by Julie | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog, Cumbria, Julie Hoggarth, Projects
Between September 2023 and August 2024 Drum and Brass delivered a series of brass taster sessions with a grant of £3000 from the Frieda Scott Charitable Trust. Here is our report on this project to our partners, stakeholders and funders Project aims The project...
by Julie | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Cumbria, Julie Hoggarth, Projects
Brass at the Castle was an event in which Drum and Brass actively sought to collaborate and bring together brass bands across Cumbria. It took two years to plan and almost failed due to the difficulties in finding a date and location that would work for all bands. On...
by Julie | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog, Cumbria, Projects, Raven Taylor
Audiences Love "Brass at the Castle" Over the weekend of the 13th-14th July, bands from across Cumbria gathered at the grounds of historic Lowther Castle for a weekend long festival of brass. The festival, organised by Drum and Brass, has been over a year in the...
by Julie | Jun 12, 2024 | Cumbria, Projects
Drum and Brass in partnership with Cumbria's Brass Bands Join the Network Cumbria Brass Network - Elevating and Celebrating our Brass Bands “A Band for Everyone in Cumbria” Meeting dates 2024-2025 17 AUG 2024,...
by Julie | Nov 17, 2023 | Cumbria, Julie Hoggarth, Projects
Brass at the Castle Blog Book Tickets 2025 Programme Brass at the Castle 2025 “Celebration of Grassroots Musical Excellence” Saturday May 17th and Sunday May 18th Brougham Hall, Brougham, Penrith CA10 2DE This year’s Brass at the Castle is...
by Julie | Jul 8, 2023 | Cumbria, D+B learning groups, Downloads, Projects
The Gary Young Project – play-along videos for every “Fancy That” part Drum and Brass is working with composer and brass legend Gary Young to make his works for young bands even more accessible. Write/Compose/Arrange Your Own Music...
