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Past Concerts

2026

• Regents Park Festival of Music. 23/08/26. Our second sojourn to the wonderful Regents Park for an afternoon of Classical, pop tunes and film music… this time with our 3! assistant conductors. The sun shone, a brilliant audience (some even danced) and generally a lovely afternoon.

• Shenley Festival, 05/07/2026. After two very wet years, the sun shone on the Festival! Our gazebos were out in force, this time keeping us out of the sun! Lots of people for the festival this year, proving to be a very popular event.

• Hertfordshire Festival of Music, 06/06/2026, All Saints Church, Hertford . The theme for this years festival was “Made in Herts”, which opened up a huge repertoire of music for us from the Film and TV industry that is so prominent in South Herts, as well as much else besides.

2025

• Christmas Concert, 06/12/2025. The annual Christmas Concert didn’t disappoint, and thanks to the generosity of the audience, we raised over £2000 for Keech Hospice.

• Regents Park Bandstand, 31/08/2025. A new concert for us, with the band conducted for the first time by Alex Down. A very enjoyable afternoon of music making!

• Shenley Festival, 06/07/25. Our regular afternoon open air gig in Shenley, with what has become quite the traditional – downpours!

• Hertfordshire Festival of Music, 07/06/25 All Saints Church, Hertford. With the Hertford Chamber Choir, we came together for a concert to commemorate VE day, with some very poignant moments in the concert, including a World Premier of “From Shadows Hope Shall Rise” composed by James Brown for the occasion.

• Joint Concert with the London Youth Concert Band, 22/03/25, St. Andrews Church, Chase Side, Southgate.We were not disappointed with this concert! The London Youth Concert Band are a very special group of young musicians and playing with them was a great experience for all.

2024

• Christmas Concert, 07/12/24 ChristChurch, Radlett, As ever, we raised money for Keech Hospice. This years efforts took our total contribution to over £10,000

• Shenley Festival, 07/07/24 Our regular afternoon open air gig in Shenley, which went ahead in TORRENTIAL rain!

• Hertfordshire Festival of Music, 27/05/24 All Saints Church, This was our third appearance at the festival, as part of the Festival Community Wind Band – local musicians coming together, with Phoenix providing the “core” of the band.

2023

• Christmas Concert 02/12/23, ChristChurch Our annual fund raising Christmas Concert surpassed our expectations with an amazing £2353 raised for Keech Hospice.

• Shenley Festival, 03/07/23. The weather came good for this years concert – warm, but not too warm, though the breeze was an occasional challenge.

• Herts Music Festival Coronation Concert 07/05/23. Playing in the grounds of Hertford Castle a concert to celebrate the coronation of King Charles, including Handels Water Music

2022

• Christmas Concert 03/12/22, ChristChurch, Radlett. Our annual Christmas Concert went really well, adding to our total contributions for Keech Hospice.

• Workshop Day, 06/11/22 We joined with the Open University Wind Orchestra for a Workshop day with two guest conductors, composer Nigel Hess and conductor Tim Reynish. Fascinating to work with these great musicians, both bands learnt a great deal from the occasion.

• Shenley Festival, 03/07/22 Our annual trip to Shenley, where, with good weather, we had a great time playing throughout the afternoon.

• Herts Music Festival, 02/06/22The programme included Handel’s rousing Music for the Royal Fireworks as well as Malcolm Arnold’s ‘Padstow Lifeboat’ and favourite John Williams film scores.  In tribute to the Festival’s Co-Artistic director, the late Tom Hammond

• Joint Concert 19/03/22 . A joint concert with the Barnet Youth Wind Orchestra, who are an inspirational band of young musicians, very ably led by their conductor, Fred Slide.

2021

• Christmas Concert 01/12/21 ChristChurch, Radlett . Our unmissable annual concert, complete with a surprise guest conductor and your own chance to conduct the band!

• Christchurch BBQ 05/09/21 ChristChurch, Radlett We played for the Church annual barbeque, and had a lovely time doing so.

• Shenley Festival, 11/06/21 Once again in Shenley. Touch wood, we’ve never had bad weather at our annual performance in Shenley!.

