The band are entering a hugely busy period over the coming months with many concerts and events planned in the run up to Christmas. Here is an overview of all the places we can be seen between now and the end of the year. Further details of these events can be found on our events […]
Grange Moor Brass Band (WF4 4DU) require a Principal cornet and front row cornet players to boost our team. We are non-contesting, but play a wide variety of concerts throughout the year. Please contact: Nathan Abbotts, band secretary, on 07736 274 803 E-mail: webmaster@grangemoorband.co.uk You can also send us a message via our Facebook page: […]
The band are sad to announce that Eb Bass player Matthew Balderson has left Grange Moor in order to focus his playing efforts with Skelmanthorpe Prospect Brass. We would like to thank Matthew for all of his hard work over his time with Grange Moor and we wish him all the best for the future.
The band would like to wish all of its members, friends, followers and supporters a very Merry Christmas. We thank you all for your hard work over the year and look forward to a prosperous 2016!
This Summer we ran a series of workshops for local children to start learning to play brass instruments. They went very well and you can read more about this starter group here. However, former bass player Philip Goodall has shared some photos of the Youth Band from 2010 with us. Clive Jowett conducted it with […]
We recently posted about donations we had received from local business. One of those companies, Roman Blinds Direct/Interior Goods Direct, has written a lovely article on their own website about why they chose to make that contribution to the band. You can read their article here. Once again, we thank them for their support.
This weekend saw the band perform a special Autumn concert at St Paul’s Church, Mirfield, to help support the Save Mirfield Library Campaign. You can read more about this campaign on their website. The band played a variety of pieces with including two duets. Pete Rhodes and Linda Atkinson performed a wonderful rendition of J.A. Greenwood’s Playmates […]
This month has been fairly quiet for the band with just this morning’s village harvest festival and a short performance at Grace Landscapes’ Family Fun Day filling our time. The band has also recently purchased 30 new music stands. The band receives no funding other than payments from the various public performances we take part […]
This week we have begun running a small starter group for children in and around Grange Moor to begin learning how to play music. We have had two days working with them so far, and all is going well! Both adults and children are enjoying the work they have done already and we look forward […]
