Warwickshire and Coventry Youth Brass Course

Online registration for our courses over the next academic year is now open. Suitable for young brass and percussion players, grade 4+, under 18 (or 18 and in year 13). Autumn Course, Sunday 29th October
Register here:
https://bbe.band/youth-brass-course

Come and support us at our upcoming concert alongside Tredegar Town Band, 12th November in Leamington Spa.
https://www.leamingtonmusic.org/event/remembrance-sunday-with-brass-band-sunday-12-november/

Any queries pm or email [email protected]

What an enjoyable but very tiring day, hope all our participants had a fun time. Here's a couple of photos, I'll post the full set tomorrow. Thanks for hosting us in your excellent rehearsal venue Warwick Corps Of Drums

Last day to register for our next youth brass course on 27th November. We are looking forward to hearing some great music from the young brass musicians of Warwickshire & Coventry this Sunday. Please go to bbe.band/youth-brass-course to register for your place.

We are pleased to announce the guest artists for our next youth brass course taking place on 27th November. We will be joined by ‘Broken Bones’, a low brass quartet of young musicians from Birmingham Conservatoire Broken Bones

Places still available on our next course at Warwick Corps of Drums on 27th November 2022, for all brass and percussion players aged under 18, grade 4+ ability.
Register here: https://bbe.band/youth-brass-course

We are delighted to announce our debut performance will be at UniBrass 2023, 11th February 2023 at Warwick University, in an exhibition performance before the results are announced. We are looking forward to the support of everyone there. Please put this date in your diary.

Places still available on our next free course at Warwick Corps of Drums on 27th November 2022, for all brass and percussion players aged under 18, grade 4+ ability.
Please register here: https://bbe.band/youth-brass-course

Following the success of our first youth brass course back in July, we are pleased to announce the details of our next course, which will take place at Warwick Corps Of Drums on Sunday 27th November 2022. As before, this will be an exciting day of music making followed by an informal concert at the end of the day. We are delighted that Simon Hogg has decided to continue as Musical Director. Please go to bbe.band/youth-brass-course to register for your place.

This a FANTASTIC opportunity for young Brass musicians in Warwickshire and Coventry. If you're grade 4 or above go to the link or email for more info

Our friends over at Foden's Band have offered all participants in the latest Warwickshire and Coventry Youth Brass Course a free ticket to their concert in November, provided you are accompanied by an adult who purchases a ticket (at £12). Contact Darren Lea, [email protected] to purchase tickets. nb. These tickets are not available via the theatre website.

Just 2 weeks until Foden's Youth Band are back for another academic year!

If you're aged 21 or under, and grade 5+ on a brass/percussion instrument, we want to hear from you!
Come along and join us for some brilliant opportunities provided by our conductors and players Foden's Band

More info here: https://www.fodensband.co.uk/youth-band/fodens-youth-band/

We're on the hunt for new players...

If you're grade 5+, aged 21 or under, and interested in learning from the best in the business - why not join Foden's Youth Band this September.

We meet 10 times per academic year in Sandbach

More info: https://fodensband.co.uk/youth-band/fodens-youth-band/

So delighted that this happened and went so well today. What a sound from this group of young people.

Today is the very first Warwickshire and Coventry Youth Brass Course! A collaboration between Brass Bands England, Warwickshire Music Warwick Corps Of Drums and a collective of local bands. The band have been working hard all morning and looking forward to sharing their efforts with a performance to parents later on this afternoon 🎺

Today is the very first Warwickshire and Coventry Youth Brass Course! A collaboration between Brass Bands England, Warwickshire Music Warwick Corps Of Drums and a collective of local bands. The band have been working hard all morning and looking forward to sharing their efforts with a performance to parents later on this afternoon 🎺

We are looking forward to our inaugural event tomorrow. Reminder of the location and timings:
Location:

Warwick Corps of Drums
Westend Centre
Hampton Road
Warwick
CV34 6JP

Arrival – from 9:30am (for a 10am start)

4pm - performance to parents

To finish approx. 4:30 to 5pm

Its likely to be a warm day again, though the hall tends to stay quite cool, please don't forget your water.

Final day to register for our first youth brass course. We have an excellent team of tutors and mentors, its sure to be a great day.

Places still available for the first Warwickshire & Coventry Youth Brass Course but please hurry, registration closes Weds 13th July.

