International Concert Series 2024-25
As part of our 2024-25 season, we are thrilled to showcase our local heroes, The Egham Band, for an evening of big band classics, led by conductor Gareth Green.
Presenting ‘… and all that Jazz’ a celebration of the golden age of big band jazz, explored through the medium of the modern Brass Band. Featuring the music of Glenn Miller, Harry James, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and other legends. A night not to be missed, this concert is bound to get your fingers clicking and toes tapping!
This event is presented as part of the International Concert Series 2024-25 at Royal Holloway.
About the performers
The Egham Band is a Championship Section Brass Band based in Egham, Surrey, with history dating back to 1895. They play an active role in the local community, taking part in parades, concerts, celebrations, and more. They also have a thriving youth programme which teaches brass to over 150 children across three local junior schools, progressing onto a series of youth bands. This year they are thrilled to be one of Mayor Cllr Elaine Gill’s chosen charities. Read more.
With a Salvation Army brass band background, Yorkshire-born Gareth Green started learning the cornet and piano at the age of seven and went on to study music at Royal Holloway College in Egham, specialising in performance, arranging and conducting, graduating in 1982 with a B.mus (Hons.) degree. Later, at the National Centre for Orchestral Studies in Greenwich, he studied composition with Edward Gregson. The Summer of 1983 found him spending six weeks touring Italy as associate Principal Trumpet with the “Orchestra Internazionalles Jeunesses Musicales”. Returning to Egham in 1985 he became Assistant Musical Director of the Egham Band, which led to his appointment as Musical Director six years later. At the same time, he began associations with several local Amateur Operatic Societies, both as orchestral player, and later as Musical Director, a position which often involves filling in on the piano for rehearsals! Gareth is also the resident accompanist for the Spelthorne Young Voices choir. Read more.
Car parking
When you arrive for a College event at our Egham campus, please park in car parks 12 or 4.
Car park 12 can be accessed by turning right as you enter the main College gates and is located next to the tennis courts. If this car park is full, please drive further onto our campus to car park 4, which can be accessed by turning left at the mini-roundabout behind the Students’ Union. We would advise that you bring the College map to campus with you and give yourself plenty of time to park.
Blue Badge holders can find designated parking spaces in Car park 1W, as well as between Gardeners Lodge and the Williams Annexe. You can find these locations by looking at our campus map opposite. If you require any assistance on arrival, please contact our premises team in advance of your visit by emailing: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk and they will be happy to help.
Please note that we operate an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system on certain parts of our campus, however if you are here for an organised event, parking is unrestricted for event guests in car parks 12, 4 or 14 (or display your blue badge permit if parking in a disabled bay). If you have any questions about parking, please email: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk
The Egham Band
Further information
Advanced booking is essential.
Tickets
Ticket prices are £12.50 (standard); £10.00 (Concession; over 60s); £5.00 for Royal Holloway alumni and non-Royal Holloway students; FREE for Royal Holloway students, Royal Holloway staff and children under the age of 16. Season Tickets apply to this event.
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