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Fulham announce new MD!

WARD (2)Fulham Brass Band are delighted to announce that the new Musical Director of the band will be John Ward. John took the band to victory at the recent London and Southern Counties Area Contest where the band came FIRST place in the Second Section. The band are thrilled that John will be working with them going forward for many important contests such as the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain in Cheltenham and a busy summer season of gigs and concerts. Please do check out our Gigs page for the most up to date list of where to support us. The band are pleased to have such an experienced and professional conductor at the helm to work with and push the band through the transitional period as they will  officially be promoted to the First Section from January 2015!
 
John’s musical background is within The Salvation Army, which encouraged his early development. He developed an interest in conducting in this late teens and has since benefited hugely through mentorship from both Allan Withington and Ray Farr.
Since starting work with contesting bands, John has built a reputation for developing bands, be it in either a resident or ‘professional’ role. His contesting record reveals consistent success, with a large number of prize-winning performances to his credit.
John was shortlisted for the Assistant Directorship of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and has undertaken work with several of the UK’s very finest bands.
Away from contest performances, he has conducted recording projects with Reg Vardy, Leyland and Co-operative Funeralcare Bands and worked with renowned soloists including Roger Webster, David Childs and Owen Farr.
 
With this exciting new announcement, the band are looking to firm up the strong team of committed players and are currently advertising for the following: Bb Bass, Solo cornet, Percussionist. If you are interested in joining the Fulham Brass Band family at such a rewarding and motivating time, and are willing to commit and work hard to succeed then please do contact Matt Pitt on enquiries@fulhambrassband.co.uk as we would be delighted to hear from you!

 

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Come join the team!

Fulham Brass Band (Winners of the L&SC Second Section Areas) are seeking a strong Bb bass, Front Row Cornet and Percussionist to add to our existing line up – with promotion to the First Section from Jan 2015! We are an ambitious and sociable band and welcome applications from motivated and competent individuals. As a central London Brass Band based in Fulham (rehearsing on Monday nights) we have a large group of players from around the world, and are a young, hard-working team with a strong desire to succeed in national competitions plus a busy calendar of exciting projects including a trip to the National Finals in Cheltenham this September! For further information please contact Matt Pitt (Band Manager) in confidence on enquiries@fulhambrassband.co.uk or visit www.fulhambrassband.co.uk

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Next stop.. The Areas!

It’s a new year and already Fulham Brass Band are full steam ahead with competitions! Our recent visit to the Butlins Mineworkers Championship in January, was a good start to the year, where we competed against 16 national bands from around the country. We played ‘Kenilworth’ by Sir Arthur Bliss and although did not get the placing we would have hoped for, the band played a good performance and enjoyed the weekend bonding session as per usual!

In 6 weeks time we will be heading back to Stevenage to compete at the London and Southern Counties Regional Brass Band Competition and we will be looking for a good result, to follow on from our successes in 2013. The Band will spend the next few weeks working hard on the piece with a mixture of sectionals and full-band rehearsals working on Chaucer’s Tunes for Brass Band by Michael Ball. The Band will also be preparing our summer programme so that we can look ahead to another year of exciting concerts and projects! Continue reading “Next stop.. The Areas!”