The School’s Brass Band is the
senior Brass Band within the school and has like the Showband
achieved a national reputation of being one of the best single
school brass band of its type. The Band which comprises some 30
pupils who again attend the school perform from the commencement
of the Academic Year in September 2007 under the guidance of Musical Director Mr
David Maplestone.
From 1996 until December 2006 the Brass Band was under the
musical direction of Mr Wayne Ruston and from January until July
2007 the band under the musical direction of Mr Simon Platford.
Following their performance at the National Festival - Music
for Youth in July 2007 where the band received its fifth Highly
Commended Award the Brass Band received its first invitation to
perform in the Schools Prom Concert at the Royal Albert Hall,
London in November 2007
