Fulham Brass Band were delighted to be placed SECOND at the London & Southern Counties Area Contest in the FIRST section, meaning a trophy and a trip to Cheltenham for the second year in a row! Narrowly missing promotion to the Championship Section, the band were ecstatic to do so well and keep the steady climb of progress going. Keep checking in for more updates!
A London Overture for a London Band!
Fulham Brass Band are getting ready for the London & Southern Counties Area contest at the the Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre this Sunday 22nd March 2015. Under the direction of MD John Ward, the band have been working spectacularly hard on Philip Sparke’s piece ‘A London Overture’. The piece is characteristically enjoyable Sparke music, with many challenging elements that are certainly worth the effort!
The adjudicators Michael Fowles and Jim Davies have a busy morning this Sunday, with 15 bands from around the region fighting to display their best efforts to take a prize back to their respective band rooms. As this is the first Area contest for Fulham in the First Section, the band will certainly be hoping to make an impression, and improve on our 7th place at the recent Butlins Contest.
Good Luck Team Fulham! Do follow our Facebook/Twitter page for live updates from the day and keep everything crossed that a central London band can do all they can to perform A London Overture and make London proud!
Welcome to our newest signings!
Here at Fulham Brass Band we are always sad when people leave the band, but also very happy to welcome new members. Our two newest additions to the team are Josh on percussion and Matt on trombone. Here is a little bit more info about both:
Joshua Finzi has been playing percussion for 10 years now , playing with brass bands in all sections from across the midlands area and also the world renowned Abraham Darby Academy bands. He moved from his hometown Telford to London to study Popular Music Performance at ‘BIMM London’ situated in Fulham. He is extremely proud to be playing with Fulham Brass and delighted to join Kate and Becky on the percussion team!
Matthew Smith is 19 and grew up in Norfolk. He started learning trombone aged 11, and began banding soon after with the Fakenham Town Band. He now lives in London and studies at the Royal College of Music, aspiring to become a professional musician one day.
The band are grateful to both students for joining the band during their musical studies and hope that they enjoy their time with Fulham.
VACANCIES: If you would also like to join Fulham we are seeking a strong Front Row Cornet, Euphonium and Soprano player to add to our existing line up. We welcome students, workers or anyone within the area who wish to be part of a hardworking, fun and ambitious band with lots of exciting projects in the pipeline building on our successes from 2014. Please get in touch with Matt Pitt (band manager) in confidence on enquiries@fulhambrassband.co.u
Bb bass and Soprano needed. Come and join the top/bottom of the band!
Fulham Brass Band’s recent debut in the First Section at the 2015 Butlins Mineworkers Festival in Skegness, resulted in an admirable 7th place (out of 19 bands from across the country and even one from The USA). The band were delighted with the result and a good weekend was had by all.
We have had a few player changes recently and more will be announced in the next couple of weeks. However we are still seeking a strong Bb bass player (instrument available) and soprano player to add to our existing line up. We welcome students, workers or anyone within the area who wish to be part of a hardworking, fun and ambitious band with lots of exciting projects in the pipeline building on our successes from 2014. Please get in touch with Matt Pitt (band manager) in confidence on enquiries@fulhambrassband.co.u
Skegness and First Section… here we go!
This weekend we head up North to the 2015 Butlins Mineworkers Festival in Skegness for a weekend of competition, good playing and catching up with old friends!
This time is particularly exciting for Fulham as it is our debut contest in the First Section where we will be competing on Saturday against a strong line up of 19 bands from around the country and even further afield for the top prize of £2,000.
If you happen to be in Skegness Butlins this weekend then please do pop by Reds from 10:00am as we will be performing Mike Kilmartin’s beautiful arrangement of Andrew Boyson’s ‘Three Folk Song Settings for Band’, featuring a mixture of haunting traditional folk melodies and fast paced rhythms; testing the bands on dynamic variations, tuning and rhythmic ability with lots of solos and important passages floating around the players.
Fulham are delighted to be back in Skegness this weekend and have enjoyed the challenge of our 1st Section debut. Please follow our Facebook and Twitter pages for live updates on the day, and if you miss our performance then we hope to see you in the bar afterwards!!
VACANCIES: We are seeking a strong Bass player (position negotiable and instrument available!), Front Row Cornet, Euphonium and Soprano player to add to our existing line up post Butlins. We welcome students, workers or anyone within the area who wish to be part of a hardworking, fun and ambitious band with lots of exciting projects in the pipeline building on our successes from 2014. Please get in touch with Matt Pitt (band manager) in confidence on enquiries@fulhambrassband.co.u
Youth Band coming soon!
Does your child play a brass instrument and want to be part of a new and exciting youth ensemble in Fulham? A great opportunity to develop musicianship and ensemble skills whilst making new friends! To register your interest please email youth@fulhambrassband.co.uk
Bass player AND Front Row Cornet player wanted!
Fulham Brass Band are seeking a strong Bass player (position negotiable and instrument available!) and Front Row Cornet player to add to our existing line up from October– with promotion to the FIRST Section from Jan 2015! We welcome students, workers or anyone within the area who wish to be part of a hardworking, fun and ambitious band with lots of exciting projects in the pipeline. Please get in touch with Matt Pitt (band manager) in confidence on enquiries@fulhambrassband.co.uk if you fancy joining the Fulham Brass Band family!
Another trophy!
An early start left Fulham Brass Band a little hungry and bleary eyed as we set off to compete at the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2014 held at Cheltenham Racecourse. Weeks of hard work from the band and our conductor John Ward had prepared us well but nothing could hold back the nerves felt by many on the day. The very beautiful but technical “Traversada” composed by Oliver Waespi challenged all the bands but we managed to put on a pretty good show and were able to come away with another trophy as 3rd prize winners of the Second section. Let’s hope our winning streak continues as we enter our most challenging of years competing in the 1st section from January!
National Championships of Great Britain!
Tomorrow Fulham Brass Band are delighted to be partaking in the Second Section of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. We will be travelling up this evening after our final rehearsal and are looking forward to putting our hard work into practice! Come and support us tomorrow morning in Cheltenham!