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The North Cheshire Wind Orchestra (formerly known as the North Cheshire Concert Band) is a symphonic wind orchestra based in Warrington in Cheshire who perform regularly at the town’s Pyramid and Parr Hall. The orchestra play a wide range of music including standard repertoire by composers including Gershwin, Bernstein, Holst and Strauss, more unusual and modern works, and new compositions commissioned by the ensemble. The NCWO has twice performed at the prestigious International Wind Festival at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and achieved Gold Awards at the National Concert Band Festival in the 2004 & 2005 National finals.

North Cheshire Wind Orchestra


Next Event:

Variations on America

Saturday 4th February 2012 Pyramid Arts Centre, Warrington (Box Office Tel: 01925 442345)

Pre-concert talk at 6:50 pm
Concert at 7:30 pm

North Cheshire Wind Orchestra
Yibin Seow Conductor
Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats Big Band
Matt Shaw Director

NCWO programme to include:

Charles Ives - Variations on "America"
Virgil Thompon - A Solemn Music
Robert Russell Bennett - Symphonic Songs for Band

Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats programme to include:

Bill Reddie (Buddy Rich) - West Side Story
Vernon Duke arr. Bob Mintzer - April in Paris
Bob Mintzer - New Rochelle
Bob Mintzer - Mambone
Bob Minzter - Computer
Bob Mintzer - Sophisticated Lady


For full details, see our Concerts page

NCWO reserve the right to change any programme or soloist without prior notice.