 City of Bristol performed to large and appreciative audiences on the beautifully constructed bandstand at Ross-On-Wye and at Moseley Green, Forest of Dean this summer
The performances featured a selection of works from the band’s recent coronation, day at the movies and classic rock themed concerts, as well as solo features for a number of the band’s principal players The band were delighted to undertake a first performance at Moseley Green and to return to perform at Ross and look forward to doing so again soon This autumn the band will now undertake a "Brass In Concert" performance at Horfield Methodist in October, the GBBA Championships in November, and performances of "The Snowman Live" at both the Curzon Cinema, Clevedon and prestigious St George's, Bristol in December For details of all the band’s forthcoming engagements, visit the Events page of the website here  The band enjoyed a fantastic rock themed concert with Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham, Stroud & Yate Rock Choir on Sunday 4th June at Trinity Academy, Lockleaze, Bristol. It was a fantastic afternoon of entertainment in a super venue, which featured music by Bowie, Meatloaf, Queen - & more! The band were delighted to perform with Rock Choir and look forward to doing so again soonest. Our sincere thanks go out to all who performed and supported
The band's next engagement will feature both rock and traditional repertoire and will take place at Ross On Wye bandstand on Sunday June 18th. For additional information, visit the Events section of the website here  On Sunday May 7th, a 12-piece symphonic brass ensemble from the band played at the glorious Thornbury Castle for a private garden party. If you would like to engage our symphonic brass ensemble, brass quintet or full band for your concert or event, please contact us here
 On Bank Holiday Monday, May 1st, the combined forces of City of Bristol Brass Band, 650(!) singers and the magnificent organ of Bristol Cathedral combined for an incredible performance of Handel's coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest" The performance took place at Bristol Cathedral, and was organised in celebration of the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. A video and audio recording of the performance will now be sent to Buckingham Palace as a gift from the city on the occasion of the coronation The band were delighted to be part of the performance and occasion. Videos from the day are available below
 On Sunday April 23rd, the band were joined by Homechoir and UWE Singers, performing alongside thousands of singers from around the world, in special "Prom for St George's Day" at the fabulous 1532 Performing Arts Centre of Bristol Grammar School
Proceeds from the concert were donated to Alive Activities, a charity dedicated to improving the quality of life of older people and their carers. The performance saw a large and appreciative audience in attendance, waving flags, singing along to and enjoying a series of patriotic favourites from the band and both choirs, who also combined together with a massed virtual Homechoir from across the globe, who joined together on screen with the live band & choir for massed performances of Parry's Jerusalem and Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus The band thoroughly enjoyed performing at the event and look forward to performing in additional Proms themed concerts soon  On Saturday April 22nd, the band featured in an epic "Day at the Movies” concert in celebration the 111th Birthday of the fabulous Curzon Cinema Clevedon. The band performed a series of movie music from throughout the decades, which included a selection of blockbuster favourites, plus some tremendous live screened performances of pioneering black & white silent shorts by British film pioneer William Haggar. At the event, the band also gave the English premiere performances of two new movie scores for band, expertly transcribed for brass by the prominent composer | arranger Christopher Painter - firstly, the "Mountain Scene" (from "The Blue Scar") by Grace Williams - the first female composer of music for film - and also a new setting of music from "The Lone Ranger"
The band were delighted to be part of this special celebration for the magnificent Curzon Cinema, and look forward to returning to the venue in December to reprise "The Snowman - Live!", our special one hour Christmas show for families which saw two sell out performances at the Curzon last year Tickets for "The Snowman - Live!" at the Curzon will be available from this summer City of Bristol Brass Band, with our Learner Band, and conducted by Ian Holmes, gave the world premiere performance of Laura Shipsey's Of Far Flung Skies at St George's, Bristol in October, 2021. This is Laura's first composition for brass band and we all thoroughly enjoyed the journey from its inception to the final performance. The piece is due to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3, on Wednesday, 19th January. Our recording will be broadcast after the Radio 3 in Concert programme, in which the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kazuki Yamada are joined by soprano Fatma Said for a concert of music by Mozart, Mahler and Strauss.
We very much hope that you enjoy listening to this piece as much as we enjoyed performing and recording it.
City of Bristol Brass Band are deeply saddened to announce the death of our long-serving Secretary and Flugel player Pete Boyles. Pete slipped away peacefully yesterday with his wife Margaret by his side after losing his fight with bone marrow cancer.
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https://www.4barsrest.com/news/42086/death-of-peter-boyles Who better to bring smiles during this difficult time than our favourite pals, Wallace & Gromit? Over the past few weeks there have been some animated goings on in the homes of our band members. If you live in the city you may have heard some strange noises as the band created something shiny and new, something never before done my its members and the end result was an invention that worked! "Hang in there Gromit, everything's under control!" Don't worry, Wallace and Gromit were there to lend a hand as each band member practised their part ready to give the performance of their lives... from their living room, kitchen or conservatory! They each recorded their part to create our very own version of the Wallace and Gromit Theme Tune. "Oh, brilliant team work lads!" In collaboration with The Grand Appeal we released the iconic theme tune on social media and, with support from BBC Radio Bristol (skip to 52 minutes in) and Bristol TV, we hope it will bring a smile to the faces of the children and their families who are being looked after by the hospital through these difficult times as well as helping to raise much needed funding through the charity. So, put the kettle on Gromit, let's have a nice cup of tea, sit back and enjoy ... Please be as generous as you can; if you are in a position to do so, donate now using the link below. Thank you.  We are thrilled that the City of Bristol Brass Band has been chosen to participate in Making Music's "Adopt A Composer" scheme for 2019-2020, and welcome Laura Shipsey as our Composer-in-Residence for the year. Since 1935, Making Music has supported and championed leisure-time music groups across the UK with practical services, artistic development opportunities and by providing a collective voice for its members. Representing over 3,600 groups of around 200,000 musicians of all types, genres and abilities, Making Music helps them with the practicalities of running their group so they can get on with making music. The Adopt A Composer project brings together music groups and composers to collaborate on creating a brand new piece of music. The project pairs leisure-time music groups with a composer for a year, culminating in a premiere performance, a recording and a possible radio broadcast. The composer has the opportunity to get to know a performing group and write a piece especially for them, while the group has the chance to contribute to the creation of a new work by some of the UK's most promising composers. Visit Making Music to find out more.  Laura Shipsey's music draws on ideas of movement, line, and juxtaposition. Originally a violinist, she first studied composition at Durham University with Eric Egan and Sam Hayden and later completed her masters with distinction under the supervision of Arlene Sierra at Cardiff University. Laura is currently a Britten Pears Young Artist and a featured composer of the Illuminate Concert Series. Recent projects include orchestral pieces Samara (for Aldworth Philharmonic) and Hatch (for Cambridge Heidelberg Montpellier Youth Orchestra), Juggernaut Island (for the Ligeti Quartet), and Speak, Rose (a mezzo soprano solo for NewCELF, Cardiff).
www.laurashipsey.com City of Bristol Brass Band will be working with Laura during the 2019-2020 season, and we look forward to premiering her new work on Saturday June 27th at Bristol’s prestigious concert hall, St Georges, just off Park Street. Adopt A Composer is run by Making Music in partnership with Sound and Music, and is funded by the PRS Foundation and the Philip & Dorothy Green Music Trust. https://www.makingmusic.org.uk/news/adopt-composer-adventure-begins |
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