Our Beginner and Junior band joined together on Tuesday night and enjoyed a fantastic hour of music making! The evening started with some singing and rhythm games led by Beginner band Musical Director, Jamie Sharp and then moved to the rehearsal of several pieces from a booklet called ‘Playing in the Band’. Junior band Musical Director, Tom Hancock, gave some brilliant tips to our young musicians including how to stop and start together and how to stagger breathing between you and the players sat around you. The evening went so well that both Jamie and Tom decided that this wouldn’t be the last time you see these two bands collaborate…watch… Read More
Continue ReadingNEW CD Available for Purchase!
We are very excited to announce that our new CD, Reflection, is available for purchase or digital download! If you would like to purchase one of our new CDs in person, we have arranged a collection point in the car park of Sandbach School on Saturday 15th August at 9:30am to 12:30am. Please put cash, or a cheque payable to Lions Youth Brass, in an envelope for your allocated disc and any others you may wish to purchase, with your name on. If you do require additional discs , please let us know prior to the collection day. If you can not collect at this time please contact Nigel Birch… Read More
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Continue ReadingRemembering Nell
Today marks the 3rd Anniversary of the Manchester Bombing.A number of our players attended the concert and some lost a close friend, Nell Jones. From there The Remembering Nell Foundation, was launched and it is now a charity Lions Youth Brass are very proud to support. On 30th June Lions will host our awards evening which will include music, raffles and other activities, all funds will go to the foundation. To raise awareness of the event we would simply ask you to like and share our post. The day before the event a draw will be made from those who have shared the post and the winner will receive a… Read More
Continue ReadingLYB in Lockdown
During lockdown the organisation have been doing multiple social distancing activities to stay connected and occupied during this difficult time. 8th May 2020 – Following on from our post earlier today, Jack was featured on Granada Reports this evening! 8th May 2020 – Beginner band member, Jack, playing The Last Post in his street today! Amazing job Jack, we are very proud of you 3rd May 2020 – Paul and Zoe Lovatt Cooper have been judging our solo competition.Results will be available shortly.Thank you to you both for taking the time to listen and record your feedback. 1st May 2020 – Happy Birthday to one of the band’s management team,… Read More
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
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