Save the date – This is going to be a concert not to be missed!
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The first of our concerts this year is on Sunday the 21st of August, as the WA Fire and Emergency Services Concert Band present a “Big Band Spectacular”.

Come along and join us for a night of Big Band classics featuring music from favourites such as Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Michael Buble and more!

Performance starts at 6:30pm at the Morley Recreation Centre, corner of Wellington Rd & Mangini Street, Morley. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for concession holders and children under 16, and are available at the door (cash only). Tea and coffee provided. Bring supper/snacks to share with your friends.

Free parking is available at the venue. For further information email us at enquiries@wafesband.org.au or contact Robert on 0438 764 107.

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We are the champions my friends!

The Western Australia Fire & Emergency Services Concert Band are Western Australia’s champion A-Grade concert band for 2016, as a result of the state band championships held over the weekend of 28/29th May.  The outstanding result once again followed months of detailed work on the challenging A-Grade test piece Danceries by Kenneth Hesketh, an arrangement of Abide With Me for the slow piece and Liberty Bell for the march piece.

For more highlights from the day, go to https://www.facebook.com/wafesband/

The first few months of 2016 have gone by in what feels like a run of demi-semi-quavers as the Band has participated in a number of events, including the Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service State Championships, a very-soggy ANZAC day march, and the International Firefighters day memorial services at Kings Park.  We are now in the final stage of preparations for the State Band Championships on the 29th of May.  Feel free to come along and support the band at John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School.

2015 was an exciting year for the band, heralding the start of our sponsorship by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, and hence our change of identity from Perth Concert Band to the WA Fire and Emergency Services Concert Band.  The new identity was accompanied by new uniforms, new relationships, new exposure and new performance opportunities.  While we’re on a learning curve, it’s clear from our internal murmurings and from feedback we’ve received that the sponsorship has been greatly appreciated by all parties.

2016 is here and another change is upon us, although not nearly as earth-shaking as the sponsorship.  Membership has grown dramatically in the last few years and we’ve outgrown our rehearsal venue in Mount Lawley, our home for the last seven years.  We were so cramped that it was becoming difficult to squeeze in any more saxophonists, a dire and unacceptable situation.  The committee have hunted around and secured a much larger venue in Morley, only about 5 minutes away from the old venue, and rehearsals have already begun there.  So we can now relax, stretch out our legs, stretch out our trombones, and look forward to all the great things we’ll get up to this year.

As part of the Mount Lawley Christmas Festival, the community is invited to celebrate with this free community event from 4pm with something for everyone from Live Nativity Play, Food stalls to Free Kid’s Activities.

What better way to end the evening with Carols by Candlelight with Opera Soprano’s and the WA Fire and Emergency Services Concert Band from 7:00pm till 8:15pm.  Carols by Candlelight will be held at St Patrick’s Anglican Church Cnr 1st Ave and Beaufort St.

For more details of the event, activities and stalls head over to the Mount Lawley Christmas Festival Page on Facebook or the Beaufort And Beyond Website and follow the links.

How to get there: Please visit Transperth as your guide to public transport timetables, fares and accessible transport.

Morley Recreation Centre will come alive with the sound of music on the 15th of November, as the WA Fire and Emergency Services Concert Band present “A Night on Broadway”.

For one night only, one of Perth’s premier concert bands will transport audiences to the famous New York theatre district with music from classic Broadway hits such as Les Miserable, underrated works of genius such as Chess, and more contemporary shows like Hairspray, and even Disney’s Frozen. The WAFES Concert Band will be performing at 6pm at the Morley Recreation Centre, corner of Wellington Rd & Mangini Street, Morley.
Is Frozen even a musical?  Our librarian says it is but our vice president isn’t sure, and we need everyone to come along and help them settle the argument.

$20 adults, $10 concession. Tea and coffee provided. Bring supper/snacks to share with your friends

‘Allo ‘allo ‘allo, what’s all this then?  It seems the WA Fire and Emergency Services Concert Band (formerly known as Perth Concert Band) is going all pommie for their Best Of British concert!

At 7pm on Sunday August 9th, the WAFES band will bring the South Perth Civic Hall to life with a selection of popular British tunes.  You’ll hear a variety of music, from The Rolling Stones to Gilbert & Sullivan, and back to The Beatles with a lot more in between.  Special guests Justin and Katherine Freind, widely regarded as two of WA’s best Gilbert & Sullivan impresarios, will spice up the evening with their outstanding vocal athletics.  Audience participation will be encouraged and lyrics to some numbers will be distributed at the door.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for concession holders and children under 16, and are available at the door (cash only). Devonshire tea will also be available for those with a sweet tooth during intermission. Free parking is available at the venue. Further information is available by emailing enquiries@perthconcertband.org.au.

This will be the first formal concert organised by the band since coming under the umbrella of our new sponsor, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, and assuming our new identity.  While our name and uniform has changed, our commitment to providing outstanding music as a community band has not.  We hope to see you there!

Following a hectic December of Christmas carols and pageants, we’ve all had our well-earned January break and rehearsals have resumed at Mt Lawley.  The first rehearsal saw many members’ eyes tear up as their instruments emerged from their cases after a long break, like long-lost friends arriving at the airport.  There was much blowing out of dust and untangling of tinsel left over from Christmas jobs.

2015 will almost certainly be a milestone in the history of Perth Concert Band.  We will have regular sponsorship for the first time in about 30 years, opening the door to a new public profile more public performance opportunities.

January also saw a few fearless band members embark on a new endeavour – the formation of a marching drum corps to lead the band at parades and excite audiences at gigs.

What other excitement could be in store for us this year?

Tickets for our combined concert with Canning City Brass Band are now on sale at Ticketmaster’s website.