May has been a reasonably busy time for Grange Moor Brass Band with two large events this month. The Grange Moor Youth Training Band (GMYTB) was delighted to be invited to lead the celebration of King Charles III’s Coronation on the green opposite the band room on May 7th. The event had free refreshments, free […]
The band were delighted to support the village at their Platinum Jubilee Celebrations back in June. The main band and the Youth Training Band both performed and came together to play some pieces too. The Youth Training Band followed up this performance with a separate job at Lotherton Hall in Leeds. Their conductor, Val, was […]
Grange Moor Brass Band is saying farewell to Gary Goodall who has been a member of the band since 2001. He took part in some millennium funded workshops for beginners with Steve Platten and graduated to the main band soon after. Gary played with the band as it rose from the Fourth Section through to […]
Today saw the band perform at the 2019 Mirfield Show. The band performed three sets for half an hour each throughout the day, playing to a large crowd pieces such as Benedictus, The Rose and Keep Smiling Through. Thank you to the organisers of Mirfield Show for inviting us to play again and to all […]
Saturday, 6th July saw members of both the senior Grange Moor Brass Band and our Youth Training Band perform together on the park opposite the band room. Each band played separately, but came together for performances of Concerto d’Aranjuez, Pokareare Ana and The Shoop Shoop Song. Thank you to all who came out to support […]
Last night, the band played its annual concert at Kirkheaton URC to raise funds for our local Kirkwood Hospice. The event marked the first concert for our new Musical Director, Alan Jazwinski.
This weekend saw the band fulfil two engagements. On Saturday, together with our Youth Training Band, we held an Afternoon Tea with both bands performing on Grange Moor green. Both bands had parts of the afternoon on their own with Matthew Asher conducting the main band and Val Hope conducting the Youth Training Band, but […]
Summer is well and truly here, and we began the month with a concert in Middleton Park as part of the Leeds Summer Concert Season. The band played a range of music including The Royal Air Force March Past, Clogdance and Highland Cathedral to a decent crowd, despite the high temperatures! Thanks to all who […]
Christmas is always a very busy time of year for the band, but 2017 seems to have been a particularly busy one. The beginning of a uniform change was brought in, with updated ties now a part of our uniform. The new ties feature diagonal stripes of grey and purple, which was introduced as it […]
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