Regent Brass are a British Brass Band, based at Chalk Farm, North London. Musical Director is Alan Duguid, and the band is currently in Section 1 of the National Grading Tables. We rehearse on Thursdays from 1930, at the Salvation Army church, Chalk Farm, NW3 2BL.
Regent Community Brass was formed in May 2012 to provide an outlet for local musicians, both young and old, to get involved in playing with a brass band. The band rehearses on Tuesdays from 1930, at the Church of the Ascension, Wembley. The band competes in Section 3 of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain.
On Friday 15th March, both Regent Brass bands took to the stage at the Church of the Ascension to perform at the latest in their regular concert series there along with soprano Tracy King and her accompanist Li Lin Teoh. These concerts have become a real highlight of the band’s calendar as they allow members of the local community to come and hear music they may not otherwise be familiar with, however in this case the evening also gave both…
Concert Program RCB 1. The Australasian – William Rimmer 2. Here, There and Everywhere – John Lennon & Paul McCartney arr. Tony Jagger (Flugel Horn soloist: Lisa Neale) 3. Honey Pie – John Lennon & Paul McCartney arr. Sandy Smith Tracy King & Li Lin Teo – La Wally – Alfredo Catalani 4. Devon Fantasy – Eric Ball 5. Yellow Submarine – John Lennon & Paul McCartney arr. Alan Fernie…
On Saturday 2nd March, the band performed alongside the highly-regarded Finchley Chamber Choir to present an evening of “English Music for Choir and Brass”. Despite being based only 7 miles apart, the two ensembles had never previously performed together which meant this was a very exciting collaboration. The choir, led by conductor David Lardi, joined with a brass and percussion ensemble made up of players from Regent Brass to present three works by English composers – “Vexilla Regis” by John…
