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Regent Brass At The National Brass Band Championships Finals 2023

8 October 2023

Following our 3rd place finish in the regional contest, on the 16th of September, Regent Brass headed to Cheltenham to take part in the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain Finals in the 1st Section. The set test piece was St. James: A New Beginning by Philip Harper, a tribute to Sir Christopher Wren and the St James Church in Picadilly. The piece descriptively tells the story of the great fire of London in 1666, with its lively first…

St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, Exterior

Westminster Abbey – Brass On The Grass 2023

16 August 2023

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On the 3rd of August, Regent Brass were due to play at College Gardens, Wesminster Abbey as part of the Brass on the Grass series. Adverse (rainy) weather conditions on the day forced the band indoors and the band played in the beautiful St. Margaret’s Chapel instead. We played a varied programme, everything from Phillip Sparke’s arrangement of Josef Zainwul’s Birdland to the classic Mack & Mabel overture to HK Gruber’s Demilitarized Zones. We featured 4 solo features: Marianne arranged…

Concert with the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony

15 August 2023

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On 27th June the band gave their debut performance at the iconic St John’s Smith Square in central London as guests of the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony who were touring the UK. Performing to a large and very receptive audience, we performed a demanding programme featuring several underperformed works including “Demilitarised Zones” by H.K. Gruber and “The Dong with a Luminous Nose” by Joseph Horovitz. Alongside this the band’s principal euphonium, Brian le Tissier, gave a very moving performance of Astor…

Regent Community Brass Entertain on the Southbank

7 September 2013

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Regent Community Brass performed their first engagement of the summer on Sunday 25th August on the South Bank. Performing in front of the Royal Festival Hall with the beautiful backdrop of the River Thames, the band played as part of the Southbank Centre’s “Village Fair” to a large and appreciative audience. It was certainly a memorable occasion and one that we would like to repeat in the future! We would like to extend our thanks to the guest musicians who performed with us at the event. The band will…