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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.
Latest News
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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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Concert Brass 25th Anniversary Concert
Bedford Town Band Concert Brass enjoyed celebrating their first 25 years together as a band playing a great programme of music at their 25th Anniversary Concert on 4th October 2025, 7pm at Priory Methodist Church, 63 Newnham Ave, Bedford, MK41 9QJ.
The concert was attended by the Mayor Of Bedford -Tom Wootton, previous Concert Brass Band conductors – Uwe Radock and Colin Randall, family members of previous conductor Roger Nicholls, and representatives from our own Town Band Organisation – Vice Presidents – Paul Riggett and Tony Wiles, and Chairman – Martin Orr.
View the 25th Anniversary Concert programme here:
Some clips from our performance
Guardian Of My Soul
The Two Imps
Praise My Soul
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Whit Friday Band Contest Win
Bedford Concert Brass are delighted to have won a prize for The Best 4th Section Band performance at Delph Village in the Saddleworth 2025 Whit Friday March Contest. It was a fabulous day for the band with a great day out performing to huge crowds at 8 out of the 11 villages there.
Our History
Video of The History Of Concert Brass
(from our 25th Anniversary Concert)
Our Players
| Conductor | Darren Smith |
| Soprano Cornet | Rosemary Fisher |
| Solo Cornets | Andy Bent (Principal) David Fisher Tanya Pitt Nick Carter Mark Glover |
| Repiano Cornet | Katie Wright Aiden Moore |
| 2nd Cornets | Andrew Eriksson Fiona Cartwright |
| 3rd Cornets | Alice Muzzlewhite Samantha Lewis |
| 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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