After a long break from any kind of contesting, the band were back at it this weekend at the Blackburn and Darwen march and hymn contest. We were awarded 2nd place for the third section and enjoyed a celebratory trip to the pub. A grand day out back doing what we enjoy!
One member of the Training Band has been very busy during lock down . Here is his story
During lockdown in April, I got fed up of practicing the same things, so my Dad saw something about the National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain on social media and decoded to fill in the application form and sent it off, I had to choose a test piece from a list and a contrasting pidce of my choice, so I chose Trumpeters Lullaby from test piece and Air by Peter McCann for my own choice, also in audition would be sight reading and scales, I had to learn 12 scales by memory as I wouldn't know which ones they would choose for me to play, I practiced and practiced and when happy with pieces sent them off, had my audition on Sunday in late October and did sight reading and scales which they chose 5,waited 2 weeks for the result and so happy that I was successful, my hard work paid off in the summer.
Ryan Jones
Age 11
The City of Chester Main band are honoured to be featured in Brass Band World magazine about leading the way on the return of brass banding!
After a long period of home practice, zoom pubs and mini band, the City of Chester main band had their first full band rehearsal tonight since March. Huge thanks to our trombone player Donna Jackson who has very kindly let us use her garden as a rehearsal spot and thank you to her neighbours for being accommodating to the sound (good and bad!). We are very proud to be leading the way to get brass banding back! (All precautions have been taken re social distancing)
In these very difficult times, City of Chester Brass band is very proud of our principal cornet Phil Mottershead for representing the band at the VJ Day ceremony at Chester Cathedral.
