Raheem Sterling celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Sevilla in November 2015 (Image: (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti) That’s right, in UEFA’s eyes, their trumped-up, faux-classical pomp-fest is akin to an actual national anthem.Ĭommon sense prevailed and City faced no action on that occasion but it meant fans - some of whom brilliantly produced banners simply reading “BOO” to the return fixture in Seville - took an even dimmer view of the governing body.
The offence was a breach of competition regulation 16.2, namely "the disruption of national or competition anthems". The following season, UEFA escalated matters in typically farcical fashion when they charged City after a 2-1 group-stage win over Sevilla at the Etihad Stadium. "Why the hell do we not have any fans here? What have our fans done wrong? There's no fairness in it," said a visibly angry City captain Vincent Kompany afterwards.īut you’d think those City fans who paid for travel and hotels in advance only to be barred from the game in Moscow through no fault of their own would be reimbursed by UEFA, right? Guess again.Īfter that fiasco, in the campaign where City were serving their FFP sanction, the booing started and was pretty vitriolic up to and including a last-16 exit against Barcelona. CSKA were roared to a 2-2 draw from 2-0 down by a small but significant crowd of 650, comprised of corporate and club guests. Yaya Toure in action against CSKA Moscow (Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)Įxcept, it didn’t really pan out that way. A string of incidents, including racist abuse directed towards Toure in 2013, resulted in the Russian side being made to play their 2014 Champions League group game against City behind closed doors. Two years later it looked like UEFA actually had taken meaningful action against CSKA Moscow. Porto were fined €20,000 - €10,000, less than the €30,000 fine City received for returning "up to 60 seconds later than they should have done" after half-time in the subsequent quarter-final defeat to Sporting Lisbon. They beat Porto 6-1 on aggregate after a first leg at Estadio do Dragao where Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure were racially abused by home supporters. Unfortunately, City had a front-row seat for this.Ī third-place finish in their group behind Bayern and Napoli meant Mancini's men dropping down into the Europa League in 2012. While UEFA, under the now-disgraced Michel Platini, were keen to trumpet how they would run a financially tight ship, their attempts to deal with the abhorrent stain of racism left much to be desired. The newcomers certainly did not feel like welcome participants for these "special" European nights they’d heard so much about. Outspoken Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis labelled City "money wasters" as his side progressed at the Premier League club’s expense from a group also featuring Bayern Munich and Villarreal in 2011, among several taunts. We also have a rehearsal facility negotiated at a favorable price point once rehearsals commence.Sergio Aguero and Roberto Mancini ahead of the 2011 game against Napoli (Image: Clive Rose/Getty Images) "Carnival Of Venice" In the style of Canadian Brass Quintet Maynard Ferguson's "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" Harry James' "It's been a long, long time"
Some examples of songs that are fully arranged and ready to play:
This was our biggest expense in 2021 taking the majority of what we received during our Kickstarter fundraiser at the end of 2020.
#Trumpet sheet music for we are the champions full
We have secured ALL arrangements to now be able to perform a full 1 hour concert. Application to 6 different music grants including the big one: NEA (National Endowment for the Arts)ĥ. We are especially proud of the main header photo showing some of the greatest trumpet players of all time!Ĥ. We have a functional and stylistically designed website that took quite a lot to put together. Many non-profits never gain the full status and designation of 501(c)3.ģ. We applied for and have secured the coveted 501(c)3 tax exempt status awarded by the IRS.
At the end of 2020, our first fundraiser took in over $7000.Ģ. It is hard to believe our 1 year anniversary will arrive in just a few weeks at the end of October!ġ.