2019

• Christmas Concert 07/12/19 Christchurch Radlett Our regular Christmas extravaganza, raising funds for Keech Hospice.

2018

• Shenley Festival 01/07/18 The band played a selection of Film Tunes, Songs from the Shows and other popular tunes to a busy festival, under brilliant sunshine.

• Songs of Praise with Pam Rhodes 15/03/18 Christchurch Radlett . The Amersham Acappella Choir and Ourselves. A great experience and the band met one of the stalwarts of Songs of Praise!

2017

• Christmas Concert 02/12/17 Christchurch Radlett Our Annual Christmas concert, proved to be a great success. Loads of money raised for Keech Hospice.

• Radlett Festival 11/06/17. Our appearance at the Radlett Festival A lovely venue and a beautiful day.

2016

• Christmas Concert 03/12/16 Christchurch Radlett Our regular Christmas Concert in a heated church!

• Gawcott Concert 21/05/26 Holy Trinity Church Our annual visit to Gawcott with a good audience as always.

2015

• Christmas Countdown 28/11/15 Christchurch Radlett Our Christmas Countdown Concert! A good turnout on a cold night – the heating at the church had stopped working!

• Cancer Research UK Relay For Life 05/09/15 Harrow, A calm, dry day for our trip to Harrow to accompany the runners and walkers

• Gawcott Concert 16/05/15 Holy Trinity Church. Our annual visit to Gawcott, on a lovely sunny evening.

2014

• Christmas Concert 12/14 Christchurch Radlett Our Annual Christmas Concert, and as usual we were dressed for the occasion, and raised over £800 for the Keech Hospice. We all had a great time, with the several people that is was the best concert the band has ever given.

• CRUK Relay For Life Harrow 06/09/14 Harrow A return visit for the band to play to hundreds of participants and supporters taking part in this huge fund raising event. With good weather, thousands of people turned out and tuned in to the sound of the band!

• Christchurch Celebration 02/07/14 .At Christ Church in Radlett, and very much on home turf with the band opening the show! And what a show, celebrating 150 years since the church was opened in Radlett. Many different groups played and provided an excellent range of entertainment for the audience, who were fairly packed in!

• Gawcott Concert 17/05/14 Holy Trinity Church. A return visit back to the delightful church.

2013

• Christmas Concert 03/12/13 Christchurch Radlett. Our Christmas concert, with a Film and Christmas theme! We raised over £800 at the concert – and some busking we did in St. Albans

• Gawcott Concert 09/05/13. Our first visit back to Gawcott in a while – the church has been improved, and now has effective heating and a toilet!

2012

• Peace Hospice 22/11/12 Christchurch Radlett Fund raising concert for the Peace Hospice. Very much on home turf, the band played in Christ Church to raise money for the Peace Hospice. With a very generous donation from the Royal Bank of Scotland we raised over £500

• CRUK Relay For Life 08/09/12 Harrow A lovely summers day for the band to play to hundreds of participants and supporters taking part in this huge fund raising event.

• Shenley Walled Gardens, 15/07/12 In a busy summer of sport, we carefully planned the date of this concert to avoid too many major sporting events, such as the Mens final at Wimbledon, the finals of Euro 2012, the British Grand Prix. Some of the band like to follow these things! But all did not look good. Weeks of rain had left the ground waterlogged, it was raining everyday. Then the day came. It was dry. It stayed dry. The people who look after the Gardens had done a great job in preparing the ground. And so we played, giving a full concert with no interruptions!

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. 02/06/12. The band took part in a spectacular production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Radlett Centre. This was a major production featuring no fewer than 4 choirs plus soloists, most from the Radlett area.

2011

• The Essex Phoenix 28/11/11 We welcomed back some old friends, the Essex Concert Band, for a combined concert, playing in the Old Chapel in Shenley Park, an excellent venue, and big enough for our two combined bands.

2010

• Shenley Walled Garden 11/07/10 A glorious summers afternoon beckoned and it certainly was a hot one! We melted, we fried, we carried on! Hopefully next years concert will be a little cooler…

• Radlett and Bushey Reform Synagogue 23/05/11 A relaxing afternoon return trip for us, on a rather warm afternoon!

