On Saturday the Band enjoyed a trip south to take part in the Wychavon Festival of Brass. We performed a selection of original brass band music from the Salvation Army, including a beautifully played solo by our principal cornet player, Katie Tyson Phillips. We were delighted that the adjudicators in both the First and Open Sections appreciated our … [Read more...]
Oktoberfest
This weekend we bade farewell to our Bavarian twin band who were visiting for their traditional Oktoberfest celebrations. They completed their brief tour with a performance to a packed John Alker Hall in Flixton. We next turn our attention to the upcoming contest season and are working on our entertainment programme for the Wychavon contest in … [Read more...]
Another wet one!
On Sunday the band returned to defend the title we won last year at the Blackburn & Darwen March & Hymn Contest. We were the last band on with our performance of Deep Harmony and Ravenswood. Last year we were caught in a cloud burst. This year at least it was only light showers. We were unable to repeat our overall win of last year but came … [Read more...]
Whit Friday success
The rain just about held off and the band thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon and evening entertaining the crowds and impressing the adjudicators across Saddleworth. We competed at 6 venues - just enough to be included in the overall placings that are determined by pooling each band's best six results. We were the second placed band in our section at five of … [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...]
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Adie Smith is our Musical Director.