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Howard became the bandmaster at Boscombe in April 2001 at a time when he was also the conductor of the Amsterdam Staff Band. The regular trips to the Netherlands would be part of what was a feature of his time as bandmaster. His frequent travels took him to many parts of the world - often for extended periods of time - but he was always pleased to come back to his band at Boscombe. | |||
There was much that stood out from his tenure in charge - perhaps most notable were the recordings that the band made - particularly those featuring meditative music and his efforts to "build bridges" in all sorts of ways including a number of joint concerts with contesting bands including Fodens, Fountain Brass, Woodfalls , Bournemouth Concert Brass, Friary and, most recently, Cory. | |||
Most significant though was his spiritual leadership of the band which extended into ensuring that every band concert was taking the audience on a journey through music which - although perhaps sometimes unfamiliar to them - had a message. Howard always ensured that the most important music - the band's contribution to our sunday worship - was given due attention at the start of the weekly rehearsal. Only after that was other music played. | |||
During his time as bandmaster the band were able to take two overseas trips - to Scandinavia in 2011 and - at the invite of the General - to Rome in 2017 to celebrate that territory's 125th anniversary. The band were also honoured with an invite to participate in Symphony Sounds in Birmingham in 2014. | |||
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Revision as of 16:59, 6 November 2019
2001 to 2019
Howard became the bandmaster at Boscombe in April 2001 at a time when he was also the conductor of the Amsterdam Staff Band. The regular trips to the Netherlands would be part of what was a feature of his time as bandmaster. His frequent travels took him to many parts of the world - often for extended periods of time - but he was always pleased to come back to his band at Boscombe.
There was much that stood out from his tenure in charge - perhaps most notable were the recordings that the band made - particularly those featuring meditative music and his efforts to "build bridges" in all sorts of ways including a number of joint concerts with contesting bands including Fodens, Fountain Brass, Woodfalls , Bournemouth Concert Brass, Friary and, most recently, Cory.
Most significant though was his spiritual leadership of the band which extended into ensuring that every band concert was taking the audience on a journey through music which - although perhaps sometimes unfamiliar to them - had a message. Howard always ensured that the most important music - the band's contribution to our sunday worship - was given due attention at the start of the weekly rehearsal. Only after that was other music played.
During his time as bandmaster the band were able to take two overseas trips - to Scandinavia in 2011 and - at the invite of the General - to Rome in 2017 to celebrate that territory's 125th anniversary. The band were also honoured with an invite to participate in Symphony Sounds in Birmingham in 2014.
Discography
