Welcome To The Bedford Town Brass Band Website

New and visiting players are always welcome.

Bedford Town Concert Brass

Bedford Town Concert Brass has proved very successful and provides a great musical outlet for players who want to enjoy playing a wide variety of concert repertoire but have no desire to contest.

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 provides a progression for players from the Brass Academy and Progress Band.

Concert Brass has built up a following with its entertaining programmes playing a range of concerts and bandstands.

The band is conducted by Darren Smith, a musician who is a very experienced bass player and music teacher, previously with HM Royal Marines Band, currently with the Central Band Of The Royal British Legion, and often performing with various regional brass bands .

Concert Brass rehearses once a week on Monday Evenings from 7.15pm to 9pm in the Primary Hall, Newnham Middle School, Polhill Avenue, Bedford, MK41 9DT.

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Latest News

  • Bedford Town Band Notice:

    A permit was granted to Susan Blunt (STR 64 2024 112) to hold a street collection on behalf of Bedford Town Band within the area of Tesco, Riverfield Drive on 24 December 2025. £757.80 was collected, of which no money was appropriated on account of expenses and payments incurred in connection with the collection.

    A permit was granted to Susan Blunt (STR 64 2025 111) to hold a street collection on behalf of Bedford Town Band within the area of Tesco, Riverfield Drive on 13 December 2025. £660.42 was collected, of which no money was appropriated on account of expenses and payments incurred in connection with the collection.

    We would like to thank the people of Bedford for your generosity over the Festive Period. Your donations enable the band to survive, and allow us to provide free music tuition to the children of Bedford.

    If you have a child in Year 2 or above, who would like to take up free lessons to learn a brass instrument, please contact us on askbedfordtownband@gmail.com


  • That’s a wrap for Christmas 2025

    It’s been a busy time for all of the Town Band Organisation bands this Christmas performing for our friends and followers at our Christmas Concerts and playing Christmas carols to raise funds and to support various charity organisations.

    Form all of us in the Bedford Town Organisation we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2026.


  • Concert Brass MS Charity Concert

    Bedford Town Band Concert Brass will be performing a Charity Concert in aid of The Bedford MS Therapy Centre, on 2nd November 2025, 3pm at St Mark’s Church, Calder Rise, Brickhill, Bedford, MK41 7UY.

    Tickets (Adults £12, Concessions & Accompanied Children £2) available on the door.


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Our History

Video of The History Of Concert Brass

(from our 25th Anniversary Concert)

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Our Players

ConductorDarren Smith
Soprano CornetRosemary Fisher
Solo CornetsAndy Bent (Principal)
David Fisher
Tanya Pitt
Nick Carter
Mark Glover
Repiano CornetKatie Wright
Aiden Moore
2nd CornetsAndrew Eriksson
Fiona Cartwright
3rd CornetsAlice Muzzlewhite
Samantha Charlton
Flugel HornCallum Shields
Solo HornAngelina Gooding
1st HornKaterina Bent
2nd HornTracey Foster
1st BaritoneMollie Muzzlewhite
2nd BaritoneSue Blunt
Solo EuphoniumSteve Gadsden
2nd EuphoniumDavid Abrahams
Solo TromboneLaurel Hodgkinson
2nd TromboneEmma Deards
David Barlow
Bass TromboneAlex Gould
Eb BassGeoff Gaylor
Alistair Staddon
Barry Smith
Bb BassGraham Went
Vacancy
PercussionJamie Bent
Hannah Collins
DrumsRicky Spencer

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Gallery