As the official supplier of bands for the 2011 QIPCO British Champions Series Race Day held at Ascot on 15 October, Mode for… was delighted to host Friary Guildford Band as it’s band in residence for the day’s event.
The band’s excellent 10-piece entertained crowds all day from the prime location of Ascot’s impressive Victorian Bandstand, playing a variety of music to accompany the most prestigious and lucrative racing event ever held in the British Flat Racing Calendar.
Mode for, which is co-owned and directed by Tabby Clegg and Simon Kerwin, is constantly developing with an ambition to get more brass music performed and listened to, via its own publishing house and as the supplier of brass musicians, ensembles and bands to a wide variety of private, public, corporate and sporting events.
Having recently supplied its own Ottoni Brass to perform the pre-match anthems at Old Trafford for the 2011 Engage Super League Final, the rest of October and November will be dedicated to being the official supplier of bands for the Gillette Rugby League 4 Nations, where Mode for is giving the opportunity to several bands to perform at prestigious venues and sporting occasions.
Commenting on the contribution from Friary Guildford, co-Director of Mode for, Tabby Clegg said: “I was thoroughly impressed and delighted with the level of performance and professionalism offered by the Friary Guildford Band and I am thrilled that the band will be our band to lead the pre-match anthems at Wembley Stadium in November for the Gillette 4 Nations. Mode for is committed to raising the profile of brass bands and brass music and Friary Guildford did that with great aplomb to the crowds at Ascot. I have to particularly and personally thank the band’s secretary Lauren Cave, who has shown such an impressive level of co-operation and efficiency that every band secretary could learn from.”