The band performed at this year’s Medway Armed Forces Day at Great Lines Heritage Park, Gillingham on Saturday 25th June. What a privilege as always to be asked to entertain the crowds on this special occasion. Our MD, David Lockwood is a Sergeant in the Band of the Irish Guards and he felt such pride when conducting the band on this… Read more »
After the Covid disruption of the last couple of years, the Band was absolutely delighted to be to able to perform at this year’s busy Kent Garden Show at the Kent County Showground, Detling. The Band’s performances took place over three days from Friday to Sunday and ranged in size from a hendectet (11 players) on the Friday to the… Read more »
The Band completed its, and Brenchley Gardens’ Covid truncated 2021 summer with an excellent performance in front of a large and thoroughly appreciative audience. The weather, which had threatened to put a damper on things, held off and it was pleasantly warm throughout the concert. The Band delivered a varied and entertaining sixteen piece programme starting with Dan Price’s Starburst… Read more »
After missing 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, the band was delighted to be able to play once again on Deal Bandstand. This was only the band’s second public performance in a year and a half and so it was such a delight to be able to perform in front of a large and knowledgeable audience. Thanks must go to… Read more »
The Covid pandemic has affected all walks of life and has put live music on hold since March 2020. Thankfully, the band members are all well and were all able to start rehearsing together a few weeks ago. For its first concert since December 2019, the band played in front of Broadstairs Bandstand on Sunday 11th July 2021 (Social Distancing… Read more »
The band has 75 video clips on YouTube dating back to 1990. Follow the link if you would like to see some of them (if the link doesn’t take you straight there, please copy and paste it). https://www.youtube.com/user/BAESYSTEMSBrass/videos
After last year’s deluge on the Saturday of the Dickens Festival, band members were delighted to find themselves playing in calm and sunny conditions on the Saturday of this year’s festival. As a result of the fine weather, the crowds turned up in Rochester in their droves which made it all the more enjoyable to be playing for them on… Read more »
30th November In a surprising meteorological turnaround, the band enjoyed fine and sunny, if somewhat chilly weather for its first appearance of 2019 at the Leeds Castle Christmas Market. The good weather meant that even more people than ever were taking advantage of the opportunity to visit for their Christmas shopping and, in the process, to hear the band producing… Read more »
The band completed its summer events programme with its appearance on Deal Memorial Bandstand. It is always a delight to perform on this wonderful and evocative bandstand and, always, there was a large and knowledgeable audience to impress. Impress the band certainly did, with many comments on the quality and diversity of the band’s programme pieces which included Prismatic Light,… Read more »
Organised by Maidstone Area Arts Partnership and funded by Maidstone Council, this year’s Brenchley Gardens concerts featured four bands of completely different styles on four successive Sunday afternoons. BAE Systems Brass Band were delighted to perform a varied and entertaining programme to a large and appreciative audience on a warm, dry afternoon in this lovely setting. Opening with Prismatic Light,… Read more »