- South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band
Infobox musical artist
Name = South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band
Img_capt = South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band and the Band of the Army Air Corps outsideFramlingham College .
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Background = classical_ensemble
Alias = SNYSB
Origin =Diss ,Norfolk ,UK
Genre = Classical,film music ,big band , swing, contemporary, show
Occupation = Symphonic band,
Years_active = 1974-present
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URL = [http://www.snysb.org.uk www.snysb.org.uk]
Current_members = Musical Director
Mike Booty
Past_members =South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band (often shortened to SNYSB) is a group of young
musicians aged 8-23 based inDiss ,South Norfolk .The band motto is "Music is fun".History
The band was formed in 1974 by the current
musical director and conductor, Mike Booty.They have touredGermany , and also performed at many venues acrossSouth Norfolk .In 2006 they successfully applied for charitable status.
In June 2006 they won the
Queen's Award for Voluntary service. Two of the more long-standing band-members were later invited back to meet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in London in 2008Music
SNYSB play a range of music including show music,
film music ,big band , swing, classical and contemporary.They have one of the largest music library's owned by any band of this kind.Some members of the band own their own instruments, while others borrow the SNYSB ones. SNYSB has received various donations of money, including a large sum from the
National Lottery , which have allowed them to purchase some more expensive instruments such as abassoon , acontrabass clarinet , and a fullpercussion section.Other instruments played in the band are:
flute ,piccolo ,clarinet ,oboe ,trumpet ,cornet ,trombone ,french horn ,alto saxophone ,tenor saxophone ,tuba ,bass guitar ,bass clarinet ,bass saxophone .Tour of the Far East
The band took part in a fourteen day tour of
Singapore ,Malaysia andThailand inAugust 2008 . As part of their tour, they played six days of concerts or performances, including three joint concerts. The first was with the TKGS Symphonic Band, the second was with the HCI Symphonic Band, and the third was with Tsung Tsin School inKota Kinabalu .They saw how the money they raised following the 2004 Tsunami was used to help build a community centre in
Krabi , Thailand, and also took part in music workshops with orphaned children in Ban Nam Kem as part of a "Community involvement programme". The tour, which was organised in connection with the Rotary clubs of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand also consisted of sightseeing in Singapore,Peninsular Malaysia ,East Malaysia (Borneo ) and Thailand. [SNYSB - Far East Itinerary (pages 1-2), 30th June 2008. ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.snysb.org.uk/ South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band]
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