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Youth band strikes Gold in Cheltenham

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On March 23rd, the Youth Band headed off to Cheltenham where they took part in the National Youth Championships of Great Britain. They competed in the Yamaha Performance Section where they faced a stiff challenge from well established bands like Elland Training Band and Pembrokeshire Music Service. They performed really well and played with confidence. Those of us who were unable to get to the performance on the day were able to watch the live stream of the contest on the WOBPlay platform and the recording will be available there should you wish to catch up.

The band were unlucky not to be in the prizes on the day, but came away with a Gold Award with the judges saying their performance was “based on the most solid of banding basics”.

A solid result and a really great performance. Well done.

Spring Festival

The senior band are back in Blackpool where they will perform the challenging “A New Jerusalem” in the Senior Cup competition.

Wetherby Drovers March Contest

The Youth Band are taking part in the inaugural Wetherby Drovers March contest. They are up against some serious competition in the likes of the Reg Vardy Band. It looks like it is going to be a great day, so why not head over to Wetherby and cheer them all on.

The Snowman Returns

Following the success of the live production of the Snowman last year. We will be returning to ths nightime world of snow and magic again this year. On December 10th the band will be at the Jack Lyons Concert Hall at the University of York where we will reprise the performance for a new audience. We learned last year that many more wanted to see us and therefore there will be 3 performances in the afternoon.

Tickets will be available through the York University Ticket System and once they are available we will post an update.

British Open Spring Festival

The senior band will once again perform at the prestigious Spring Festival at Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens. After our promotion in 2018 the band will compete in the ‘Senior Cup’ section, where they will perform Hubert Bath’s ’Freedom’