THE sound of Christmas came to Reading town centre on Saturday, thanks to a concert band.
Festive classics including a medley based on John Williams’ score for Home Alone, were performed by Trinity Concert Band at Reading Minster Church.
The Christmas concert also featured music from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet, and a take on The Night Before Christmas, with trumpeter George Huxford narrating the popular poem, while the band provided appropriate accompaniment.
In the second half, there were excerpts from Miracle on 34th Street and The Polar Express, as well as two seasonal favourites: Sleigh Ride and A Christmas Festival.
The band offers free tickets to people who have never attended a concert before, and they said that one of their guests told thmn: “It was thoroughly enjoyable. The band are very talented, and we really enjoyed the well-known Christmas music as well as lesser-known pieces. I would definitely go again.”
Donations from a raffle, interval cakes and a collection raised £291, which will go to Spencers Wood-based therapeutic gardening charity Thrive.
There is no rest for the band: they are already rehearsing for their first concert of 2023, which will have a theme of flight.
For more details, log on to: https://www.trinityband.co.uk/
