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Meetings

Spring 2025 (38th Meeting)
Date: Saturday 10th May 2025
Time: 1.00 - 6.00pm
Venue: South Weald Parish Hall, 85 London Rd, Brentwood CM14 4NP
 
Programme:

Bach Brandenburg No. 2 ~ 12tet

Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 ~ Octet

Beethoven Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvmt ~ 14 horns

And many more (TBC)

Conductors - John Seabrook & Dean Foley

Fee: £10

Post blow drink: Thatcher's Arms, Warley, CM13 3HU

If you're coming up the hill from the M25 Turn Off (Jnct 28 with the A12), then turn left into the hall car park.

If you're coming down the hill from Brentwood Town Centre, turn right into the hall car park. Parking is free and there's plenty of it...

Previous Meetings

Autumn Blow 2024: Saturday 5th Oct

  • Canzon VIII a8 (1615) ~ Gabrieli arr. Foley (octet)

  • Legend No. 1, Op. 59 ~ Dvorak arr. Payne (octet)

  • Beim Schlafengehen (4 Last Songs) ~ Strauss arr. Payne (octet)

  • Leon Dubois 3 Oktette

  • "I Can't Help Falling in Love" ~ Voiceplay arr. Foley

  • Farewell to Red Castle ~ Turner

  • Conductor ~ Dean Foley

Spring Blow 2024: Saturday 11th May

  • Schumann Concertstuck ~ 12tet

  • Brahms Academic Fest Ov ~ 12tet

  • Jurassic Park ~ 12tet

  • Conductors ~ Dean Foley & John Seabrook

Autumn Blow 2023: Saturday 21st Oct

  • Barber Adagio ~ Octet

  • Suppe Light Cavalry ~ Octet

  • O Come All Ye Faithful ~ Octet

  • Brandenburg 3 ~ Octet

  • Warlock Capriol Suite ~ 12tet

  • Fireworks ~ 12tet

  • His Majesty's Sackbutts ~ 16 horns

  • Conductors ~ Dean Foley & John Seabrook

Spring Blow (10th Anniversary) 2023: Saturday 22nd April

  • Finlandia ~ 16 Hns

  • Fleidermaus ~ 16 Hns

  • Fanfare & March ~ 16 Hns

  • Independence Day ~ 16 Hns

  • Pirates of the Caribbean ~ 16 Hns

Spring Blow 2022: Saturday 2nd April (Band Room, Warley)

  • "I Can't Help Falling in Love" 8 horns doubled

  • Robin Hood Highlights 16 horns & perc

  • Concerto Orange Juice solo horn and octet (doubled)

  • Star Trek 2009 16 horns and perc

  • Billy May Medley 16 horns

  • Locke Sackbutt & Cornets 16 horns

Autumn Blow 2021: Saturday 16th October (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • Wagner Octets

  • Mahler Ulricht

  • Siegfried Fantasy

  • Conductor: Dean Foley

Summer Blow 2021: Saturday 17th July (Band Room Warley)

  • Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 for 12 horns

  • Barber's Adagio ~ horn octet

  • ABBA Medley

  • Conductors: Dean Foley & Julian Baker

Autumn Blow 2020: Saturday 26th September (Band Room Warley)

  • Prophet's Song/Love of my Life - May/Mercury arr. Foley 16 horns

  • Robin Hood - arr. Lyndsdale-Nock 16 horns

  • Pirates of the Caribbean - arr. Foley 16 horns

  • Black Beauty - King arr. Foley 12 horns

  • Thunderbirds - Gray arr. Foley 12 horns

  • Strauss 1 - 12 horns

  • Conductor: Dean Foley

Autumn Blow 2019: Saturday 5th Oct (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • John Bull Suite - Octet

  • Schumann Rhenish 2nd & 4th Mvts - Octet

  • Holst Planets Suite - Octet

  • Conductor: Dean Foley

Summer Blow 2019: Saturday 20th July (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • Selections from the BHC library conducted by Dean Foley

Spring Blow 2019: Saturday 4th May (Band Room Warley)

  • Roman Carnival Overture - arr. Crees (16 horns)

  • Froelich Nonet

  • Tchaik 5 2nd Mov arr. Pflaum for 12 horns

  • Titanic - arr. Bissill 12 horns

  • Fireworks - 12 horns

  • Conductors: Tony Halstead & Brendan Thomas

Winter Blow 2019: Saturday 19th Jan (Band Room Warley)

  • Locke arr. Foley - Music for His Majesty's Sackbutts & Cornets

  • Wagner arr. ? - Tristan Fantasy

  • Weber arr. Walendorf - Dei Freishuctz

  • Bizey arr. Turner - Carmen

  • Foley - "Reflections"

  • Grieg arr. Foley - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

  • Conductors: Dean Foley, Graham Wright, & Denis Haskew

 

Autumn Blow 2018: Saturday 20th Oct (Band Room Warley)

  • Andrew Downes - Sonata for 8 Horns

  • Turner - Farewell to Red Castle

  • Shaw - Andante & Allegro

  • Foley - "Reflections"

  • Grieg arr. Foley - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

  • Conductors: Dean Foley & Julian Baker

Summer Blow 2018: Saturday 14th July (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • Pictures at an Exhibition

  • Star Wars Medley

  • Robin Hood, and Elsa's Procession

  • Conductor: Dean Foley

 

