50 per student in full time education, with extra subsidies for BTS members.  Tickets to the Sunday concert cost £14 per adult, £7 per child under 14.  All these tickets include a post concert Manx Cream Tea.  Contact: register@manxtrombonefestival.org
 

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