This years Christmas concert will be held on sat 17th Dec in the Jedburgh town hall at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £5/£6 and are available at Lothain Road Spar of From me to you on the High st Jedburgh.
Fully licened bar available.
Come along for a night of Christmas cheer. A fun night is assured and Simon Cowell will NOT be there.
On Sat 5th Nov, the Jedforest
Instrumental Band took part in the 16th annual Borders Entertainment
Contest which this year was held in the Borders College in
Galashiels. There were 20 bands from all over Scotland that took to
the stage with each band required to put together 15 mins of
entertaining music.
The Jed band, competing in the 1st
division out of 4, played band no 20 on the day and knew they'd have
to play well to force their way into the prizes.
Under the
directorship of MD Phil Rosier the band opened their programme with
the circus march 'Jubilee' before changing styles with a stirring
rendition of Defying Gravity from the hit Broadway musical Wicked
featuring the bands very talented kit player Cameron McCreadie. The
tender euphonium solo, Lament from Stabat Mater was played by the
bands principle Euphonium Scott Renwick before the band then
completed their set with the very technically challenging piece
Nightingale dances which is based on the classic song A nightingale
sang in Berkeley Square.
The adjudicators, Michael Fowles and
Marieka Gray said the Band was very talented and had played with
great sound and style. The band was awarded the crown of Best Borders
Band as well as Best Instrumentalist prize for the Kit Player Cameron
and 2nd place overall behind the Bathgate band.
MD Phil added
"As ever it was a privilege to direst Jedforest Instrumental
band yesterday and the bonus was a great set of results. Many thanks
to Cameron Mabon and Rob Hume who did lots a of great prep work
directing the band. I'm fortunate to have two great musicians help me
prepare the band. Also Scott Renwick for his calm , controlled solo.
It was worth "waiting" for. Ultimately
the success of the band was down to a team mentality , time, effort
and a lot of hard work. Many thanks."
The JIB will be taking part in the
Borders Entertainment Contest on Sat 5th November. This years
contest will be held in the Borders College campus in Galashiels from
9.30am.
20 bands from across the country will each play a 15
min programme of light music.
JIb will be conducted by Philip
Rosier and will be on stage at around 6pm (approx).
Come along
for a full days entertainment.
After the fantastic success of our Les Miserables evenings, we
managed to record the show and the tracks are available on our
soundcloud page.
We have had some technical issues over
the past month or two but we are now back up and running.
Sorry
for any inconvenience.
Jedforest Instrumental Band Presents 'A Night at the Movies' Sat 21st
of May in the Jedburgh Town Hall, Doors open at 7pm. Tickets
priced at £6/£5 available NOW from Hallmark on Jedburgh High St,
any band member or by using this websites Contact
page
Also appearing will be Abbey Brass, Jedforests Junior
Band
Do not miss out on what will be a great night out.
Free
Popcorn!
Bar with table service available
The Band went to Perth knowing that a tough days competition lay
ahead but whatever the result was that the band would earn their
highest ever placing in the Scottish Championships by competition
The Band went to Perth knowing that a tough days competition lay
ahead but whatever the result was that the band would earn their
highest ever placing in the Scottish Championships by competing in
the 1st section for the first time in 162 years.
Drawn in the
dreaded no 1 position the band took to the stage under the baton of
MD Philip Rosier and certainly gave a good account of them selves at
this level with many a commentator indicating that the band gave 'a
solid account of the very tough test piece'.
Realistically,
the band knew a position of about 7 or 8 was about the best we could
achieve and hoped to stay out of the bottom 2 to avoid relegation
back to the 2nd section.
However, once the dust had settled
and the results were announced we were placed 9th out of 10.
Not last but still in the relegation places.
In reflection it
was great to test ourselves at a new level and one that the band
didn't look out of place in. We now look forward to regaining
promotion back to the 1st Section next year.
19th best band in
the whole of Scotland isn't at all bad.
Full ResultsFirst Section: Test Piece:
Essay (Edward Gregson) Adjudicators: David Thornton and John
Doyle 1. Tullis Russell Mills (Raymond Tennant) - 190* 2.
Bo'ness & Carriden (Charlie Farren) - 189* 3. Bathgate (Anne
Crookston) - 188 4. Lochgelly (Paul McKelvie OBE) - 186 5.
Newmilns & Galston (Alan Cameron) - 185 6. Granite City Brass
(Bruce Wallace) - 184 7. Annan Town (Peter Heyes) - 182 8.
Johnstone (Martyn Ramsay) - 181 9. Jedforest Instrumental (Phil
Rosier) - 180 10. Dalkeith & Monktonhall (Alex Knox) -
179
*Top two bands qualify for National Final
Best
Instrumentalist: Hugh Foster (cornet) - Bo'ness & Carriden Best
Horn: Steve Craig (Tullis Russell Mills)
ing in
the 1st section for the first time in 162 years.
Drawn in the
dreaded no 1 position the band took to the stage under the baton of
MD Philip Rosier and certainly gave a good account of them selves at
this level with many a commentator indicating that the band gave 'a
solid account of the very tough test piece'.
Realistically,
the band knew a position of about 7 or 8 was about the best we could
achieve and hoped to stay out of the bottom 2 to avoid relegation
back to the 2nd section.
However, once the dust had settled
and the results were announced we were placed 9th out of 10.
Not last but still in the relegation places.
In reflection it
was great to test ourselves at a new level and one that the band
didn't look out of place in. We now look forward to regaining
promotion back to the 1st Section next year.
19th best band in
the whole of Scotland isn't at all bad.
Full ResultsFirst Section: Test Piece:
Essay (Edward Gregson) Adjudicators: David Thornton and John
Doyle 1. Tullis Russell Mills (Raymond Tennant) - 190* 2.
Bo'ness & Carriden (Charlie Farren) - 189* 3. Bathgate (Anne
Crookston) - 188 4. Lochgelly (Paul McKelvie OBE) - 186 5.
Newmilns & Galston (Alan Cameron) - 185 6. Granite City Brass
(Bruce Wallace) - 184 7. Annan Town (Peter Heyes) - 182 8.
Johnstone (Martyn Ramsay) - 181 9. Jedforest Instrumental (Phil
Rosier) - 180 10. Dalkeith & Monktonhall (Alex Knox) -
179
*Top two bands qualify for National Final
Best
Instrumentalist: Hugh Foster (cornet) - Bo'ness & Carriden Best
Horn: Steve Craig (Tullis Russell Mills)
After the festivities that the New year
brings the Jib has got straight down to business with their
preparations for the 2016 Scottish Championships which will be held
in the Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 12th March.
After last
years heroics of winning the 2nd Section, the band will be competing
in the 1st Section for the first time in their 162 years of
history.
This year test piece, 'Essay' by Edward Gregson, is a
fine musical test for the band who are attempting to cement a place
in the 1st section for 2017. A tough ask but one the band is
looking forward to working towards.
The band will once again
be conducted by MD Philip Rosier with Rob Hume and Cameron Mabon
supplying the early guidance for the band.
This years Christmas concert will be held on sat 17th Dec in the Jedburgh town hall at 7.30pm.
On Sat 5th Nov, the Jedforest
Instrumental Band took part in the 16th annual Borders Entertainment
Contest which this year was held in the Borders College in
Galashiels. There were 20 bands from all over Scotland that took to
the stage with each band required to put together 15 mins of
entertaining music. 
After the fantastic success of our Les Miserables evenings, we
managed to record the show and the tracks are available on our
soundcloud page.
Jedforest Instrumental Band Presents 'A Night at the Movies' Sat 21st
of May in the Jedburgh Town Hall, Doors open at 7pm.
