Cumbria’s Big Brass Weekend Day 1 - date TBF, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - “School of Brass”

Young people and adult learners, band leaders and school teachers are invited to come and create a concert in a day at The Pencil Factory. There will be sectionals, visiting experts and a celebratory concert to close.*

*We’re linking up with our friends at the RNCM and the Cumbria Community Orchestra Collective for this initiative and we hope every band will be able to share the details with their local primary/secondary schools. 

Cumbria’s Big Brass Weekend Day 2 - Saturday 26th June 11:00 am - 4:00 pm - “The Absolute Beginners”

If you have never played a musical instrument in your life before,

If your teacher told you to "sing quietly" in primary school

If you "haven't got a music bone in your body"

        then today is all about you!

· Sign up below

· Pick up an instrument

· Play with the best players money can buy

· Learn (and laugh) together

· Perform as a band!

Let's see how many people we can get playing together. We'll bring the instruments,. And you? Just bring your lovely self!