St. George's URC Orchestra and Ceilidh Band
This page is for information about the St George's URC orchestra and ceilidh band. For more information please contact Christine Oakes or otherwise Andrew Hamnett for details of the orchestra and Jared Johnson or Gill Armstrong for details of the ceilidh band.
We are always pleased to see new members of the orchestra and the ceilidh band: we aim to include anyone interested in our music and willing to share the fun of playing together. The orchestra plays for worship once a month and the ceilidh band plays for the country dance club once a month, as well as similar events at other churches. |
Regular and occasional players are welcome to both the church orchestra and the ceilidh band. A list of dates for both groups is given below - purple for orchestra, turquoise for the ceilidh band and black for both. Please ask to be put on our e-mail list if you are interested in joining any of the events.
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Regular dates for the band and orchestra
The orchestra usually plays for the worship service on the fourth Sunday of the month
The ceilidh band plays for the Country Dance Club, which is usually the second Saturday of every Month
Dates for Band and Orchestra Events
2020
- Sunday January 26th
- Sunday Service at St George's
- Saturday February 8th
- Country Dance Club
- Friday 21st February
- First Women's World Day of Prayer Rehearsal Morpeth Methodist Church 11.00 am
- Friday 28th February
- Second WWDP Rehearsal; Morpeth Methodist Church 11.00 am
- Friday 6th March
- Third WWDP Rehearsal; Morpeth Methodist Church 11.00 am
- Women's World Day of Prayer Service 2.00 pm Morpeth Methodist Church
- Saturday March 14th
- Country Dance Club
- Saturday April 4th
- Country Dance Club
- Saturday 2nd May 2020.
- 60th birthday ceilidh at Seaton Sluice Community Centre
- Saturday 16th May
- Country Dance Club
- Saturday 11th July
- Ceilidh at St John's URC Wideopen
- Saturday August 15th
- Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration in Morpeth
- Saturday 23rd January
- Scottish Evening at Widdrington URC
- Friday 26th February
- Ceilidh for Longhirst U3A
- Ceilidh for Longhirst U3A
Recent Events with the Orchestra and Band
The ceilidh band was very busy on Saturday 21st August. Not only did players join with a much enlarged orchestra for the induction service for Revd. Julian Sanders, but they then played at St John's Wideopen with caller Jared Johnson, who is putting the dancers through their paces in the photograph. This view from the band, courtesy Shirley Forster.
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Women's World Day of Prayer 2nd March 2018
A You-Tube film from Morpeth TV News showing the beginning of the ceremony with an introduction by Nora Campbell, this year's main church organiser. Photograph from Shirley Forster of the band and choir rehearsing on Friday 23rd February at St Jams' Church for the Women's World Day of Prayer. The service itself will be on Friday the 2nd March at 2.00 pm with the final rehearsal at 10.00 am. The photographs shows Harriet Gilfillan conducting the choir and the orchestra in the music which is themed this year on the country of Suriname.
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Music Lists for the Orchestra and Band

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Sheet Music for Band

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