2009

• Shenley Walled Garden 26/07/09 A family afternoon concert and last year the sun shone – this year, the wind blew and destroyed one of our gazebos! With much pegging of music, we played on to a near capacity audience. We’re back next year, so book early!

• Concert and Cream Tea 26/04/09 Radlett and Bushey Reform Synagogue. A great acoustic for us to play in and much tea imbibed!

2008

• Christmas Concert 06/12/08 St Paul’s Church, Mill Hill. A lovely setting in the restored church

• Shenley Walled Garden 27/06/08. A return trip to a beautiful walled garden.

• Cream Tea Concert 27/04/08 Christchurch Radlett . A first visit to Vision Hall, a lovely setting, for our first cream tea concert!

2007

• Gawcott Christmas 15/12/07 Holy Trinity Church A Christmas concert in the magical setting of Holy Trinity church in the village of Gawcott,

• Shenley Walled Garden 29/07/07 A lovely setting for an outdoor concert.

• Gawcott Summer 12/05/07 Holy Trinity Church. A first visit for us to this picturesque village of Gawcott, near Buckingham

• The Choral Phoenix 24/02/07 Church Church Watford. A Welcome return visit from the Stevenage Choral Society

 

Saturday 11th November 2006

7.30pm St. Andrew and St. George, Stevenage.

A first combined concert with the Stevenage Choral Society

Saturday 30th September 2006

Mill Hill County School, Mill Hill, 7.30pm

A Last Night of the Proms concert in aid of the nearby St. Pauls Church, which is undergoing major restoration. A great evening with all the Last Night favourites, as well as something a little magical!

Sunday 11th June 2006

The Bothy, Finchley, 3.30pm.

At the Bothy for a very warm concert, featuring our newly formed Big Band, Little Phoenix.

 

Saturday 18th March 2006

Christ Church, Watford, 7.30pm

A fund raising concert for the Church, in a joint concert with the Essex Concert Band, and featuring the newly restored Organ.

Christ Church
St. Albans Road
Watford
WD24 5BD

Saturday 26th February 2005

Fund raising concert for the School

Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School,
Malvern Way,
Croxley Green,
Rickmansworth,
Herts WD3 3QQ

Saturday 12th March 2005

Funding raising concert for Leverstock Green Village Association

Leverstock Green Village Association,
Leverstock Green

 

Saturday 2nd April 2005

Joint concert with the Universitair Harmonie Orkest, Leuven, Belgium 

Christ Church
St. Albans Road
Watford
WD2 6BQ

 

Saturday 21st May 2005

A funding raising concert for Wamba Village, Kenya

St, Marys JMI School,
Rickmansworth

Saturday 25th June 2005

St Aidan’s Church, Northampton.

Sunday 17th July 2005

The Bothy, Finchley, 3.30pm.

Autumn 2004

Christ Church St. Albans Road, Watford WD2 6BQ – 02.10.04

A concert in aid of Riding for the Disabled.

Summer ‘04

The Bothy, Avenue House Grounds, East End Road, London N3 – 20.06.04 

Spring ‘04

Essex, Garrison Church, Colchester – 07.02.04

Leverstock Green Village Association, Leverstock Green – 13.03.04

Trinity Methodist Church, Royland Road, Loughborough – 24.04.04

Autumn ‘03

Wealdstone Active Community, Wealdstone – 11.10.03

St. Mary’s JMI Primary School, Rickmansworth –  29.11.03

January – July ‘03

Leverstock Green Village Association, Leverstock Green – 29.03.03

The Bothy, Finchley 22.06.03

September – December ‘02

Wealdstone Active Community, Wealdstone – 12.10.02

Trinity Methodist Church, Loughborough – 09.11.02

St. Mary’s JMI Primary School, Rickmansworth – 30.11.02

January – July ’02

Leverstock Green – 16.03.02

Church of St.Alban, Colchester (with Essex Concert Band)  – 27.04.02

St. Mary’s Church, Watford – 10.05.02

St. Mary’s JMI Primary School, Rickmansworth – 18.05.02

St. Jude’s Proms, Hampstead Garden Suburb – 15.06.02

Brookland Junior School, Finchley – 04.07.02