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Shepherd Brass Band
Championship section band,based in York with a busy concert and social schedule, made up of 6 bands and over 200 players! www.shepherdgroupbrassband.co.uk
The first week of January 2025 has seen an enthusiastic return to the band room at Shepherd Brass Band (despite the cold weather ❄️), with rehearsals taking place for Brass Roots, Brass Academy, Youth Band, Concert Band and Senior Band!![]()
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Saturday evening also saw the inaugural concert of the award winning Shepherd Brass Band Tuba & Euphonium Quartet ❤️💛🖤![]()
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Finally, the week rounded off with a Sunday morning rehearsal of the Shepherds Community Project Band where we welcomed 36 players from over 10 different bands across the region, to join together and practise some original works for Brass Band. The band tackled Daniel Hall's Smoke Sketches, Andrea Price's I, Daedalus and Philip Sparke's Music for a Festival.![]()
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Next project band rehearsal, Sunday 9th February 2025 @10am!!!
***TWO MORE SLEEPS UNTIL BAND PROJECT REHEARSAL***![]()
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We hope you’ve had a brilliant Christmas but it’s time to start thinking about blowing those cobwebs off! ![]()
Sunday January 12th will see the first rehearsal of the new year for the SBB community Band Project. ![]()
This band was formed to provide our community based non-contesting players the opportunity to rehearse and perform original music for brass band. ![]()
The invitation is open to any Brass/Percussion players and although aimed very much at non-contesting players, ALL are welcome. ![]()
Rehearsals will take place at the Hibay - Theatre Huntington York, YO32 9PT the home of the Shepherd Band’s, monthly (10am - 12pm). ![]()
Please get in touch for more details. ![]()
richardwilton@nesyork.org![]()
🎺🎺🎶🎺🎺 #followers
Tomorrow Monday 6th January sees a return to rehearsal’s after the Christmas period for the Shepherd Academy, Brass Roots, 'I Can Play With Brass Roots’ and Youth Bands. ![]()
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If you’d like to get involved with any of our bands please get in touch by sending us a DM! ![]()
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Rehearsals are Mondays - 6.30-7.30pm![]()
Youth Band - 7.30-9pm. 🎺🎺🎺
The Shepherd Tuba & Euphonium Quartet makes its first official appearance Saturday 11th January as guests of St Edward the Confessor Church Dringhouses, York! ![]()
All proceeds from the concert to be donated to the church restoration fund. ![]()
We would love to see you there, the programme for the evening is - ![]()
Allegro from Eine kleine nachtmusic: mozart arr Albert peoples![]()
Bridge over troubled water: Paul Simon arr Yannick Jung![]()
Cool suite mvmnt 3 then 2: original work by Peter Smalley![]()
Drunken Variations: Trad.![]()
Adagio from Symphony 3: camille Saint-Seans arr Steve Hanson![]()
La Danza (neapolitan tarantella): Rossini arr Smalley ![]()
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Stars and stripes forever: John Phillip Sousa arr Dave Werden![]()
Pavane: Gabriel Faure arr Maurice Bale ![]()
Jazz Waltz: shostakovich arr Ingo Luiz![]()
Promenade: original work by Eugene Vasconi![]()
Sound of Silence: Simon and garfunkel arr Kaley Barnes![]()
Celestial suite mvmnt 1: original work by Stephen Bulla![]()
Dance of the Tumblers: rimsky-korsakov arr Denis Burton ![]()
The Melody Shop: Karl King arr Dave Werden
*** BAND PROJECT REHEARSAL***![]()
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We hope you’ve had a brilliant Christmas but it’s time to start thinking about blowing those cobwebs off! ![]()
Sunday January 12th will see the first rehearsal of the new year for the SBB community Band Project. ![]()
This band was formed to provide our community based non-contesting players the opportunity to rehearse and perform original music for brass band. ![]()
The invitation is open to any Brass/Percussion players and although aimed very much at non-contesting players, ALL are welcome. ![]()
Rehearsals will take place at the Hibay - Theatre Huntington York, YO32 9PT the home of the Shepherd Band’s, monthly (10am - 12pm). ![]()
Please get in touch for more details. ![]()
richardwilton@nesyork.org![]()
🎺🎺🎶🎺🎺 #followers