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Nottingham Symphonic Wind Orchestra
Musical director and conductor: Keiron Anderson
Leader: Gill Henshaw
Secretary: Margaret Frogson
Guest conductor: Alistair Parnell
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Nottingham Symphonic Wind Orchestra
The Nottingham Symphonic Wind Orchestra (NSWO) has become established as one of the leading groups of its kind, known for its exciting and diverse concert performances.
NSWO set out to make music of the highest quality, and to support charitable causes. In pursuit of their musical aims, NSWO have been awarded the highest accolade of a Gold Award at the prestigious National Concert Band Finals, and have performed extensively around the region and overseas. They have also raised over £40,000 for local and national charities since the group’s formation in 1987.
Concert Diary Highlights 2007
This is a special year for Nottingham Symphonic Winds, who celebrate their twentieth anniversary in November. The Twentieth Anniversary Gala Concert will be at the Albert Hall, Nottingham, on Saturday 3rd November.
Since its formation in 1987, the group has won national awards and continues to perform music at the highest level at home and abroad. Over the years many musicians have gained valuable experience with the group, which has also raised more than £50,000 for charity. Earlier this year organiser and co-founder Margaret Frogson was honoured with a national ‘Making Music’ award for her work with the group.
The group have been awarded lottery funding through the “Awards for All” programme in order to run a weekend workshop for its players, and a community play day to make its resources available to other musicians in the area.
The weekend workshop, which will be run with the support of tutors from the Royal Norther College of Music, and the group’s conductor Keiron Anderson, is timed to help the group prepare for the major concert performance on 3rd November.
Keiron Anderson - Musical Director
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Keiron Anderson was appointed musical director and conductor of the Nottingham Symphonic Wind Orchestra in 2006.
As one of the most experienced and innovative conductors of wind groups in the country, Keiron also conducts the Yorkshire Wind Orchestra and the outstanding Harlequin Brass Ensemble. In 2005 he guest-conducted the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain at the Edinburgh Festival, including a premiere of his own work. He is also an adjudicator at national concert band festivals.
Keiron is a firm believer in the accessibility of all the music played under his direction, even though some of it may be unfamiliar to the audiences. He is a consummate all-round musician experienced as a teacher, musical director, performer, adjudicator and composer.
Interested in joining?
If you are an advanced level wind, brass or percussion player (generally Grade 8+) and prepared to give up your Sunday mornings, then we'd love to hear from you! We are always keen to hear from talented, committed players on any instrument, and at the moment we are looking particularly for a bass trombone player.
Rehearsals are at Bluecoat School, Aspley Lane, Nottingham every Sunday morning, from 9.30 - 12.30 am. Contact Windblowers for further details 0115 9410543.
Principal sponsor of Nottingham Symphonic Winds
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