John Campbell to step down after six years as MD
Thank you, John!
Finishing 2023 with a packed Annual Meeting followed by carols
It was so lovely to round off an exciting year with an excellent Annual Meeting, including mince pies and favourite carol discussion, followed by a massed band playing of most of those named! See you in the New Year, everyone! View this post on Instagram A post shared by St Albans City Band (@stalbansbrass)
Our Community Bands enjoys first annual Carols in the Band Room celebration
Our Community Bands, who all began playing with us this year, enjoyed a wonderful Carols in the Band Room celebration this week. Congratulations to Beth on your inspirational leadership, and well done everyone. It’s amazing how far you’ve come. Join in the fun! Sign up for our next cohort here!
Christmas Carol time at Clarence Park Pavilion with The ReVerbs
We were really excited to play our third annual Clarence Park Pavilion Christmas concert with ukulele band The ReVerbs today! Clips and rehearsal pics 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)
Christmas concert features first public performance of the St Albans Youth Band
Our 2023 Christmas Concert featured St Albans City Band and St Albans Youth Band alongside Marshalswick Baptist Free Church Choir, and took place at Marshalswick Baptist Free Church. Congratulations to the Youth Band in particular who were fantastic in their first public performance! View this post on Instagram A post shared by St Albans City …
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Proud to play at Remembrance Day Parade 2023
St Albans City Band were honoured to play at the St Albans Remembrance Day Parade, along with the Salvation Army Band on 12 November. Despite the blustery conditions, it was a moving ceremony, and Yngve played The Last Post beautifully.
Two St Albans Brass Bands take to the stage alongside Hemel Hempstead Band!
What a fantastic evening of brass music! Earlier this year, we started two new initiatives to encourage community music making, a Youth group for under 18s and an adult Learners group, our Adult Training Band who joined us to perform at Autumn Brass. We were also delighted to be joined by our near neighbours, Hemel …
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Excitement in the band room as Autumn term starts for Adult Training and Youth Bands
There was much excitement in our band room this week! On Tuesday the next cohort in our adult training band chose their instruments and played their first notes. Then on Wednesday there was a great turnout for the first night of term of our youth band, which is going from strength to strength. Join us!
Our new St Albans City Youth Brass Band perform their first public concert
We were so thrilled this week to witness the first public performance of our newly formed Youth Band, who played eight pieces they’ve been working on this term. All founder members received a certificate and badge, and are looking forward to playing with us in September. Congratulations, everyone! Sign up now for the September term! …
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St Albans City Band play at Redbourn Festival
We very much enjoyed playing at Redbourn Festival on Saturday 1st July – a lovely event with the audience seated in front of us on hay bales. Pictures and musical clips from the event can be found below. Here's a mini concert from Redbourn Festival in this thread: Je Te Veux pic.twitter.com/D97UcuGoi1 — St Albans …