Camborne Brass
News
August 2024
This summer we have held concerts at venues around the county including Crowan Church, Camborne Conservative Club, St Aubyn Arms, Camborne Show, St Ives and St Mawes. We particularly enjoyed leading the carnival parade through St Mawes which was a new experience for us, and which was so successful that we were asked there and then to put it in our diary for 2025. There can't be many people in Cornwall now who haven't found themselves up and dancing to "Agadoo" and the "Birdie Song", as you can see on our Facebook page! These proved such a hit last year that we brought them back for a second summer by popular request. It has been great to see so many people enjoying our performances, and we are very grateful as always for your support.
June 2024
We had a memorable trip at the end of May to the Whit Friday Marches in Saddleworth, seven years after our first visit in 2017. It was very busy with a huge number of bands taking part. The Whit Friday Marches are famously known as “the greatest free show on earth”, and it was a great chance to hear some amazing playing from the other bands as well as enjoying the atmosphere and flying the flag for Camborne with our marches “On the Quarter Deck”, and “Senator”.
25th April
Our Solo Contest held on 20th April was a great sucess. Thank you to those who took part.
26th March 2024
Solo Contest Details Announced.
26th February 2024
The band are now working on the test piece ready for the areas in Torquay on the 9th March.
6th November 2023
We now have a date for our Christmas Concert
22nd August 2023
We are delighted to share details of the fantastic support being offered by Duchy Brass to help us get some new stand banners.
13th August 2023
We have had a very successful summer to date, with concerts at Camborne Conservative Club, St Aubyn Arms, Victoria Gardens, Camborne Show, St Ives and Perranporth.
Audiences are enjoying this year’s repertoire which features several new pieces for the band. The crowd-pleaser has definitely been our rendition of the “Birdie Song”! This was particularly well-received at St Ives where a harbourful of holiday-makers danced along to it. A couple of visitors who play in bands back home enjoyed it so much that they turned up at our next band practice.
We have some more engagements around the county in August and September, so do look out for us.
22nd March 2023
We are now working on some fantastic pieces in preperation for our upcoming events.
22nd February 2023
Following on from the fantastic weekend where we had both the solo contest and Penventon concert with our guest Soloist Tom Smith the band are now into full swing with rehersals for the Regional Areas at Torquay on 11th March.
25th January 2023
Tesco Community Grants
We are pleased to announce that Camborne Brass has been chosen as one of the Tesco Community Grants from 15 January to 15 March. The scheme is running in the Camborne branch, so if you shop there, please help support us by asking at the till for a blue token and adding it to the collection box at the front of the store.
9th January 2023
Here is the link to enter the Camborne Solo Contest https://form.jotform.com/223633628308053
6th January 2023
Breaking News!
Camborne Brass inc. Youth Band are pleased to announce the return of their Solo and Quartet Contest on Saturday 11th February at Camborne Science and International Academy. The contest starts at 10.00am, please arrive at 9.30am for the draw. There will be several different classes and entry is completely free. Clive Ellison is accompanist for the day. The contest adjudicator (sponsored by Besson) is Tom Smith, principal cornet with the famous Brighouse and Rastrick Band. Tom will also be performing solos and giving a FREE masterclass. This is an amazing chance for players of all ages to learn from this rising star of the brass band world. Details of how to enter will be out this weekend, so keep an eye on social media and get your entry in early.
On Sunday 12th February Camborne Brass inc. Youth Band will be holding a FREE concert at 2.30pm at the Penventon Hotel, Redruth. They are delighted to announce that the guest star (sponsored by Besson) is Tom Smith, principal cornet with Brighouse and Rastrick. Don’t miss this one-off opportunity to hear such an outstanding musician, voted Principal Cornet of the Year by 4barsrest
11th December 2022
We have already enjoyed our Christmas Concert at the Penventon Park Hotel which leads us nicely into all of our festive engagements over the next few weeks taking us right up to Christmas. All of our upcoming engagements can be found on the events page.
At our concert we were delighted to be presented with a cheque for £900 from Liz, Adam and Joseph who cycled from John o' Groats to Lands End in August raising money for us and The Friends of the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Thank you once again for our fantastic donation.
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