RECITAL - November 13th 2005

The Herga Swing Band

PROGRAMME
In Ages Past I Don't Know How To Love Him My Favourite Things Blueberry Hill Chattanooga Choo-Choo Tuxedo Junction What I Did For Love Basin Street Blues	Andrew Mackereth arr. Jerry Nowak arr. Michael Sweeney arr. Jerry Nowak arr. Frank Gomstock arr. Jerry Nowak arr. Jerry Nowak arr. Jerry Nowak
PROFILES

MAISIE RINGHAM is a professional free-lance orchestral trombone player and soloist. After studying at the Royal Manchester College of Music (now the Royal Northern College of Music) she became the prinicpal trombonist in the BBC Midland Light Orchestra. Eighteen months later she was invited to join the Halle Orchestra, then conducted by Sir John Barbirolli, and for approximately ten years was his principal trombonist. 

As a soloist, she has appeared in most of the main concert halls in the United Kingdom and has carried out solo tours of Canada, America, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, Sweden and Norway. A number of trombone solos have been specially composed for her, and with the Halle, she gave the first performance in England of the 'Fantasy for Trombone' by the American composer, Paul Creston. She has also made recordings and appeared on radio and television. 

THE HERGA SWING BAND
Well over twenty years ago Maisie Ringham, who was the Brass Coach of the then Harrow Youth Orchestra, was requested to form a Brass Consort with the brass members of the orchestra. This she did and the group eventually developed into a brass band and later into a swing band. Ultimately it became a swing band under its present title. Herga is the medieval name for Harrow. 

Maisie Ringham has been the Musical Director throughout its evolution. 

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