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i’m not familiar with a concert band. What sort of music do you play – will I recognise anything?
We play a very wide range of different genres of music from classical arrangements to works originally written for concert band. We also showcase film themes and medleys from West End musicals so there will be plenty of familiar tunes. Unlike orchestras, the music played by concert bands tends to be shorter (most pieces are under 10 minutes) so the programme can have around 10 items and lasts around two hours including an interval.
Are children welcome?
Absolutely! We are very keen to encourage a younger audience to our concerts - our Christmas concerts go down particularly well with the little ones! We’re big fans of Disney and popular film music and usually manage to include this music into most concerts! And if they get bored and want to dance in the aisles or maybe go to sleep (although we can be quite loud!) then we won’t be at all offended. Children under 5 go free to all our concerts and sometimes under 16s are free - you just need to check the event details.
ARE THE concert venues ACCESSIBLE?
We use a variety of venues for our concerts and they should all have accessible entrances and accessible toilets. There may be limited parking at some venues in which case we will indicate the nearest parking on the events page of our website. If you have any questions or concerns then please contact us and we can either answer you directly or we will follow up with the venue.
WHERE DO you perform?
We like to mix it up with our venues: we are very fortunate in Croydon to have a nationally acclaimed concert hall, the Fairfield Halls and our summer concert is usually performed there. Other indoor venues include the Trinity School Concert hall - a purpose built venue with fantastic acoustics and raked seating. We also use local churches for our concerts as they have good acoustics and are also aesthetically lovely buildings. However, the concerts themselves are secular performances and audience members of any faith are very welcome.
Any other questions
We’re always looking to expand our audience so if you aren’t a regular concert-goer and you have questions then please just drop us an email and we’ll be happy to answer them.
We look forward to seeing you at a Croydon Symphonic Band concert soon!