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 …
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.
We are thrilled to announce that Reuben is our new Principal Cornet player.
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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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!
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!
We were absolutely thrilled to be invited to play three sets of music at the Classics in the Walled Garden event at Luton Hoo last night. Thanks for inviting us, and we would love to play with you again soon!
Our Youth Band and the St Albans City Band blew everyone’s socks off in the hot weather yesterday afternoon, with a range of tunes. Pics and some clips below.
In the last couple of months, the community band have really worked on attendance and working together as a team, and the attitude from the band is great. The band have been improving range and stamina by doing scales and technical exercises as part of their warm ups before diving into a wide range of …
It was a fun, packed term with gigs and rehearsals galore, and lots of new music to play and enjoy. We hope to continue polaying through the summer holidays and are looking forwrad to a range of concerts in the Autumn.