Regent Brass

Regent Brass at the London & Southern Counties Regional Finals, Saturday 18th March 2023

Regent Community Brass

Regent Community Brass at a concert event, early 2023

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Regent Brass

Regent Brass are a British Brass Band, based at Chalk Farm, North London. Musical Director is Alan Duguid, and the band is currently in Section 1 of the National Grading Tables. We rehearse on Thursdays from 1930, at the Salvation Army church, Chalk Farm, NW3 2BL.

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Regent Community Brass

Regent Community Brass was formed in May 2012 to provide an outlet for local musicians, both young and old, to get involved in playing with a brass band. The band rehearses on Tuesdays from 1930, at the Church of the Ascension, Wembley. The band competes in Section 3 of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain.

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St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, Exterior

Westminster Abbey – Brass On The Grass 2023

16 August 2023
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On the 3rd of August, Regent Brass were due to play at College Gardens, Wesminster Abbey as part of the Brass on the Grass series. Adverse (rainy) weather conditions on the day forced the band indoors and the band played in the beautiful St. Margaret’s Chapel instead. We played a varied programme, everything from Phillip Sparke’s arrangement of Josef Zainwul’s Birdland to the classic Mack & Mabel overture to HK Gruber’s Demilitarized Zones. We featured 4 solo features: Marianne arranged…

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‘Raise the Roof’

15 August 2023
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The band were delighted to collaborate with the New Tottenham Singers in performing a fundraising concert on 15th July at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington aimed at raising funds to repair the church roof. The evening showcased John Rutter’s “Gloria”, a substantial three-movement work composed in 1974 for brass, choir and organ. The evening also featured arrangements of Rutter’s “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” and “Scarborough Fair”, drawing on a range of colour from the ensemble. We would like to extend…

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Concert with the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony

15 August 2023
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On 27th June the band gave their debut performance at the iconic St John’s Smith Square in central London as guests of the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony who were touring the UK. Performing to a large and very receptive audience, we performed a demanding programme featuring several underperformed works including “Demilitarised Zones” by H.K. Gruber and “The Dong with a Luminous Nose” by Joseph Horovitz. Alongside this the band’s principal euphonium, Brian le Tissier, gave a very moving performance of Astor…

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Regent Brass marching in four ranks down the main road in Bugle

Bugle Contest

14 August 2023
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On 17th June the band travelled for the first time to the village of Bugle in Cornwall to compete at the West of England Bandsmen’s Festival. Nestled in a picturesque location with a rich banding tradition surrounded by clay mines, this competition is one of the oldest still running today having inaugurated in 1912. The event featured two elements; a street marching competition and stage performance, where the band played William Rimmer’s march ‘The Black Knight’ and Joseph Horovitz’s wonderful ‘Ballet…

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