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
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
The NO BARS book is now available to buy. A really insightful compilation of poetry, spoken word and rap all created by the prisoners at Leicester HMP
Level 4 Safeguarding Training in the arts – children aged 8-16
Safeguarding Training Fully certified CDP If you or your organisation work with children or vulnerable adults, these courses will give you the confidence to put good safeguarding practice at the heart of your work. This keeps staff and participants safe and makes the...
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
Arts Council England funded this project to explore Leicester’s iconic New Walk Museum (The Dinosaur Museum) in music.
Talent Unlocked at HMP Leicester
This year’s highlight has been our involvement in HMP Leicester’s “Talent Unlocked” arts festival. This highly ambitious project involved 2 months of weekly ‘pop up’ performances and a two week festival ‘proper’. Drum and Brass arranged for 9 artists to perform at...
HMP Music Workshops Leicester
From September 2017 Amy and Julie of Drum and Brass will provide weekly performance arts sessions for inmates at HMP Leicester. This is part of a national recognition of the value of the arts in rehabilitation. It follows our successful pilot at HMP Glen Parva.
Southfields Concert Brass Training Band
Southfields Concert Brass Band is working with Leicestershire Schools Music Hub and Drum and Brass CIC to develop talented young brass players in the city. Rehearse Thursdays, 7.30 to 8.15 pm St Hughes Church, Sturdee Rd, Eyres Monsell LE2 9BU Coaching and grade...
EMC2 Festival DMU, The Venue
Julie Maxwell joined leading experimental performers and composers at DMU for the first Experimental Music Catalogue festival. Featuring original, new and established works from the Experimental Music Catalogue this was an opportunity to take a fresh look at modern...