7th September 2025 Our first time playing in Dulwich Park, with a lovely audience out to enjoy the sunshine and music!
Author Archives: All Saints Concert Band
A Beat in Time
12th July 2025 A joint performance with local amateur dramatics company ‘The Downsview Players’.
Rob and the Amazing Technicolour Concert Band
15th March 2025 An evening of music inspired by all the colours of the rainbow!
The Greatest Show
19th October 2024 Roll up, roll up for an evening at the circus! Guests enjoyed funfair games, food and snacks, and of course a concert featuring music like ‘The Greatest Showman’, ‘Entry of the Gladiators’, ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ and many, many more!
Ruskin Park Bandstand 2024
18th August 2024 A wonderfully fun gig at Ruskin Park bandstand, with a great audience and, as always, lots of good dogs! Thanks to the Friends of Ruskin Park for having us again!
Eastbourne Bandstand Summer 2024
28th July 2024 The first time we’ve ever played Eastbourne Bandstand without even a breeze! What a lovely day of swimming in the sea, fish and chips, ice creams, and of course playing for you lovely lot!
Rogues & Rebels
20th April 2024 An evening of music themed around rogues and rebels, rascals and revolutions! Think cowboys, Robin Hood, and, of course, our very own Adam Ant!
St. Christopher’s Hospice 2023
3rd December 2023 We were thrilled to play at the remembrance service for St. Christopher’s Hospice again, especially as the hospice is important to many of our band members. It was a lovely service with a very dedicated crowd who withstood a surprising amount of rain, and then mince pies and mulled wine to warmContinue reading “St. Christopher’s Hospice 2023”
A Kind of Magic
18th November 2023 An evening of fantasy and fairytale themed music, with pieces including The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Good Omens, Into the Woods, Wicked, How to Train Your Dragon, and lots more! Be sure to watch out for wicked witches, powerful sorcerers, and, of course, dragons…
Eastbourne Bandstand Summer 2023
10th September 2023 Back at the windiest bandstand in the world, but this year we got to try out the newly refurbished wind screens!
Live and Let Jive
13th May 2023 An evening of dance-themed music raising funds for St. John’s church. With pieces representing all your Strictly ballroom favourites, we guaranteed lots of toe tapping and even had some dancing along!
Christmas Social 2022
12th December 2022 Our informal Christmas concert featuring some of our favourite pieces from the year, and of course the usual array of Christmas carols!
St. Christopher’s Hospice 2022
4th December 2022 We were honoured to play at St. Christopher’s Hospice in Sydenham for their remembrance service. The hospice is close to many band members’ hearts and a brilliant crowd gathered to light candles and share memories.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
29th October 2022 at St. John the Evangelist, Crystal Palace A celebration of Halloween with an evening of spooky music! With pieces ranging from Danse Macabre to Phantom of the Opera and Harry Potter (via the Monster Mash!), and of course our usual array of surprises, it was the perfect trick or treat!
Herne Hill Music Festival 2022
9th October 2022 at Brockwell Hall, Brockwell Park We were thrilled to be part of the Herne Hill Music Festival this year, on a surprisingly hot and sunny October day which drew a wonderful audience!
Ruskin Park Bandstand 2022
25th September 2022 Back in Ruskin Park with a lovely and enthusiastic audience, including a plethora of dogs!
Fit For a Queen
23rd April 2022 at Selsdon Hall A concert of regal-themed music for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, ranging from pieces written by Henry VIII to, of course, Queen! Crowns, corgis, and an afternoon tea were all in attendance while we raised the union flag in honour of Her Majesty.
Retromania!
13th November 2021 at Selsdon Hall A 70s- and 80s-themed concert marinated in nostalgia, featuring the ‘A-SCB Team’, a drum-playing gorilla, a ‘RickRoll’, the world’s most famous ice-skating routine, and other hits from artists from ABBA to Barry Manilow.
Eastbourne Bandstand Summer 2021
12th September 2021 Our annual trip to the windiest seaside bandstand!
Virtual Christmas Concert 2020
A virtual Christmas concert recorded with COVID restrictions in place, and premiered on Facebook for our friends and family to enjoy from the comfort (and safety!) of their own homes. Please also enjoy the gag reel!
Lockdown Band
During lockdown, we tried our best to keep the music alive! Here’s a few selections from our virtual recordings, and the socially distanced outdoor rehearsals we held (with strenuous health and safety measures!) in our conductor, Rob’s, garden. Everyone was SO thrilled to be playing together again – there were cheers and tears!
Old Time Music Hall
23rd November 2019 at Stanley Halls A variety-themed concert to honour the band’s roots back in the place where it all began! It was filled with featured performances, including ‘heavy metal’ anvilling, type-writing, sandpapering, drinking songs, vegetable instruments, and the making of conductor pie…!
Ruskin Park Bandstand 2019
1st September 2019 It was lovely to be back out in the sunshine with such a great audience!
Music at the Movies
28th September 2019 at the Bromely Civic Centre – in association with Bromley Mencap and featuring Bromely Youth Senior Choir.
