36 students from Haberdashers’ Adams took part in a workshop run by HM Royal Marines Band Lympstone, along with students from Burton Borough School and Newport Girls High School.
The band, from Commando Training Centre, Lympstone, gave a short performance to start the day which included a drum static from four members of the Corps of Drums, who demonstrated the intricate stickwork for which they are famous. The students then spent the morning in sectional rehearsals – woodwind, brass and percussion – playing alongside the HM Royal Marines Band musicians.
After lunch, the students and musicians gave a concert for pupils from Newport Infants, Newport Juniors and Burton Borough School, together with invited guests, including our Headmaster, Gary Hickey, and Head of Music, Jonathan Wysome.
We were delighted to see ON Corporal Chris Beal, a trombonist with HM Royal Marines Band Lympstone. Chris, who left Adams in 2010, was a key member of our CCF Marching Band, and taking part in band courses during his years in Sixth Form inspired Chris to join the HM Royal Marines Band Service.
