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Wessex Junior and Youth Fanfares
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Wessex Junior Fanfare
Saturdays 9.15am – 10.15am

Conductor: Pete Turnbull
Playing level: Grades 1-4  (No audition requirement to join)

The Wessex Junior Fanfare is a concert wind band with between 20-25 players. Catering for wind and brass instruments of all shapes and sizes from the piccolo to the tuba, the WJF offers places to young musicians with a playing ability of grades 1-4. The WJF takes part in 3 main CWYM concerts each season but has given extra performances in the local area such as at the National Trust property of Kingston Lacy and Bournemouth Library’s Music Zone.

Awards:
  • November 2013 - Platinum Award - National Concert Band Festival regionals in Cheltenham  
  • April 2014 - Gold in the NCBF nationals in Birmingham’s Conservatoire of Music 
  • November 2015 - Platinum Award - NCBF - Shebourne
  • November 2017 - Silver Award - NCBF regionals - Cheltenham

Wessex Youth Fanfare
Saturday Morning Rehearsals
10:30am – 12pm
Conductor: Peter Turnbull
Playing level grades 5-7  (No audition requirement to join)

The Wessex Youth Fanfare is a wind band with currently more than 30 players. It welcomes young musicians with a playing ability of grades 5-7. As wind and brass players require grade 7 or higher to be able to request an audition for the Wessex Youth Orchestra, these members tend to spend many happy years learning their trade with the WYF, rehearsing a wide variety of music from the traditional concert band repertoire as well as music from film, musicals, jazz and rock.
The WYF rehearses for 90mins each week, giving the members the opportunity not only to work on more advanced repertoire, but also to reap the benefits and rewards of longer rehearsals:
  • working in a more detailed fashion
  • improving concentration
  • building stamina 
The WYF takes part in the three main CWYM concerts each year including two appearances at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts. But the WYF but has also added to its annual concert quota taking part in concert tours (most recently to Cornwall), and also performing at Bournemouth Library’s Music Zone, Cherry Tree Nurseries and Kingston Lacy. 
Awards: 
  • November 2013 - Gold Award - National Concert Band Festival regionals in Cheltenham  
  • ​November 2017 - Silver Award - NCBF regionals, Cheltenham

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  • Home
    • Welcome to the CWYM
  • Wessex Youth Orchestra
    • About Wessex Youth Orchestra
    • WYO Concerts and Perfromances
    • WYO Repertoire
    • WYO Audition Requirements, Current Vacancies and Application Form
    • WYO Membership Guidelines
    • WYO at the National Festival and MFY Proms
    • WYO Tours
    • Don Riddell Memorial Prize
    • WYO on Youtube and Audio
    • WYO Mentor Scheme
    • WYO Alumni
  • CWYM Ensembles & Theory
    • About CWYM Ensembles
    • Wessex Junior & Youth Fanfares
    • Wessex Starter & Middle Strings
    • Wessex Young Apprentices Orchestra
    • Theory Classes
  • Sponsorship
    • Sponsorship Main Page
    • Concert Sponsorship Packages
    • General Sponsorship Opportunities
    • How can your business support the WYO?
  • CWYM Staff
  • How to Join
  • CWYM Contact
  • CWYM Projects
  • CWYM Members' Suite - Home
    • CWYM News
    • CWYM during the COVID19 outbreak
    • Composer of the Week
    • Susanna's Guide on How to Practice
    • CWYM Members' Lockdown Concert page
    • Wessex Lockdown Gallery!
    • CWYM Puzzle Page
    • If you play that, you should watch this! >
      • Strings
      • Woodwind
      • Brass
      • Percussion
      • Ever seen one of these?
      • Cool orchestral moments
      • Just for fun
    • CWYM Staff Room! >
      • CWYM Staff Quiz answers
      • Beverley's Fountain of Lost Knowledge!
      • CWYM Staff Members' video picks
    • CWYM Member Online Safety Guidance