A quintet from our Milton Keynes Brass ensemble had the pleasure of performing at a very special 90th birthday celebration. Musicians Matt Ball, Duncan Bruce, Georgie Cockerill, Angie Gooding, and Tim Flach serenaded the birthday crowd with a delightful mix of tunes chosen by the family, including the heartfelt "Danny Boy," the classic "My Way" by Frank Sinatra, "The Floral Dance," and the spirited "633 Squadron.

The Milton Keynes Brass bandstand season started early on 7 April this year and it was certainly a windy weekend with gusts of up to 40 miles per hour. Despite sandbags, pegs and magnets to hold everything together, music blew off and even the instruments had to be kept under control.

The 3rd placing was enough to secure the band a provisional place in the Championship section for next year and an initiation to the national finals in Cheltenham in September this year.

The band were recently featured as Club of the Month in the March edition of Phonebox magazine.

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