All Aboard the All Saints Express!
30th March 2019 at Selsdon Hall We hopped on the 19:00 All Saints Express service from Selsdon Hall for an evening of transport-themed music, featuring a live Scalextrics race, a real-life Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and the entire audience surfing and canoeing!
Croydon PrideFest 2019
13th July 2019 We were so happy to be back at Croydon Pride, sharing our love and support for the LGBTQ+ community in Croydon and beyond!
Welcome to the Jungle!
20th October 2018 at Selsdon Hall An animal-themed concert complete with band mascot DCI Dave Horse, a walk with a dog, a puppet show, a real gunshot, and a 5-foot long inflatable shark…!
Beulah Spa Plaque Unveiling
29th September 2018 – as the All Saints Clarinet Quartet We got ourselves in the papers (!) providing music at an event for the unveiling of a plaque for the historic Beulah Spa.
Biggin Hill Festival of Flight
19th August 2018 Following our gig in the honour of the RAF centenary, we were thrilled to play at Biggin Hill! We were all surprised by how loud our percussionist’s new drums were… until he claimed no responsibility, and we later found out they were demonstrating air to ground missiles at the show ground duringContinue reading “Biggin Hill Festival of Flight”
Eastbourne Bandstand Summer 2018
29th July 2018 Another trip to the windiest bandstand in the world!
Croydon PrideFest 2018
14th July 2018 We were thrilled to play along the Croydon Pride parade route and show our support, solidarity, and love for the LGBTQ+ community in Croydon and beyond.
Rob’s 50th Birthday Party
Saturday 7th July 2018 We got a scratch band together to play a few pieces at our conductor, Rob’s, 50th birthday party – so now you know what happens when you gather every musician you can and get them to sight-read Les Mis after a drink or two! Note the most important part of conducting,Continue reading “Rob’s 50th Birthday Party”
RAF Centenary Concert Part 1
24th March 2018 at Selsdon Hall Photography by Gary Cooper from Square Freedom Photography. A concert in honour of 100 years of the RAF! We fund-raised for the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum and chapel by playing a programme full of flying-themed music, from the traditional RAF March Past, to the Flower Duet (thank you, BritishContinue reading “RAF Centenary Concert Part 1”
RAF Centenary Concert Part 2
24th March 2018 at Selsdon Hall Photography by Peter Schneiter Photography. A concert in honour of 100 years of the RAF! We fund-raised for the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum and chapel by playing a programme full of flying-themed music, from the traditional RAF March Past, to the Flower Duet (thank you, British Airways!), to MagnificentContinue reading “RAF Centenary Concert Part 2”
Rehearsal Photography
By Gary Cooper from Square Freedom Photography.
Christmas Social 2017
18th December 2017 We gather each year to do a casual evening of carols, Christmas cheer, and of course mince pies!
Time Travel Concert
28th October 2017 at Selsdon Hall An evening of Time Travel themed music! We gambolled through history from the dinoasaurs to space battles, with a programme including ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Gallimaufry’, ‘Scheherazade’, ‘Battlestar Galactica’, a ‘Doctor Who’ medley, and more favourites from space and time! There was even a special guest…!
Crystal Palace Beer Festival
27th May 2017 at Crystal Palace Football Club As you can imagine, a lot of band members were very pleased to get this gig!
Silver Screen: Big & Small
8th April 2017 at Croydon Minster Joint concert with the Band of the Surrey Yeomanry. Photos of the concert rehearsal and one of the rehearsals in our usual church hall – how did we all fit into that room?!
A Night at the Oscars
15th October 2015 at Selsdon Hall An evening of red carpets, Hollywood stars, and popular film music.
40th Anniversary Concert
21st November 2015 at St. John the Evangelist, Crystal Palace For All Saints Concert Band’s 40th Anniversary, we invited previous players from all over the country (and some from even further afield!) to play some of the band’s favourite pieces.
Classics from Stage and Screen
18th July 2015 at Selsdon Hall An evening featuring well-known classics from our favourite films and shows!
Eastbourne Bandstand Summer 2015
One of our annual trips to the windiest bandstand in the world!
Carolathons and Charity Gigs
We regularly play at charity and fundraising events, and love being able to do good through music! Some assorted photos and videos here, including:Carolathons at Victoria Station – 11th December 2011, 3rd December 2017, 2nd December 2018, & 1st December 2019 (for the MS Society); Christmas Party for Maggie’s Centre at the Royal Marsden Hospital,Continue reading “Carolathons and Charity Gigs”
Other
A selection of other events across London (and beyond!) Here we have some assorted photos including: Ruskin Park Bandstand – 2nd September 2017;Recording at St. John the Evangelist, Crystal Palace – 1st May 2018;Croydon Christmas Lights Switch-On – 13th November 2014;Coney Hall – 3rd June 2012; Concert – December 2011; and Hever Castle.
Historic Articles etc.
All Saints Concert Band was founded in 1975, and amazingly we still have some of those founding and early members with the band! Here is a collection of articles, letters, programmes, and other ephemera that we’ve collected over the many wonderful years.
