Fred and the Orchestra, Snape Maltings, Suffolk - 5th April

Fred's at the end of his five-day residential at Framlingham College, which wraps up with an excellent performance of him and the rest of the Suffolk Youth Wind Orchestra - as well as the Suffolk Young Strings and the full Youth Orchestra - on stage at the world-famous Snape Maltings. There are also a few of Fred's own photos, and one pinched without guilt from the county music service's Facebook feed of one of the rehearsals, seeing as we weren't allowed to take our own at the gig. Before the concert, we head into Aldeburgh to get some fish and chips for Fred's pre-gig tea, and before even that, Nosher and Isobel cycle over to the Hoxne Swan for a couple of beers.

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next album: Easter in South Zeal and Moretonhampstead, Devon - 9th April
previous album: A Day in New Milton, Hampshire - 3rd April 2023

Isobel checks something out in the Hoxne Swan

Fred gets a photo of his room

There's a quiz between the various 'houses'

We queue to order fish and chips in Aldeburgh

A mad ship's figurehead on the Golden Galleon

We wait outside the Golden Galleon

Harry and Isobel head back to the car

Isobel roams around with a bag of food

Fred gets a short break before the performance

Fred strides back to the rehearsal room

Harry's got a can of fizz on the go

Reeds, and the River Alde

A view of Snape Maltings from the river

A boardwalk heads off into the distance

Harry reads the dedications on the boardwalk

The reed beds, looking towards the coast

Crowds mingle before the performance

The stage is set

The SYWO are on stage at Snape Maltings

A view from the balcony

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