What a weekend…! Lions Academy Band First to play was our Academy Band in the Elementary section on Saturday morning.Programme:1. The Muppet Show 2. Londonderry Air – Soloist, Charlie Kearon 3. The Saddleworth Suite – Pots ‘n’ Pans, Grasscroft Ghoul & Friezland Fiesta 4. Abide With Me 4 Bars Rest said “Lions certainly had a gold hallmark about their set under conductor Tom Hancock, as they opened in a long line with the ‘Muppets Theme’ (with brilliant car horn soloist), before segueing skilfully into the euphonium solo ‘Londonderry Air’ played wonderful by ‘Best Soloist’ winner Charlie Kearon. Their original brass band work, Dave Chapman’s ‘A Saddleworth Suite’, featured great percussion… Read More
Continue ReadingChristmas 2021
5th December – Holmes Chapel Christmas Market We were delighted to be invited along to play Christmas Carols at Holmes Chapel Christmas Market this year, such a lovely event and very well attended by members of the public as well. Organisers of the event wrote to us and said they said they were very impressed by the bands standard of performance and professionalism and they would like us to return again next year! 1st December – Middlewich Light Switch On Our Christmas festivities started on Friday 1st December as we performed Christmas carols for the Middlewich Light Switch on! There was huge crowd which made for a very festive atmosphere.… Read More
Continue ReadingTickets on sale for annual Christmas Concert
Our annual Christmas concert is back for 2021 and it’s one not to be missed! Come along and hear Christmas classics from all 3 bands (including the usual audience participation)! Price £5 or £3 for under 16’s Tickets are available from:Tim Bramwell – 01270 766638 or timothybramwell@aol.comKeith Ludlam – 01270 762726 or keithludlam1@uwclub.netAlso available from The Market Tavern, Sandbach.Band parents will be able to purchase tickets on a Tuesday evening. This is our first performance to the public for nearly 2 years, where all our fantastic young players will be performing. The proceeds from the event will go back into the band and other Rotary Charities. We would like to… Read More
Continue ReadingRemembrance Sunday
Lions Youth Brass are bursting with pride today as members of our organisation took part in many Remembrance services in and around the area. Whether you were with us in Sandbach, playing in your other bands or attending a service elsewhere, we are very proud of you all today. We will remember them.
Continue ReadingNew CD Preview!
Our brand new CD ‘Reflection’ is due for release this Easter! It features our youth, beginner and junior band with three additional tracks from our reunion band made up of over 50 past members! If you can’t wait until Easter, we have included some sneaky little previews below. Enjoy!
Continue ReadingTour Day Five
In the early afternoon we played at Llandudno bandstand which featured some of the most enthusiastic dancing we have ever seen! We were then treated to a lovely Chippy Tea from Chish and Fips – no seagulls this time! In the evening we performed at the Gloddaeth Church in Llandudno where we were met with a supportive crowd for our last concert in Wales By Kai Check out some more fantastic pictures from the day: Follow Lions Youth Brass The band is currently on tour in North Wales and all of the latest information can be found on social media – including pictures, live videos, and more. There will be… Read More
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We woke to the sound of a very loud, ear-piercing alarm. It seemed to be coming from Andrew’s Phone 🤔, at 7:00! It was not amicable; it was way too early for anyone. After our exhilarating morning, we travelled to Bangor Cathedral. Here, we performed a chilling lunch time concert. Next, we ate lunch sat on the Cathedral grounds. Unfortunately for some, we didn’t realise that a colony of seagulls were circling us for dead meat. The seagulls seemed omniscient, understanding all our weak points. It made, for the very least, a very interesting and somewhat entertaining lunch. Following this, we went off to the beach. After facing the dangers… Read More
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We woke up in time for breakfast at 9 and had a nice relaxed morning. Today was the first of two days of assessments, so we enjoyed chilling, playing games and having a chat. After the assessments were done for the day, we had lunch and Jane announced that we were going to the beach for a couple hours. When we reached the beach, we set up for a traditional game of rounders, that lasted about an hour, with many people falling while trying to run in the sand. Kai ended up getting wet quite a few times when trying to catch people out. After rounders we all went down… Read More
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After an early wake-up, despite not having a concert all day, the day one member of the band had waited for for her whole life had arrived; her 18th birthday.Emily on flugel celebrates her birthday on tour every year, and what better way to start her day than with a cold shower and one of Derek’s special walks! With the whole band in tow, some of which were still in their pyjamas, he took us down to the church in the village where we have a concert later in the week. As with Derek though, it was not quite the simple 7 minute walk (according to google maps) that it… Read More
Continue ReadingTour Day One
So far, tour has gone really well. We played two concerts yesterday; one at the Bodnant Welsh Food Centre in the afternoon, where the band played really well – debuting many new pieces and solos that have not been played by the band in a while, including Caruso – a flugel and cornet duet played by Emily and Emma and Live and Let Die – a soprano cornet solo played by Jake. Of course, tour wouldn’t be tour without some classic LYB pieces, such as Sweet Gingerbread Man or Offenbach’s Can Can, so they featured as well. Our second concert of the day was in Llandudno Town Hall. At this… Read More
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