Members of Drogheda Youth Brass made their mark in the efforts towards fundraising for the new bandrooms at Mell before Christmas with two very profitable outings to local estates to play festive carols.Having thrilled the residents of Georgian Close on Tuesday December 18th, they then delighted the householders of Ashfield on the Wednesday night.

Sunday 16^th December 2007 saw the Drogheda Youth Band join with the Tredagh Singers Choir as guests in their annual Christmas Concert held in St. Peters Church. To say the atmosphere was electric would be an understatement as a packed church enjoyed all the night’s festivities.

Prior to the band playing the choir sang a selection of Christmas carols and in a rare treat the Meath Harp Ensemble made their first venture into Drogheda and left their mark on proceedings with a selection of carols and classical pieces all played on harps.

It was the bands honour to open the second half of the programme and what an opening it was. The bands opening piece Magnificent Seven got the band off to a flyer and they continued this excellent form through Pirates of the Caribbean, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Celtic Rock. They concluded there short but exciting programme with the Old Christmas favourite Jingle Bells. This was greeted with rapturous applause from the appreciative audience.

Later in the evening the band joined with the Tredagh Singers to perform three congregational pieces namely Hark the Herald, Silent Night and Oh Come All Ye Faithful. Following the concert the bands Musical Director Stephen Murray was full of praise for the bands efforts on the evening in question. “The band performed extremely well in front of a jam packed audience of what must have been nearly four hundred. I’m extremely proud of each and every one of the band tonight and thank them for their efforts over the last few weeks and also over the past year. I would also like to thank The Tredagh Singers who invited us to play with them.” The Youth Band will now break till the New Year but they would like to thank everybody for all their support over the past year and wish everybody a Happy Christmas and Musical New Year.

Here is a first look at our exciting plans for our new bandrooms planned for Tobberboice Lane, Mell, Drogheda. Exclusive to droghedabrassband.org!!
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