The 4 Wing Band will present its annual Christmas concert in Bonnyville this year. The concert has been an important holiday tradition in Cold Lake for many years. The December 7 show at Strathcona performing Arts Centre will be the first time in memory the band has presented its program in Bonnyville. Warrant Office Adam […]
CFB Cold Lake’s 4 Wing Band travelled to Nanton, Alberta on the weekend to support the Bomber Command Museum of Canada’s celebration of 80 years since the Allied victory in Europe. The museum laid on a full day of activities, including three performances from the band. A major highlight was two runs of the engines […]
If you love the old-time music of a town band, the 4 Wing Band does that sound. But the band’s upcoming Christmas concert also offers exciting arrangements of current Christmas music. The band is made up of military and civilian volunteers, and is established specifically to support official occasions at the RCAF’s 4 Wing Cold […]
“If I don’t practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.” – Jascha Heifetz Due to Covid-19 restrictions and precautions, the musicians of the 4 Wing Band went for about 500 days without being able to rehearse together. They’ll be the first to tell you […]
If you’ve ever been to a band or orchestra concert, or attended a brass instrument recital, you will have seen brass players draining water out of their instruments. The instruments are fitted with little valves at the curves in the tubing where the water collects. Players can discreetly open the valve and release the water. […]