Tickets available by calling:

· Trevor - 243-0564

· Cooling Solutions - Top of Rendezvous Hill - 228-5400

· Donovan - 230-8993

· Ryan - 251-0811

· Combermere School - Sec/Tres office - Michelle - 434-7024

 

Dates of Event:
Sat. 22nd Oct at 7:30pm
Sun. 23rd Oct at 6:30pm

 

Entrance contribution:
Saturday’s show - $20

      Sunday’s show - $30
In all cases $35 at the door

 


The History
Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

The origins of the name "Tin Pan Alley" are unclear. The most popular account holds that it was originally a derogatory reference in the New York Herald referring to the sound made by many pianos all playing different tunes being exactly like the banging of many tin pans in an alleyway.

The Renaissance
For over 35 years, the band and the drama society at the Combermere School has been training students to be musician, artiste and leaders in our society. The No. 3 Company Cadet Band have warmed the hearts of many church goers, performed at many opening ceremonies, for the visit of Prince Edward, and numerous national parades. These institutions have captured many Gold Awards at NIFCA and the coveted James Millington Award.  They have produced artiste the likes of MADD, TC, Biggie Erie, Arturo Tappin, to name but a few, and numerous DJ’s.

In the late 1970s the band, in association with the Drama society, staged an annual concert entitled ‘Tin Pan Alley’. Apart from being a huge success with the general school body and the public alike, it was instrumental in developing the leadership skills of the students.  Students like the event producers who at the time were 6th formers like Lt. Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, Terry Ally an international journalist, and our beloved past Prime Minister David John Howard Thompson.

 

So it’s with great pride that we have resurrected this event to benefit the school band in memory of Prime Minister David Thompson on the 1st anniversary of his passing.