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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

 
Achievements

Music for Youth 

 

National Festival - Royal Festival Hall, London

Highly Commended - 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007
Finalists - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008
Schools Prom Concert - 2007
 

National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain

Second Place - 2003, 2005 and 2006
Third Place - 2002, 2004 and 2007

 

 

National Action Research Youth Entertainment Festival

Second Place - 2003
Best Bass Section
Best Percussion Section
Fourth Place - 2004
Best Soprano Cornet Player - 2006
 

   
World Youth Music Festival
Zurich Switzerland
1st Prize - Class Brass B2 - 2005