Welcome to St Albans City 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 …

Exciting times for our Youth Band! Want to join in?

This term our Youth Band returns on 18th September, and the term will culminate with a concert on 1st December! Rehearsals are Wednesdays at 5pm. We will also be running a beginners group this term. If there are any younger siblings, friends or anyone you know who would like to start learning from scratch, this …

Our latest adult beginners graduate with a cracking concert

Our latest cohort of adult brass beginners completed their eight week course with a brilliant performance in the band room tonight. Congratulations and see all of you in September! Exciting times for St Albans brass. All levels and all ages welcome. We have a Youth Band, an Adult Training Band and a Community Band (the …

The St Albans City Band Brass in the Park event – our three Bands play together for the first time!

What a carnival of Brass Band music we had at the weekend! A big crowd in Clarence Park loved our Brass in the Park Clarence Park concert, the first time all three of our bands have played in public together. The Adult Training Band opened the show with some superbly performed numbers, followed by our …

Our Youth Band wow the crowds at Primary School fete

Big shout out to our Youth Band who absolutely nailed their performance at Birchwood Avenue Primary School today! A few clips for you to enjoy below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by St Albans City Band (@stalbansbrass) View this post on Instagram A post shared by St Albans City Band (@stalbansbrass) View …

Our free adult complete beginner course with Beth is packed out!

We were so delighted that nine adult players attended week one of Beth’s free absolute beginners brass course this week, with more to come next week! It’s an absolute joy to see. Our Adult Training Band, under the leadership of Beth, is open to all aspiring adult musicians, regardless of ability or prior experience. Complete beginners …