{"id":775,"date":"2016-06-12T11:03:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T10:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/?p=775"},"modified":"2016-06-12T11:03:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T10:03:09","slug":"joint-concert-in-memory-of-john-myers-a-candle-burned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/?p=775","title":{"rendered":"Joint Concert in memory of John Myers, a candle burned."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently had a very enjoyable and successful with our friends Whittonstall Community Band and Ponteland Community Wind Band held in the memory of John Myers.<\/p>\n<p>Here we see Whittonstall Band with special guest conductor Mr Hignett flown all the way from Hexham to be with us.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9923.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-765\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9923-1024x488.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9923\" width=\"584\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9923-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9923-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9923-500x238.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>It was a very poignant evening as we were trying to arrange a similar concert last year when John sadly died.\u00a0A candle burned on stage all night in his memory.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9937.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-767\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9937-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9937\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9937-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9937-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Ponteland band, under the baton of Alastair Lord, closed off the first half with a very entertaining set.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9931.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-766\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9931-1024x522.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9931\" width=\"584\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9931-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9931-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9931-500x255.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>The second half of the concert ended with our now traditional massed concert band with a performance of Elgars &#8216;Nimrod&#8217; played in Johns memory as it was one of his favourite pieces.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9938.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9938-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9938\" width=\"584\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9938-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9938-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prudhoecommunityband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9938-500x252.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently had a very enjoyable and successful with our friends Whittonstall Community Band and Ponteland Community Wind Band held in the memory of John Myers. 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