The Sillars Windband is a group of about 20 amateur woodwind and brass players based in Norwich, Norfolk.

The windband was formed in 2005. It specialises in entertaining the elderly in residential homes in and around Norwich, but it also performs in churches and other venues. It takes its name from Archie Sillars, who founded the Sillars Light Orchestra in 1926.

Our repertoire

Aiming for variety, we play short  pieces which are easy to listen to and often well-known.

Recent pieces were..

Grand Gallop
Be Our Guest
Let The Bright Seraphim (Jude Solo)
Game Of Thrones
La Cumparsita
What A Wonderful World
Trumpeter's Lullaby (Trumpet Duet)
Sandpiper Ballet
Folk Songs Suite
The Crown Of Castile March
My Favourite Things
Band Of Brothers Theme
Malaguena
Pure Imagination
Sortie in Eb
Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Concerts

TBD

Recent  Concerts

3rd December: Daisy Hill Court, Westfield View, Bluebell Rd, Eaton, Norwich NR4 7FL

10th December: Friends and Family concert, Ipswich Road Reformed Church (usual practice venue)  

17th December: Acle Methodist Church, 2 Bridewell Ln, Acle, Norwich NR13 3RA

We usually share our concerts with guest singers or soloists in order to provide a varied programme.  We would be pleased to be approached by groups  or soloists wishing to share concerts.

The windband  plays  in residential homes and also performs concerts in order to help community groups and churches to raise funds. If your organisation is interested in hosting a concert, please contact us. We do not charge for performances. However, most of our hosts do provide us with a donation to help towards  expenses such as  the costs of sheet music.

Vacancies for players

We aim to keep the windband  small in order to be able to fit comfortably in our preferred venues : residential homes, churches etc.  However, we can often accept some extra players. 

We do not hold formal auditions or specify a  particular standard. New players are invited to rehearsals to see how we suit each other. We extend a warm welcome to players who will show commitment and enthusiasm.

If you are interested in joining us, come along for a free taster session before committing yourself.

You can contact us by an email Click Here  

Rehearsals

We meet on Tuesday evenings at 7.30 during school term times.

Dates for 2025 are..

7th, 14th, 21st, 28th January

4th, 11th, 25th February

4th, 11th, 18th, 25th March

We rehearse at the Ipswich Road United Reformed Church
40 - 42 Ipswich Road, NR4 6QF.
The church is situated on Constable Road, parallel to the Ipswich Road  

Our Facebook Page is at

https://www.facebook.com/SillarsWindband/

Covid Precautions

We comply with all current regulations and recommendations.