Grange Moor Brass Band recently took part in the Bold As Brass entertainment contest, held at the National Coal Mining Museum for England - a fantastic local event that celebrates the enduring spirit and talent of Yorkshire’s brass banding community.It was a real pleasure to perform in such a unique and atmospheric venue, surrounded by […]
The band features in the latest of the Kirklees TOWNSOUNDS Podcast series – a specially commissioned set of podcasts celebrating the Kirklees Year Of Music 2023, which explores Kirklees’ rich musical heritage – past and present – charting how music-making is at the heart of our communities and in our DNA. Episode 12: Brass & […]
Six years ago, the band recorded a performance of Gresford, The Miners' Hymn, for an exhibition at the nearby National Coal Mining Museum for England called The Pit At The End Of The Road. We've revisited this recording here with some photos taken at the time and some more recent ones for you to enjoy, especially […]
2nd place in 2003’s Yorkshire Area (Fourth Section) with Garry Hallas saw Grange Moor Brass Band become eligible for the National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final) for the first time where Duncan Beckley would guide us to 3rd place. You can hear the band’s full performance of Eric Ball’s Call Of The Sea below. […]
In early January, the band was recorded playing Gresford – The Miners’ Hymn – by John Bonner for a special exhibition at the local National Coal Mining Museum. The hymn commemorates the Gresford pit disaster which claimed the lives of 266 miners in Wrexham in 1934. The disaster, caused by an explosion, left hundreds of children […]
The band’s winning performance of Edward Gregson’s Partita from the 2004 Yorkshire Regional Brass Band Championship (Fourth Section) is available below.
2003 saw the band reach the National Finals of the Brass Band Championships of Great Britain in the Fourth Section. Eric Ball’s Call Of The Sea allowed the band, under the baton of Duncan Beckley, to finish third and you can hear the full performance below.
Philip Harper’s Kingdom Of Dragons was the piece chosen as the 2010 Second Section piece. Below you can listen to the performance which placed the band third that year at the Yorkshire Regional Brass Band Championships.
