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Bedford Town Concert Brass
Bedford Town Concert Brass aims to provide an intermediate band between the “contesting” Town Band and the Brass Academy/Progress Brass.
Concert Brass has proved very successful and provides a great musical outlet for reasonably proficient players who want to enjoy playing a wide variety of concert repertoire but have no desire to contest.
Concert Brass rehearses once a week on Monday Evenings 7.15pm in the Primary Hall, Newnham Middle School, Polhill Avenue, Bedford, MK41 9DT.
Along with rehearsing programmes of varied music, the band aims to balance extending the players abilities while making the experience enjoyable, sociable, and fun for all.
The band has excellent membership and can provide a useful graded steppingstone for players developing from the Brass Academy and those wishing to play in the Town Band.
Concert Brass plays a range of concerts and bandstands and has built up a following with its entertaining programmes.
The band is conducted by Darren Smith, a very experienced ex Royal Marines Band Musician who also plays Eb Bass with Bedford Town Band.
Latest News
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Concert Brass Wixams Retirement Village Concert
Concert Brass are performing at the Wixams Retirement Village on Sunday 28th July 3pm. Tickets for non-residents £8.00 per person available from WRV reception
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Concert Brass At The River Festival
Concert Brass very much enjoyed performing to a fabulous and participative audience at Bedford’s Biggest Event – The River Festival on the Town Bridge, Saturday 20th July 2024.
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All Bands Concert
A busy week for our bands started last Saturday 18th May 2024, when every ensemble in our organisation came together at The Place Theatre for our annual All Bands Concert.
Each band played very well, but it was particularly nice to see the great progress that our young musicians are making in our academy.
Don’t forget; if you want your child to benefit from free brass tuition you can email [email protected] for information
Our Players
| Conductor | Darren Smith |
| Soprano Cornet | Rosemary Fisher |
| Principal Cornet | Andy Bent |
| Solo Cornets | David Fisher Tanya Pitt Mark Glover |
| Repiano Cornet | Katie Wright Aiden Moore |
| 2nd Cornets | Andrew Eriksson Fiona Cartwright |
| 3rd Cornets | Alice Muzzlewhite Vacancy |
| Flugel Horn | Callum Shields |
| Solo Horn | Angelina Gooding |
| 1st Horn | Katerina Bent |
| 2nd Horn | Tracey Foster |
| 1st Baritone | Mollie Muzzlewhite |
| 2nd Baritone | Sue Blunt |
| Solo Euphonium | Steve Gadsden |
| 2nd Euphonium | David Abrahams |
| Solo Trombone | Laurel Hodgkinson |
| 2nd Trombone | Emma Deards David Barlow |
| Bass Trombone | Alex Gould |
| Eb Bass | Geoff Gaylor Alistair Staddon Barry Smith |
| Bb Bass | Graham Went Vacancy |
| Percussion | Jamie Bent Hannah Collins |
| Drums | Ricky Spencer |
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