DRUM AND BRASS PROJECTS

Working with communities and partners to make music happen

“Its been a pleasure working with you over the years and supporting the great work Drum and Brass do!”

Nell and Louise at the Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation

D+B projects

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

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

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

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.

Play Brass in Eden

Project supported by Eden District Council

STEAMPunk

STEAMPUNK is a different way into music with a global focus on sustainability and the 6 R’s,

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collaborative projects

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

2023 Easter Coronation Fanfare Competition for young musicians

Enter our 2023 Easter Coronation Fanfare Competition for young musicians for a chance to hear your music performed

BRASS DRUMS TRAINS

Brass, Drums and Trains is the first collaborative music project between Drum and Brass and Blue Jam Arts.

Music for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The Arts Council England-funded “Music for the Queen” project was a collaboration between Buzzing Roots, Armonia and Drum and Brass

Children of a Revolution: Drum and Brass support for partners

Drum and Brass has been mentoring “Children of Revolution” to develop their CIC which supports marginalised communities through the arts

Doing music differently

Doing Music Differently March 2021 – Drum and Brass shifted the conversation about inclusive music with this conference, hear the podcasts and find out more about the day

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articles

Musical Partnerships in Tebay

Partnership project in Tebay gives young people a chance to be in the band

Drum and Brass at the 2025 Brass Bands England Conference

A rare treat for D+B directors as they hit the town to attend the BBE annual conference

Band Identity – Cumbria Brass Band Network discussion

Band Identity and Development: Insights from the Cumbria Brass Band Network meeting of August 17th 2024

Frieda Scott Charitable Trust Brass Engagement Project

Between September 2023 to 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

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...

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