Concerts

Great Western Railway Paddington Station Band The Great Western Railway and Paddington Borough Prize Silver Band was established long before 1923. The Great Western Railway Staff Military Band was founded about this time and would give Concerts on the Station Lawn. The Great Western Railway was nationalised in 1948 to become British Railway Western Region and during the 1990s was privatised to become Network Rail and First Great Western. Friday Evening Band Concerts in the Station from 7.30pm A different and varied Programme is performed each week of Marches, Selections from the Shows, arrangements from the Classics and Popular Tunes. For Band information visit www.paddingtonrailwayband.co.uk

Concert March Barnard Castle Goff Richards Overture Rosemunde Franz Schubert Waltz September Felix Godin Selection Bacharach and David arr John Cacavas Old American Kentucky 1800 Clare Grundman Selection Waltzes of Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers Popular Italian Festival Glenn Osser Selection from Carousel Richard Rodgers March The Lord Mayor’s Show Leslie Sarony Selection from Fiddler on the Roof arr Trevor Sharpe Intermezzo Wedgewood Blue Albert Ketelbey Popular Summer Nights Benny Carter March Blaze away Abe Holzmann