City of Bristol conductor taken ill

City of Bristol Band were sad to learn that MD Ian Holmes was taken ill last week and will be unable to conduct them at the Area contest in Torquay.  The band has kept in close contact with Ian and send him very best wishes for a speedy recovery.
 
Bryn James came to the rescue taking the band to the Oxford BBA contest at 48 hours notice, achieving a creditable 3rd place on 1 rehearsal.
 
The band is pleased to announce they have secured the services of Chris Bond to conduct at Torquay on March 9th.
 
Band Chair, Steve Ellis, said " We were all distressed to hear that Ian was in hospital but are looking forward to seeing him back in the bandroom as soon as possible. We are very lucky to have many good friends in the band community and Bryn James did a fantastic job for us at Oxford and we are now really looking forward to working with Chris Bond in our final preparations for the Regional Championships."

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