The Royal British Legion Band of Bexhill & Little Common are thrilled to be performing once again in this year’s festival, with Musical Director Martin Bunce AGSM in charge.
The band will be performing a richly varied set, including the Arromanches March, written by Albert Kelly as a tribute to fellow heroes of the Allied Normandy landings, the 80th anniversary of which are commemorated this year. The WW2 theme continues with a Glenn Miller medley – the great bandleader and composer was tragically lost ‘Missing in Action’ on a flight across the English Channel later in 1944. The following decade Dmitri Shostakovich composed his fabulously melodic Waltz No.2, used several times in TV and movies, notably in the series Bridgerton.
The 1960s get a look-in with a lively Beatles’ medley. Generation X? You’ve got the euphoric Celebration by Kool & the Gang, a guaranteed earworm – you’ve been warned!
We’d love to welcome you for our musical kaleidoscope of the 20th century.
Town Square Social Club, 4-6 London Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 3JU
Starts 8pm. Tickets on the door or in advance from the club bar, price £3.
