Imperial staff and students blown away by Wind Power concert

Imperial staff and students blown away by Wind Power concert. Band of the Coldstream Guards and Imperial College Winds perform in concert - %0A " - Friday 23 January 2009 - By John-Paul Jones Imperial staff and students enjoyed a special collaboration this week when the Band of the Coldstream Guards joined forces with Imperial College Winds for a unique day of workshops and fanfares, culminating in a concert to raise money for music scholarships. Wind Power 2009 was the brainchild of Imperial staff member and winds player, Mel Tamplin of Finance, who says he was keen to find the Imperial College wind ?an interesting challenge for the new year?. He spoke directly to the Bandmaster of the Band of the Coldstream Guards Greg Machin. The bandmaster and the guards enthusiastically agreed to the collaboration, which swiftly expanded into a full programme of events. The day began with morning workshops in which Guard musicians worked closely with Winds members on music technique. But it was at lunchtime that the Guards really made their presence felt when six of their trumpeters provided full fanfares in Dalby Court and on the steps of the Queen?s Tower.