Lofthouse Brass Band has been welcoming some special guest in recent weeks — with more to come and chat…
Lofthouse Brass Band 2020 Regional Success
As a result of our performance in the Third Section at the Yorkshire Area Brass Band Contest at Huddersfield Town Hall on Sunday March 8th 2020, Lofthouse Brass Band and our MD Andrew Whitaker were not only awarded Second Place in the contest, a silver trophy and prize money too but we have now qualified …
Taking a look into what 2020 holds
They are undeniably a marker by which we judge one another, and there’s some real snobbery out there about what section your band is in – it’s one of the first questions many banders ask on meeting a new player, and if the resulting answer is ‘we don’t compete’ it can cause people to back …
Review of new CD, Bandstand
Lofthouse 2000 is a fine example of a community band built on strong, sustainable foundations. Ambition is tempered by Yorkshire realism, commitment and dedication. The results achieved since their formation in 1999 correlate to solid incremental progression based on musical common sense, determined application and a fine MD at the helm. This celebratory CD of …
A successful concert raises £1000 for Wakefield Hospice
Wakefield Hospice Donation Lofthouse 2000 Brass Band’s recent 20th Anniversary concert in support of Wakefield Hospice was an incredible success. Featuring Grimethorpe Colliery Band’s flugelhorn, Mark Walters, the audience was treated to a concert version of Brassed Off with narration from the Yorkshire Tenor, Jacob Walsh. The programme featured music important to the band over …
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Launch of our new CD – Bandstand
Earlier this year the band spent a weekend in the band room of Hade Edge Band making a new CD, entitled ‘Bandstand’, incorporating a wide variety of music that featured in the band’s concerts. The CD is £10 and available at all of our concerts or it can be purchased from our website www.lofthousebrassband.org.uk/shop or …