Our line-up
David - Trumpet (and triangle!)
Al - Flugel or trumpet
Gary - Trombone or euphonium
Sue - Tenor horn, flugel or cornet
Bill - Bass
Bob - Drum kit and mallet percussion
Who are we?
Spinnaker Brass is six musicians who enjoy making music together and sharing it with you. We play tunes that we like to listen to and we hope that our audience does too. You can hire us for about £120 per hour of playing and. although we are not full time professional musicians, we are able to take on occasional commitments during the working week.
Our gigs:
February: Fareham Town Centre (busking); Gosport Winterfest.
March: RN Reserves' dinner.
May: Coronation Street Party (Institute O Naval Medicine).
June: Fareham Town Centre (busking).
July: Fareham Town Centre (busking).
August: St Mary's Church Tea Rooms (informal recital).
November: Dinner parties.
December: Fareham Christmas lights; Christmas dinners; Institute of Naval Medicine Christmas Fayre; Institute of Naval Medicine Carols; St Mary's carol services.
We rehearse Monday evenings 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm at St Mary's Church, Portchester.
Here is some of our current repertoire:
Lots Of Christmas Music - Christian and secular
An Almost English Christmas (medley)
At Last (Etta James)
Gangsters (The Specials)
German Songs (Bierkeller music)
The Great Escape
Hurrying To Bethlehem (trad Polish)
Jazzy Holidays
Jump, Jive 'An Wail
Mary Did You Know?
Let's Dance (David Bowie)
The Look Of Love
Misirlou (Pulp Fiction)
The Pink Panther
Puer Natus In Bethlehem
Wallace & Gromit
You've Got A Friend In Me (Toy Story)
Peek at our current music pack index on the Repertoire page.
Our friends
We have lots of friends in other local bands:
Blendworth Brass Band; Denmead Brass; Gosport Solent Brass; Hamwic Brass Band; Meridian Winds Concert Band; Portsmouth City Band; Starlight Big Band; Trinity Concert Ensemble;