Free State Brass Band
British-style brass band located in Lawrence, KS, USA
The Free State Brass Band is based in the vibrant college town of Lawrence, home to the renowned University of Kansas - in a city that has a historic brass banding connection that goes back as far as the establishment of the city in 1854. Members of the Free State Brass Band hail from the community, university, and the metro areas of Kansas City and Topeka in the heartland of the United States.
16/11/2023
We are very excited to partner with the Olathe West High School Band program for our Christmas concert!
Join us December 7th!
Tonight's concert with Colorado Brass has been canceled. We apologise for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at a concert in the near future.
09/11/2023
Join Free State Brass Band and Colorado Brass tomorrow night at Lawrence High School for a joint concert! We know it will be a great night of music!
For more information about the band visit freestatebrassband.org
ANNOUNCEMENT!!
Our concert scheduled for Friday, November 10th will now be at Lawrence High School! The updated address is:
1901 Louisiana St.
Lawrence, KS 66604
23/10/2023
We are so excited to team up with Colorado Brass for our next concert! Join us in Murphy Hall on November 10th!
For more information visit freestatebrassband.org
10/10/2023
This Sunday join us for an outdoor concert at Sullivan Square in Baldwin City. Bring a lawn chair and a friend!
Join us Sunday afternoon in Sullivan Square, October 15, for a free community concert with Free State Brass Band, 4-5 pm.
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03/10/2023
Join us Sunday, October 15th at 4p.m. at Sullivan Square in downtown Baldwin City for our next performance! Bring a friend and a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy this outdoor concert!
Join us in October to create, play and innovate!
01/10/2023
Here is the concert program for our British Proms Concert 2023! We hope to see you at First United Methodist Church, off Mass. St. in Lawrence Kansas, 1230pm High Tea and 2pm concert!
24/09/2023
We are one week away from our Annual Tea and Proms Concert !! To purchase tickets you can scan the QR code below or visit our website freestatebrassband.org
We would love to see you there!
19/09/2023
Take a look at all of our upcoming events!
For more information visit https://freestatebrassband.org/home
18/09/2023
30/04/2023
Today is the day! Join us at 3 for a concert filled with great music!
28/04/2023
Join us this Sunday at 3 p.m. for a concert at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence, KS! The band is playing great music and we hope to see you all there!
19/03/2023
The band had a great time in St. Louis at the Gateway Festival. You can catch us at our next concert in Lawrence on April 30th!
18/03/2023
The Free State Brass Band is in St. Louis! We compete at the Gateway Festival tomorrow at 2:20!
08/03/2023
Join the Free State Brass Band as we do a combined concert with the Ottawa University Jazz Studies on Sunday, March 12th. The concert will be held at Ottawa University at 5 p.m. and admission is free!
27/02/2023
Yesterday during our rehearsal Peter Meechan, composer of Land of the Living Skies, visited and gave us some amazing insight into his piece! Thank you for taking the time to listen to us and provide wonderful feedback as we prepare for our Gateway performance
14/02/2023
The Free State Brass Band would like to introduce all of you to our board of directors.
Row 1- William Cooper (President) and Tom Davoren (Director)
Row 2 - Sarah Grose (Social Media Chair), Thomas McMurray (Personnel Manager/ Band Representative), and Courtney Nichols (Secretary)
Row 3 - Vicki Case (Treasurer) and Andrew Anderson (Music Librarian)
Not pictured - Sharon Toulouse (Vice President), Anna Bender (Band Representative), and Perry Hartmann (Board Member At Large)
22/01/2023
Free State Brass Band is back for our Spring 2023 season! Come and join us for our first concert 'Land of the Living Skies', featuring works by Dean Goffin, Eric Ball, Peter Graham, and our own tuba player Josh Wesctott performing 'Land of the Living Skies' by Peter Meechan. Sunday Jan 29, 3pm, First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont, Lawrence. FREE ADMISSION, voluntary collection.
11/12/2022
Free State Brass Band presents a holiday matinee at Topeka Public Library (3pm) and First United Methodist Church, Lawrence (7.30pm), Sunday December 11.
Come and join us, with conductors Prof. Scott Watson and Dr. Garry Ziek, for festive music, carols, and much more!
13/11/2022
The band placed 3rd at the US Masters Brass Band Championship yesterday, with our star trombonist Andrew Anderson picking up the solo prize for his rendition of ‘Love of My Life’. We’d also like to thank Stuart O’Niell, Director of Bands at hour home in Baldwin High School, for his dramatic performance as narrator in our ‘A King’s Tale’.
The band would like to congratulate Frontier Brass Band and Colorado Brass on their placings, and Fountain City Academy on their performance.
Watch out for news of our Christmas concerts in Lawrence and Topeka, to be announced soon!
11/11/2022
We are excited to present our 2022 contest program, ‘A King’s Tale’ at the US Masters Brass Band Championship, this Saturday November 12 at Kansas City Music Hall, and in a special preview concert (tonight!) with our friends from Colorado Brass! Come and join us!
Preview Concert
Venue - Lawrence High School
Date - Friday 11 November
Open Rehearsal - From 6pm
Concert Performances - From 7pm
Admission - Free
For more information on the US Masters including contest timings and tickets checkout their website https://usmasters.org/
23/10/2022
The band had a great time in Atchison, Kansas, as guest artists to the Benedictine College Brass Band for their annual fall concert! We also welcomed back Brett Keating, former solo euphonium of the band, to guest conduct the massed bands! Next up is our preparation for the US Masters Contest in Kansas city, with our show, ‘A King’s Tale’ ❤️🤍💙
28/09/2022
The band had a fun evening in Topeka recording a Christmas special for KTWU public television. We’ll let you know the broadcast date soon for our set of traditional, festive carols 🎄🎅
15/09/2022
Free State Brass Band presents it's annual 'Proms Concert and Afternoon Tea' on Sunday 25th September at First United Methodist Church, Lawrence, KS.
There will be a selection of delicious British treats to enjoy at 12.30pm, and a concert including Edward Elgar's 'Ni**od' and 'Pomp and Circumstance' at 2.00pm.
30/08/2022
Free State Brass Band are back in the bandroom for a new season!
Our final performance of the summer was an evening concert for the Kansas Bandmasters Association convention (pictured), thank you for the invite KBA! Stay tuned for info on our upcoming concerts, especially our British Proms Concert and Afternoon Tea, coming soon 🇬🇧 ☕️ 🥪 🎺
17/07/2022
We had a wonderful time playing at the Lumberyard Arts Center in Baldwin on Friday. We have a full July as we will be performing at the KBA Summer Convention on the 21st, we hope to see you there!
01/05/2022
A big shout out to FSBB cornetist DWIGHT RHODES, winner of the NABBA Senior High Brass Solo Competition!
HUZZAH Dwight- the band is so proud of you!
30/04/2022
Day one of the North American Brass Band Association championships is complete! Congratulations to the FCBB winners in the solo and ensemble category. We are looking forward to another fabulous day of banding today!
📸 Alex Schnautz
18/02/2022
We hope to see you there!
We can’t wait!