Park Life 2017 - Wallace Park and Moat Park

Date

Event

Time

Synopsis

Sunday 2^nd July

Lisburn Young Defenders

3:00PM-4:00PM

Lisburn Young Defenders have followed their Irish Melody Flute championship wins of 2000, 2001 and 2003 by becoming Northern Ireland Flute Band Association Melody Plus winners in 2017. A stand-out performance at the 2015 Belfast Tattoo saw Lisburn Young Defenders being presented to a worldwide audience and recognised at the highest level of musical ability and entertainment.

Sunday 9^th July

Drumlough Pipe Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

Drumlough Pipe Band is from the townland of Drumlough and had its first public appearance in 1951.

Sunday 16^th July

Garvey Silver Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

Garvey Silver Band plays an extensive modern repertoire of light and popular music (both classical and original brass) as well as film themes, marches and hymn tunes with something for all tastes.

Sunday 23^rd July

Dynamic Brass Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

This local brass band was launched in April 2013 by Harold Whan and Patricia Evans. Their repertoire includes a selection of marches, hymns, classical and modern brass band music.

Sunday 30^th July

Drumlough Pipe Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

Enjoy the spectacle and sound of Drumlough Pipe Band including marches, slow airs, up-tempo jigs and reels.

Sunday 6^th August

Dynamic Brass Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

Dynamic Brass is 'A band to bring together people of all ages to establish, develop, educate, maintain and promote the concept of Brass Band Music for the benefit of the local community and beyond.'

Sunday 13^th August

1^st Old Boys Youth Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

The 1st Old Boys Youth Band consists of 35 young people following the tradition of the first Old Boys Association Silver Band which was formed in Belfast in 1946. The band performs a wide range of musical genre.

Sunday 20^th August

The Northern Ireland Concert Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

The Northern Ireland Concert Band was originally set up as The Band of The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Services in 2005, under the direction of Mr Warnock Patterson. This cross community band has members from across Northern Ireland.

Date

Event

Time

Synopsis

Sunday 2^nd July

Ulster Scots Agency Juvenile Pipe Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

This Band was formed in late 2012 from children taught as part of the Ulster-Scots Agency programme.

The ethos of an band is to give young people the opportunity to perform with other young pipers and drummers while more experienced players encourage and advise.

Sunday 9^th July

Gilnahirk Pipe Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

The founder Gilnahirk Pipe Band was Norman F.Harper, the son of John C.Harper, who was senior elder of Gilnahirk Presbyterian church. Over the years, pipers and drummers were frequently present at church events.

Sunday 16^th July

Comber Silver Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

The original Comber band started as a flute band in 1902 before converting to brass in 1949. Each week the members come together to practice for concerts, contests, church services and numerous other engagements.

Sunday 23^rd July

The Templemore Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

The Templemore Band was formed in 1949 and has successfully competed at local, European and World championship levels.

Sunday 30^th July

Comber Silver Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

Comber Silver Band aims to give back to the community in the area and are involved annually in Christmas celebrations and Remembrance Day services.

Sunday 6^th August

Symington Memorial Silver Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

Symington Memorial Silver Band traces its origins back to 1898. In 1998 the band celebrated its centenary and today it’s still going strong, a memorial to Robert Symington its founder.

Sunday 13^th August

Garvey Silver Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

Garvey Silver Band plays an extensive modern repertoire of light and popular music (both classical and original brass) as well as film themes, marches and hymn tunes with something for all tastes.

Sunday 20^th August

1^st Old Boys Youth Band

3:00PM-4:00PM

The 1st Old Boys Youth Band consists of 35 young people following the tradition of the first Old Boys Association Silver Band which was formed in Belfast in 1946. The band performs a wide range of musical genre.