Saturday evening’s concert was an emotional affair, as it was the last one for Nicholas Garman as our Musical Director. Thank you for everything, Nicholas! Your words are ringing in our ears: Never accept second best, and keep practising! And as a special treat, here’s some lovely footage of a recent rehearsal, taken by Sherilyn Minns.

We had such a great time at our Classics of Brass concert last weekend. Here are some pics. And the rehearsals (and pizza in the sun) earlier in the day.

What a concert our three adult bands gave a packed audience last Saturday at St Saviours Church! Films of the performances are 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 this post on …

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We’re so proud of how brilliant our Community Band are sounding now, having only launched it three years ago, under the leadership of Beth. They treated a packed audience to a marching entrance followed by a glorious musical trip round the world. Clips below. Bravo!

This is a massive shout out to our Adult Training Band who only started playing in January of this year, and gave their first public performance on Saturday in front of a packed audience. They absolutely smashed it out of the park. You can watch some films from their awesome concert below. Welcome to the …

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Here are some City Band rehearsal clips as a sneak preview for our upcoming concert: Our Adult training Band and our Community Band have also been working hard, having fun and sounding good!

Here are some lovely pictures from a rehearsal in April 2026, taken by Sherilyn Minns.

Incredible numbers and lots of smiles in our Community Band of returning and recent beginner adult brass players under Beth in March. They are built on firm foundations with our trio of bass players pumping out the low notes.

The City Band have been working hard and sounding good this month in the build up to their joint concert with the Community Band and the Training Band next month. Some clips below: Reuben practising his solo in Facilita: Lucy practising her solo in Concierto de Aranjuez: