‘Peach’ and I joined ‘Locky’ all on our Neptune to play Walton Belshazzar’s Feast with Locky’s orchestra, Nottingham Symphony - ‘Peach’ and myself playing in the off-stage brass bands. Also in the concert was Walton Te Deum for which the organ part was arranged for the off-stage brass. All brass was additionally employed in the finale of Parry I was Glad so we had plenty to play.
The acoustics in the Roundhouse proved really good. I was in brass band left and it was a real pleasure to hear the rich vibrations of the other two Neptune’s projecting across the orchestra and 200+ strong choir. Interesting that the tubas the other side were much more audible than either the trumpets or trombones. I could not tell which Neptune was playing, they both sounded great!
The concert was very well attended with the roundhouse being filled to capacity and the whole concert went wonderful. It was also great to see my two good friends for our Neptune summit!
Some pics below of the venue and the meeting of Neptune – as far as we know 50% of all the rotary Neptune in the UK.
The Roundhouse
Neptune Summit
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