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Brass at the Castle – full report

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...

Brass at the Castle blog

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 making and our CEO, Julie Hoggarth, put in...

BRING YOUR OWN MUSIC 

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...

Brass Tasters in Cumbria – supported by the Frieda Scott Trust

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...

Youth Band Resources

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...

DIY THEATRE / NO BARS POETRY

DIY Theatre - plays written and performed by prisoners No Bars Poetry - works about freedom, time and growing up by prisoners and ex-prisonersWhen Covid hit, prisons were completely no-go for artists. So we collected all the poetry written during our workshops and...

2023 Easter Coronation Fanfare Competition for young musicians

2023 Easter Coronation Fanfare Competition for young musicians

What is a fanfare?A fanfare is a short, ceremonialpiece of music – often played onwind and brass instruments.Fanfares are traditionally used toherald the arrival of someoneimportant, or to mark a specialoccasion.Ideas to get you started:- Try spelling out some...

5 tips to make your bid writing pay off

5 tips to make your bid writing pay off

5 tips to make your bid writing pay off  (whether you get the funding or not!)Writing a bid for your community project does take time. However, I’m going to argue that it is time well-spent, whether you submit the bid or not. In fact ofttimes I’ve written a bid and...

Play Brass in Eden

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...