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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Prabandh – Synopsis of interview 1
Sham Veda is the earliest surviving evidence of Indian music, arts, and culture, dating backto 2500BC. Furthermore, there is written evidence from great scholars and musicologists ofthe gradual formation of the universal scale; Vedic chants sung in 3, 4 and 5 notes...
Prabandh – Heritage Lottery Fund
This project is the brain child of Hari Trivedi who wanted to create a project that researched the roots of Indian Classical Music. We are excited to be working with a strong team of experts. What is Prabandh? In this project we will work with communities in the UK...
Brass Of The Saff
“Last Christmas it was lovely, it felt like a real community” - Porsche AntwiImpact of The Brass of The SaffIn 2019 Brass of the Saff received a £29000 grant from Youth Music. Over 2 years the project funded 3 staff members, travel, visiting artists and online...
Do we need changes in music-making?
Written by Julie Hoggarth In the run up to “No Bars_Music” exhibition at Bishop Street Methodist Church, opening Monday June 21st 2021, D+B director Julie Hoggarth explores some of the barriers to music-making and ways to overcome them. This article will discuss...
Free music lessons for all
Author: Davina Vencatasamy Free music for all! This is the cry that comes across at meetings looking at the issues of diversity within music education. It sounds like a great idea, right? Kids who would never normally access one-to-one musical tuition due to the...
‘The moment you realise you never fitted in’… Incivilities
Author: Davina Vencatasamy I went on a walk with my 9-year-old daughter the other day. We had walked from Leicester City Centre (where we live) to Bradgate Park. In lockdown, it has been particularly difficult to get out and go on longer walks, especially in...
CrowdFund Leicester
Crowdfunding, when it goes well, it's amazing for bringing communities together! You can see a full summary of our live stats and more with this official report on our project. We are thrilled to have made such a huge impact! Thank you all for your support....
No Bars – Hardback Book – Buy Now
This book is the result of hard work and imaginative thinking on the part of around 40 prison inmates and artists teamed with support from a committed prison staff and funding from the National Lottery and DMU Local. For Drum and Brass it is a solid step along...
Not for human consumption
Probation OfficerDIY Theatre at HMP Leicester is a space where prisoners can express themselves through spoken word and narrative, perform to peers and build confidence and skills. Weekly sessions also bring outside performers in to work alongside inmates. DIY Theatre...
The Beat of Time – New Walk Museum
The Beat of Time 16 - 20 Oct 2018 - New Walk Museum, Leicester Artists: Jonathan Reed, Julie Maxwell, Hari Trivedi, Thure Gade Johansen and Miranda BoothDrum and Brass were highly privileged to spend a week creating music with the community at Leicester's favourite...
TEACHERS in cumbria
Brass Tasters in Cumbria – supported by the Frieda Scott Trust
Getting out of the band roomFunding from the Frieda Scott Trust has galvanised group of us brass players to get out of the band room and take brass to the people. As always, with community projects, we have learnt a huge amount along this journey. Like the fact that...
Cumbria Youth Brass Band
Cumbria Youth Brass Band – various locations 4 times a year
Woodgate Music Programme
Drum + Brass offers music lessons to local families with a focus on community, inclusion and progression.
No Bars Penrith
Thursdays 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Inclusive and creative Music-Making for all instrumentalists at Blue Jam Art Space, Mostyn Hall Penrith
Appleby Beginner Brass Group
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Appleby Hub, Chapel St, Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6QR
Kirkby Stephen Beginner Brass Group
Fridays 6:30-8:00pm. Kirkby Stephen Band Room
Youth Band Resources
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 https://musescore.org/en...
Brass Instrument Tuition in Cumbria
Affordable brass lessons for all ages and experience
DIY THEATRE / NO BARS POETRY
Awards for All funded Drum and Brass to explore creative writing and poetry in Leicester’s prison. The participants produced two plays and two books.
Workington Town Band
Meets every Thursday from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.