Upcoming performances
7pm, 29th March: our Spring Concert with Potters Bar Band
Contributing to musical life in and around St Albans for over 130 years.
7pm, 29th March: our Spring Concert with Potters Bar Band
We are a friendly and community focused brass band who have been making a contribution to local musical life for 130 years. Would you like to hear us play or book us? A busy schedule of concerts and engagements finds the band performing throughout Hertfordshire and beyond. We also have our own 10-piece group for …
Do you live in or near St Albans? Did you play a brass instrument years ago and have started thinking about playing again? Have you just moved to the area and played in your previous area? Or are you playing elsewhere and fancy a change, or just want to come along for some extra practice? …
SAVE THE DATE! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! We’re excited to announce that our Spring 2025 concert will take place at 7pm on 29th March at Dagnall Street Baptist Church, St Albans. St Albans City Band and St Albans Community Band will be joined by special guests Potters Bar Town Band for an evening of wonderful …
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There were over twenty brass players at every January SACB rehearsal! 2025 is going to be both fun and loud! Come hear us! Come play with us!
Exciting times in the band room in January as the Youth Band made its 2025 return, led by Simon. 14 players were playing Colonel Bogey (but no marching yet) and we’re pushing 20 in recent weeks!
January 2025 saw us welcoming the latest cohort of absolute brass beginners on our free course with professional trombonist Beth Pippen. It’s an absolute joy. Meanwhile, the Community Band of recent beginners and returning players are continuing to have a blast.
Our bands (a mixture of our Youth Band, Community Band and the St Albans City Band) played a lovely final carolling gig of 2024 in St Albans yesterday afternoon (pics and a clip below)! Thank you for booking us. Merry Christmas all, and see you for more banding joy in 2025! View this post on …
An astonishing 15 of us from across our three bands played carols in the centre of St Albans last weekend, bringing festive cheer to the good people of St Albans. Thanks so much everyone who played and everyone who came to watch, and who also sang along. It was a lovely crowd! Pics and clips …
Our Community Band were delighted to play at Two Waters Primary School last night in a lovely setting. Thank you so much for inviting us – we had a lovely time. Pics and a clip below. Well done everybody. You’ve all been amazing, and many thanks to Beth for your tremendous work leading them. All …
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Our second annual Community Band informal carol concert in the band room was a huge success this week. It felt like the end of an era too, as many of the band, who were beginners or “returners” only 18 months ago, have progressed so well that they will be moving “up” to the City Band …
Here are some more great pictures from our recent Christmas Extravaganza 2024, at which the St Albans City Band was joined by our Youth Band and our Community Band. All levels and all ages welcome. We have a Youth Band, a Community Band and our original St Albans City Band. If you would like to be in the next …
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