Playing Philip Sparke’s Endeavour, the Band were placed third in the first section of the 2011 Autumn Contest at Folkestone’s Leas Cliff Hall on 8th October 2011. This was a particularly pleasing result on a difficult piece as the contest was held only two weeks after the Band’s performance at the National 3rd Section Finals in Cheltenham.
BAE Systems Brass Band qualified for the 2011 National Brass Band Championship and appeared in the 3rd Section at Cheltenham on 25th September 2011. The qualification came about by virtue of the band winning the Regional earlier in the year at Stevenage. Playing the set test piece ‘Darkness Visible, by Richard Grantham, the band finished 12th making it the highest… Read more »
The Band performing at the Kent County Show in July 2011. This was the wettest weekend for a very long time and despite being on the top of Detling Hill, the Showground was mostly underwater. Fortunately, the Band was able to play on the bandstand and, as a result, managed to play for all of its sessions during the weekend.
19th June 2011 was a very changeable day – one minute dry, warm and sunny and the next wet, windy and squally. The start of the concert was delayed for about ten minutes and the Band then managed to perform the first half of its programme before the heavens opened once again to send both the Band and the audience… Read more »
The Band came first in the third section of the 2011 Regional Championship Contest at Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre on 20th March 2011. As a result, they have been invited to compete in the National Championships in Cheltenham during the weekend of 24th and 25th September 2011. The Band produced fine performances at the Stevenage contest in 2009, 2010… Read more »
Playing Daniel Price’s New World sketches, the Band were placed third out of ten competing bands in the First Section of the 2010 Autumn Contest at Folkestone’s Leas Cliff Hall. Click on the logo below to hear the Band’s performance
The Band performing at the Kent County Show in July 2010. The invitation to perform came through Maidstone Cultural Group.
In July 2010, BAE Systems Brass Band visited the city of Ypres in Belgium to carry out two performances. The first was for passersby outside the Cloth Hall, which houses the Museum of Remembrance. The second was at the Menin Gate during the daily Remembrance Ceremony there. The Menin Gate is a memorial that commemorates the military personnel who lost… Read more »
Given the lovely summer that had preceded it, the concert on Deal Bandstand took place in much more autumnal conditions. It was cold and windy and all credit should be given to the loyal audience who braved the elements. Having done so however, they were in for a real treat as the Band turned on the quality with a programme… Read more »
It’s quite a while since the band has played a programme with a Last Night of the Proms’ emphasis so we were all looking forward to the Aldington Primary School event. Keith had chosen a programme to suit all tastes. The music ranged from Breezin’ Down Broadway through several solos and comedy items’ (who will forget Alan Bristow chasing around… Read more »