Our Community Band is thriving!
Rehearsals for our Community Band (adults Grade 2 to 5 standard) have been absolutely packed and great fun so far this term, preparing for our Autumn concert!
St Albans City Band plays at the Harpenden Mencap street party
We were delighted to be invited to play at the Harpenden Mencap street party at the weekend, and really enjoyed the event even though it rained a lot! Here are some clips from the day.
Playing pop tunes with Kenny
Under Kenny’s baton tonight, we played some classical pieces but also found time to blast out a couple of 80s ballads by Whitney Houston and Elton John. Enjoy!
Blowing raspberries and playing brass for the first time
Exciting times in week one of our free absolute beginners brass course! We’ve done breathing, blowing raspberries, and playing our first notes on our instruments. All led expertly by professional trombonist Beth Pippen.
Announcing our new Chair
We are delighted to announce that our new Chair is Chris Hughes, trombone player in the City Band and sometimes in the Community Band, and also Youth Band parent! Thanks to Richard Sved, who has stepped down after four years in the role, and thanks to Chris for stepping up. We are very excited by …
Playing through the summer, working hard and having fun!
St Albans City Band were lucky enough to be able to play right through the summer of 2025, with the help of Martyn, Ed, Kenny and Jon as guest conductors, as well as our MD Nicholas. We’ve played a great mix of music, and had a lot of fun at the same time.
Announcing Reuben as our new Principal Cornet player
We are thrilled to announce that Reuben is our new Principal Cornet player.
Youth Band sign ups now open for the Autumn term!
Would your son or daughter like to play a brass instrument in a band? Are you a young person who would like to play brass? Our thriving Youth Band is for brass and percussion players in Year 6 and above who have progressed beyond the first 5 notes on their instrument. Sign ups are now …
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St Albans City Band play at Sandridge School
We were absolutely delighted to play a range of tunes at Sandridge School’s summer fair on the 5th July 2025. Thanks for inviting us and we’d love to play with you again soon!
Our Youth Band play at Youth Fest
We are so thrilled and proud to report that our Youth Band took to the big stage at Youth Fest today like ducks to water and played brilliantly! Well done, everyone, and thanks to Simon Tong for leading them so well. Youth Band is out for the summer!