The time between Christmas and our Regional Championships often sees a small turn-over of players. This year we have said goodbyes to David Yerkess (soprano), Ruth Mulholland (cornet) and Connor Aldred (percussion). We wish them all well and hope to see them often at brass band events in the future. We welcome Josh McKeague on soprano and Nicki Moss on … [Read more...]
NW Championships
The band competed at the Area Championships yesterday on Eric Ball's High Peak. We met in Blackpool for an 11am rehearsal ahead of the afternoon draw. This was our first Areas under the baton of Adie Smith. Preparations went well and we came off stage happy with our performance. Fortunately the adjudicators also found much to admire, including "a very … [Read more...]
Open Rehearsal
The North West Area Contest looms large (it’s this coming Sunday). And so, in traditional fashion, we’ll be opening up our rehearsal to anyone who fancies coming along to hear us practising Eric Ball’s fantastic ‘High Peak’. Our open rehearsal is at 8pm this Thursday (22nd February) and will be at the John Alker Club, just across from our band room. It’s … [Read more...]
Welcome old and new
As the band prepares for the annual North West Championships at the end of next month, we welcome some new faces. Josh McKeague joins us on soprano cornet, replacing Dave Yerkess. Dave has decided to cut down his travel times by joining a more local band and we wish him all the best. On the back row, Denis continues to work abroad and Nicki Moss has … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
We had a very successful Christmas period bringing music to Flixton and the surrounding area and raising the essential funds to launch another year of music making. Thank you to everyone who contributed or who came out in the cold to listen. The Band returns to rehearsals this week after a short Christmas break. We will be working hard on the Test piece … [Read more...]
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Adie Smith is our Musical Director.