Spring 2026
After a well-deserved festive break, rehearsals resumed in January where we enjoyed another all-day workshop with Michael Fowles. He is the Musical Director of Foden’s Band, one of the elite Brass Bands in the UK and we always enjoy our day with him.
We travelled to Stevenage last month to compete in the qualifying regional heats of the National Brass Band Championships contest. We produced a good and well received performance of Gordon Langford’s ‘Three Impressions for Brass’ and this saw us finish a very creditable 6th from a field of 17 bands.
With the clocks going forward and a few signs of better weather, we are now looking forward to our first concert of the season.
The Band will present its annual ‘Baking with Brass’ concert on Sunday 26th April at St. Francis Church, where all money raised from the concert, interval cakes and the raffle will be donated to the Church. The Concert starts at 3pm with tickets available on the door.
We are busy preparing for Baking with Brass and Brass on the Grass (July 4th @ 3pm) along with a special private Birthday Concert to celebrate Colin Handley’s 80th birthday.
We have also been asked to play at Westminster Abbey Gardens on August 19th. This is part of their Wednesday afternoon summer concert series, so Band members are now trying to organise their diaries to make this possible. We played at this wonderful venue a couple of years ago and it was a truly memorable occasion.
Once again, we would all like to thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you at one of our performances this year.
Kevin Jordan
Musical Director
Fairlop Brass