Spring Blow 2018: Saturday 21st April (Band Room Warley)

  • 12tets William Tell, "Shepherd's Hey", and Handel Fireworks

  • Big Blow: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor - Bach

  • Conductors: Julian Baker & Tony Halstead

Winter Blow 2018: Saturday 20th January (Band Room Warley)

  • 12tets Capriol Suite & Jeux d'Enfants, plus "Brentwood" (new piece by Gordon Carr for 16 horns)

  • Conductors: Julian Baker & Gordon Carr

Autumn Blow 2017: Saturday 28th October (Band Room Warley)

  • Large Ensemble (W Tubas) - Freischutz Overture, Siegfied's Funeral Music, Mendelssohn Nocturne, Die Fledermaus, Triston & Isolde

  • Conductors: Julian Baker & Tony Halstead

Summer Blow 2017: Saturday 8th July (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • One group 12tet sight-reading session

  • Conductor: Dean Foley

Spring Blow 2017: Saturday 29th April (Band Room Warley)

  • "Film Music" - Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Magnificent Seven, Independence Day

  • Conductors: Julian Baker & Gordon Carr

Winter Blow 2017: Saturday 14th January (Band Room Warley)

  • Octets: Three Preludes - Gershwin, Le Son du Cors - Oldberg, Mahler 1 Fragments - Clements, Hansel & Gretel Fantasy.  16 Horns: Ride of the Valkyrie, Music for His Majesty's Sackbutts & Cornets

  • Conductors: Tony Halstead & Dean Foley

Autumn Blow 2016: Saturday 8th October (Shenfield Parish Hall)

  • 12tets in one group: Strauss Ein Horndenleben, Elsa's Procession, Albinoni Adagio, Candide

  • Conductors: Julian Baker & Dean Foley

Summer Blow 2016: Saturday 30th July (Band Room Warley)

  • 12tets: Brandenburg 3, Carmen, Planets.  16 Horns: Music for His Majesty's Sackbutts & Cornets, "A Few of my Favourite Things" (Sound of Music).

  • Conductors: Tony Halstead & Gordon Carr

Spring Blow 2016: Saturday 16th April (Upney Baptist Church, Barking)

  • Octets: Bach Prelude & Fugue in A Minor, Holst Planets, Bach Brandenburg 3, Prokofiev R&J, Poet & Peasant.  16 Horns: Mendelssohn Nocturne

  • Conductors: Julian Baker & Dean Foley

Winter Blow 2016: Saturday 9th January (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • 12tets in one group: Albinoni Adagio, Robin Hood, Out of Africa, Fireworks, Folk Song Medley (15 horns)

  • Conductor: Dean Foley

Autumn Blow 2015: Saturday 31st October (Band Room Warley)

  • ​16 Horns: Gabrielli Sonata pian e forte, "Trolley Song", Tchaikovsky R&J

  • Conductors: Julian Baker & Dean Foley

Summer Blow 2015: Saturday 18th July (Band Room Warley)

  • Octets: Siegfried's Rhein Journey, Brahms Academic Fest Ov.  16 Horns: Nicode Minuet, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.

  • Conductors: Julian Baker, Dean Foley, Chris Robinson

Spring Blow 2015: Saturday 11th April (Band Room Warley)

  • 12tets: Pictures at an Exhibition, Lucia Fantasy, Capriol Suite.  16 Horns: Tchaikovsly R&J

  • Conductors: Julian Baker, Tony Halstead, Dean Foley

Winter Blow 2015: Saturday 10th January (Band Room Warley)

  • 12tet: Carmen.  16 Horns: Pirates of the Caribbean, Finlandia

  • Conductor: Dean Foley

Autumn Blow 2014: Saturday 27th September 2014 (Band Room Warley)

  • Octets: Russlan & Ludmilla, La Danza.  16 Horns: Bohemian Rhapsody, Strauss 1 for 4 solo horns.

  • Conductor: Dean Foley

Summer Blow 2014: Saturday 5th July (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • 16 Horns: Finlandia, "Billy May's Big Fat Brass Medley", Scherzo from Bruckner 4, Ride of the Valkyrie.

  • Conductors: Julian Baker & Dean Foley

Spring Blow 2014: Saturday 15th February (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • 16 Horns: Tristan & Isolde, Widor Toccata, Roman Carnival Ov, Lana's Lullaby.

  • Conductors: Tony Halstead & Denis Haskew

Winter Blow 2013: Saturday 23rd November (South Weald Hall)

  • 16 Horns: Roman Carnival, Independence Day, Faure Pavane, Fireworks

  • Conductors: Dean Foley & Denis Haskew

Autumn Blow 2013: Saturday 14th September (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • Large Ensemble: Pictures at an Exhibition, Queen of Sheba, Hansel & Gretel

  • Conductor: Dean Foley

Summer Blow 2013: Saturday 8th June (Conference Hall, Brentwood Cathedral)

  • Large Ensemble: Caravan, Tico Tico, Stardust (London Horn Sound), Concertstuck.

  • Conductor: ?

Spring Blow 2013: Saturday 23rd February (South Weald Parish Hall)

  • Large Ensemble: Titanic (LHS), Bruckner 4, Frieschutz Ov

  • Conductor: ?

Winter Blow 2012: INAUGURAL MEETING Saturday 1st December (Choir Room, Brentwood Cathedral)

  • A selection of Octets, no conductor.

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