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Watch our Christmas Concert on YouTube

Sun 31 Dec 2023

You can now watch our 2024 Christmas Concert via the YouTube link below.


The programme includes:


The Shining Star - Peter Graham
The Polar Express Suite - Alan Silvestri (arr. Adrian Horn)

CORNET SOLO - Ben Bradley
Away In A Manger
- Peter Graham

Silver Bells - arr. Kraeydonck

DUET - Pete Weaver on Flugel Horn & Adrian Horn on Soprano Cornet
Pie Jesu - Lloyd Webber (arr. S Sykes)

Christmas Song - arr. P Sparke
100% Christmas - David Johnston
A Christmas Fantasy - Gordon Langford

EUPHONIUM SOLO - Andy Ingleby
O Holy Night
- A Adam (arr. K Wilkinson) 

In The Bleak Midwinter - arr. Broadbent
Schneewalzer - arr. G Richards
White Christmas - arr. P Sparke
Jingle Bells - arr. D Ashmore Enjoy!

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Listen to Silk Brass on 'From The Bandroom: Episode 56'

Wed 29 Nov 2023

'From The Bandroom' is a brass band radio show in which Andrew Forster and Phil Driscoll visit brass bands to hear them play and find out what makes them keep the tradition of British brass banding alive.

We were delighted to host their team in our bandroom back in October where they recorded and hour long programme of great music along with interviews of some of members. You can listen to the programme (episode 56) here: From The Bandroom

3rd Place at NEMBBA

Tue 07 Nov 2023

The band is pleased with a solid third place result at the NEMBBA contest this past weekend, with a performance of the difficult but exciting work The Essence of Time by Peter Graham. A nice warm up for test piece playing before the Christmas season hits us and then soon in to rehearsals for the Area Contest in February!

Greatest Free Show On Earth

Thu 06 Jul 2023

The band had a fantastic night at the Whit Friday Contests playing Mephistopheles.

We ended up with 3 best First Section prizes and 2 runner up awards, with some high overall finishes at the 3 contests we did in Saddleworth (a 5th, 6th and 10th - finishing ahead of some notable names including the likes of Fairies, Tredegar and Grimethorpe!).

7 Contests were also completed in Tameside on what was a busy and very well supported evening in the sunshine.

Another 4th Place in the Regionals!

Tue 07 Mar 2023

Consistency is the key to a good brass band, and with another 4th place in the 1st section Regional Contest in Blackpool at the end of February, it shows that the band is one of the finest first section bands in the North West (if not the country).

Many thanks to out Musical Director Tony Wyatt for guiding the band through Phil Lawrence's 'A Day In The Life Of A Knight', with such aplomb, and well done to all the players for once again stepping up to the mark and showing what a fine ensemble Silk Brass is.

Whit Friday 1st Section Champions!

Thu 30 Jun 2022

A fantastic evening of performances led to Silk Brass gaining a number of awards in both the Tameside and Saddleworth Whit Friday March contests.

It was great to have Whit Friday back in our diary after 3 years away due to the pandemic, and the band was on great form with 10 contests (2 in Saddleworth and 8 in Tameside) over the evening.

Prizes included:

Heyrod: 2nd place (and best 1st section band) + Best cornet and best deportment.
Stalybridge Labour Club: Best 1st Section Band
Lydgate: 2nd Best 1st Section Band

TAMESIDE: Highest placed 1st section band across all contests (and 5th place overall)