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 …
Amazing venues
The weekend of 1st/2nd June saw Lofthouse Brass Band play in some of the counties most amazing venues. Firstly Ripon Cathedral where the band finished a creditable 5th in the entertainment contest with principle euphonium, Bob Blackburn, winning the Best Euphonium prize. Secondly, Leeds Town Hall where the band shared the stage with the famous …