Cumbria Brass Network - Elevating and Celebrating our Brass Bands
“A Band for Everyone in Cumbria”
Meeting dates 2024-2025
17 AUG 2024, SAT 6 – 7pm – theme: Band identity
16 NOV 2024, SAT 6 – 7pm – theme: Audience development
15 FEB 2025, SAT 6 – 7pm – theme: Player support
24th MAY 2025, SAT 6 – 7pm – theme: Player recruitment
Cumbria Brass Network – why be a part of it?
Bands want more members, the general public want more live band music. Brass bands can teach people to play instruments, they offer affordable access to music-making and they are local. All this adds up to huge benefit for communities.
The network has grown out of a a desire by bands to pool band expertise and ideas and work together to shape the future of brass bands in the 21st Century.
This year the network has hosted 4 meetings, published 3 newsletters, created a Facebook page and Facebook Group and updated its directory of bands. With a team of volunteers from local bands, funding from local trusts and the Arts Council and recognition from Brass Bands England, we are organising the “Brass at the Castle” festival and have established the Cumbria Youth Brass Band. This is a collaborative initiative which has been made possible thanks to the support of the members and the resources of Drum and Brass.
Creating events
The network supports bands to hold events e.g. “Brass at the Castle” by managing marketing, venue liaison, funding, timetabling, staffing, insurance etc.
Our events are aimed at raising awareness of what bands offer to communities and to the wider world of music with a view to increasing membership of our groups.
Network meetings
The current network offer is 4 meetings per year, newsletters, a Facebook page and Facebook Group and a directory of bands. Annual programmes can focus attention on steady development
Cumbria Youth Brass Band
Thanks to the dedication, generosity and passion of a brilliant team of musical directors, Cumbria Youth Brass Band is up and running. Its players have stepped up their game and become a really strong musical community. Watch this space!
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Play Brass in Eden
In this project, Drum and Brass director Julie Hoggarth worked with brass bands and players to promote the offer of brass bands in Eden in Cumbria In the “Brass in Eden” project, Drum and Brass promotes the amazing opportunities offered by brass...
BRASS DRUMS TRAINS
Visitors to the platform of Kirkby Stephen East on Saturday 24th September 2022 now know that two pieces of heritage are still very much thriving in modern Cumbia: brass bands and railways. They witnessed the premier of “BRASS DRUMS TRAINS” by local composer Jilly...
STEAMPunk
OUR AIMSThe aim of the project is to encourage learners to take a fresh approach to making. With such a global focus on sustainability and the 6 R’s, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a new approach to music and music making to emerge. We aim to take broken...
Prabandh – Synopsis of Interview 3
Over the past two interviews we have gathered a detailed understanding of Prabandh Gayan and its transformation from the Vedic period (2500BC) to the contemporary styles of today. In this third and final interview with the artists, regarding our research of Prabandh,...
Children of a Revolution: Drum and Brass support for partners
Children of a Revolution is the product of 2 Black Country-creatives: Eve Biggs and Saffron Hill, who have a clear vision of how the arts aid wellbeing. Drum and Brass has provided 6 months mentoring to Eve and Saffron with the following results. The Journey: Saffron...
Doing Music Differently 2022 – Davina Vencatasamy on BBC Radio Leicester
Davina's Interview on BBC Radio Leicester - March 2022 https://www.youtube.com/embed/W0tE3k93VS4 Jimmy: Friday morning Jimmy here with your breakfast. Now this is really exciting. I don't know whether you've actually done this yourself, decided to learn something...
Prabandh – Synopsis of interview 2
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Sounds of… Helen Minors
Listen to the interview: The project's called women's musical leadership online network. And it connects with lots of other pilot projects and a book also entitled women's musical leadership. We started it out as an online project funded by open which is where...
Doing music differently
About this event “As it currently exists, the classical music world is … suffering from a perennial and pervasive diversity crisis” Chi-Chi Nwanoku Music plays a huge role in our modern world and it all starts with people like you. Whether you play or teach an...
TEACHERS in cumbria
Richard Downs, brass teacher
Richard Downs, brass teacher in Cumbria
Helen Quayle
Helen Quayle, teacher of brass, piano and yoga in Cumbria
Leicester Symphony Orchestra
The Leicester Symphony Orchestra is made up of about 80 musicians of all ages. New players of a good standard are invited to join where there is a vacancy.
ALAN TANG
Qualified and experienced teacher of piano and violin
HOLBORN HILL ROYAL BRASS BAND JUNIORS
Holborn Hill Royal Brass Band Juniors
Meet:
Monday 6.15-7pm training band; 7.15-8.15pm main band
at Haverigg Cricket Club, Haverigg, Millom LA18 4EW
No Apologies Brass
For female/identifying brass players
Meets every Thursday 6-7 p.m.
at The KSSB Bandroom, CA17 4SA
Flookburgh Band
Flookburgh Band
BRING YOUR OWN MUSIC
Organised by Drum and Brass in partnership with the outreach officer of the Penrith and Eden Refugee Network (PERN), held at Blue Jam Arts and funded by the Frieda Scott Charitable Trust Date:Saturday 17th February. Time: 15:00 - 16:00 Attendees - 20+ [button...
Boom Dang
<< Back to directory Therese Johnston Boom Dang is an internationally acclaimed side-ways drumming street-band. Performing with phatt rhythms, choreography and tunes percussion, Boom Dang play their original mix of Drum & Bass, Bhangra,...
Brass at the Castle
Brass at the Castle is a celebration of the UK’s brass heritage and futures set in the beautiful grounds of Lowther Castle