We are pleased to introduce Simon Hogg who will be our musical director for the first Warwickshire and Coventry Youth Brass Course

Simon commenced his musical career having trombone lessons with his uncle and later joined his father in the Coventry Salvation Army Band. He graduated to the National Youth Orchestra and the Royal Academy of Music, London where he won many major wind and brass prizes.
A graduate of the National Youth Orchestra and the Royal Academy of Music Simon became a founder member of The Fine Arts Brass in 1980. During this time, he performed two thousand concerts, visited over sixty countries, recorded 150 BBC radio and TV broadcasts and made 25 commercial recordings.
Other orchestras and ensembles Simon has played with include City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The English Symphony Orchestra, The Czech National Orchestra, The Zurich Chamber Orchestra, The Turkish National Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The London Trombone Sound, London Trombone Chorale, Nemo Brass, Cambrian Brass.
In 1994 Simon founded Warwick Music, a specialist publisher of brass music and in 1996 Simon was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.
He taught trombone at the Royal College of Music, Junior Department for ten years, adjudicated for the BBC Young Musician of the Year and was Senior External Examiner at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. In 2014 he was honoured by the British Trombone Association.
Simon Hogg is currently Director of Music (performance) at Warwick School and conducts the University of Warwick Brass Band.
We are honoured to have Simon as the musical director for our first youth brass course.

We are still accepting registrations for our course, please register here: https://bbe.band/youth-brass-course

We are pleased that Luke Barker has agreed to be the guest artist for our first youth brass course.

Luke began playing the cornet at the age of 7 in the Shipston Band and worked his way up to the Principal Cornet position, gaining accolades in solo competitions throughout the area and achieving a DipABRSM Cornet performance with a distinction in December 2018. Luke then joined Flowers Band in 2019 and has since made a huge impression on the players, often stepping into the principal chair for concerts. Luke has been a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, reaching the principal cornet position in both the National Children’s Brass Band and the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. He won the Geneva Heritage Cornet International Slow Melody Competition in 2021 and is now a Geneva Young Ambassador. Luke is at university studying French and Spanish as well as keeping up with music making.

There are plenty of spaces still available for our first youth brass course. Please register here: https://bbe.band/youth-brass-course

New course to inspire Midlands youth The Warwickshire & Coventry Youth Brass Course will aim to inspire the next generation of young brass band talent.

We are pleased to announce the rescheduling of our first youth brass course which will now take place on Sunday 17th July at Warwick Corps of Drums hq.

Organised by a range of partners including Brass Bands England and several bands from across Warwickshire, the will day provide a great opportunity for young brass players of grade 4 standard and above to work on and perform a range of pieces and work alongside rising star, Luke Barker. Luke has been the principal cornet of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and is assistant principal cornet for Flowers Band. The Musical Director for the course is the acclaimed trombonist, Simon Hogg.

Participation is free!

Timings: Arrival 9:30 (for 10 am start), concert for parents at 4pm, concluding approx. 4:30 pm

Registration is via Google Forms:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GwKhSVWnSLUYCULSbLCMA1Bwq2tFrFZEj9BMmkjFqnU

Or alternatively email [email protected]

In light of the current covid environment we have regretfully made the decision to postpone the first Warwickshire & Coventry Youth Brass Course. We hope to be able to go ahead with our first course before the end of the current school year.
Foden's band have also informed us that they will not be going ahead with their planned concert but hope to work with us at some point in the future.
We will post an update with the new date and plans for the course as soon as they are available.

This. I’m crossing everything in the hope that covid behaves . It’s really going to be an awesome day.

We are pleased to announce the highly regarded trombonist, Simon Hogg, founder member of The Fine Arts Brass Ensemble and Warwick Music has agreed to be the musical director for our first youth brass course.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-hogg-0a5b10109/

Still not signed up yet? Places still available for our first event,
13th February 2022 (covid permitting). Message here or email [email protected] to register your interest.

We are pleased to announce the highly regarded trombonist, Simon Hogg, founder member of The Fine Arts Brass Ensemble and Warwick Music has agreed to be the musical director for our first youth brass course.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-hogg-0a5b10109/

Still not signed up yet? Places still available for our first event,
13th February 2022 (covid permitting). Message here or email [email protected] to register your interest.

Warwickshire and Coventry Youth Brass Course updated their website address.

Warwickshire and Coventry Youth Brass Course updated their business hours.