The band made the trip to Twickenham on 14th December to perform at “Festive Brass”, their annual concert with the Richmond Youth Brass Band and Fulham Brass Band. The evening saw a very receptive audience turn out to hear the bands perform a mix of music and in particular highlighted the development of the young musicians at the Richmond Youth Brass Band, which is directed by Vickie Curran who is Regent Brass’ Flugelhorn player. Regent performed in the second half…
On Friday 7th December, the band held its first Christmas concert at the Church of the Ascension in Wembley, where the band also rehearses. This particular evening was a real milestone however as it was the first time both Regent Brass and Regent Community Brass had performed alongside each other since the latter’s formation in June 2012. Joining the two bands in the concert were the Brent Singers, a first-class senior choir from the Brent Music Service and the wonderful…
On 23rd November, the band made their annual pilgrimage to Perth to perform at the Scottish Open Brass Band Championships, a very prestigious contest which attracts some of the top bands from across the UK. The night before the contest itself, the band shared the concert stage with the Tullis Russell Mills Band based in Glenrothes, for an evening of musical entertainment. After a great concert with them last year this event was once again a success with a very…
On 10th November, Regent Community Brass hosted an evening of musical entertainment at the Church of the Ascension alongside trumpeter John Campbell, pianist Graeme Thewlis and soprano Tracy King. The evening proved to be quite a success with a very receptive audience in attendance to listen to a diverse programme of music which ranged from the music of local composer Esther Hopkins to Giacomo Puccini and even John Lennon and Paul MacCartney! The concert opened with the community band in…