Thanks to you both for your comments. We are struggling without young players coming through and I know it's a problem for the local School as well. We have tried several times to start a youth band but it always fizzles out as they have other hobbies to do which seem more exciting than brass...
Glossop Old Band is currently graded as a Championship section band but are a non-contesting band due to shortage of players. We currently have 14 brass players and 3 percussionists which form a well balanced group ;) and perform regularly in the Bandroom and other venues in the local area...
Glossop Old Band require a solo cornet player for an evening concert in Timperley Saturday 10th December at 7.30pm. If anyone can help please email janet.lewis@yahoo.co.uk or call 07887 997374
Cheers
Janet
Have you ever been a playing member of Glossop Old Band?
Are you free and available on Sunday 18th December? Then this message is for you.
GLOSSOP OLD BAND have secured the services for their Christmas Concert this year at their bandroom in Wood Street, of a conductor who is undoubtedly among...
We did a concert in Phillips Park today and they have asked if we could do a concert on 31st July in the Park. Unfortunately Glossop will have finished for the summer break and won't be able to do it.
It is for a Party in the Park 1-4pm and the they want a band to do 2 x 45 minutes spots...
Glossop Old Band require Eb and Bb bass players for Whit Friday and if anyone can help please email me on janet.lewis@yahoo.co.uk
Cheers
www.glossopband.org
Front row and backrow cornet players are urgently required for a concert in Phillips Park, Manchester 2-4pm on Sunday 15th May
If you can help out please email me on janet.lewis@yahoo.co.uk
... if so Glossop Band will be opening the bandroom doors at 8pm for 8.15 start every Tuesday throughout the summer. Anyone wishing to keep their lip in is welcome to come for a blow and rehearsals will be very informal and if you are first there you get to choose the music!
Cheers
Janet...
Glossop Old Band will be performing a concert of music from around the world on Saturday 17th July 2010 in Glossop Bandroom. Aptly entitled "Around the World in 80 minutes" the concert will feature many of the bands fantastic soloists and will be the debut for Tim Dines on Solo Euphonium.
It...
Glossop Band will be opening the bar on Whit Friday night from 10.30pm. We'd welcome any thirsty bandsmen (and women and children!) wishing to pop in for a drink on their way home from a hetic evening.
The address is The Bandroom, Derby Street, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 9NF and please see our...
Thanks to everyone for their help with this it has been a useful exercise and am now in the process of developing our new site using www.webulator.net and thanks to Phil Driscoll for all his help with this.
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Glossop Old Band need to revamp their web pages and we need someone to help us with it.
Ideally we would like someone to completely redesign the site, host the site and allow multiple users to add content via the web without having to have specialist software to update the site.
If anyone...
Sunday 31st January 2010 - doors open 7.30pm for 8pm start
An evening of traditional Scottish music played by the Glossop Old Band. Supper will be served during the interval.
Tickets are £5 and free entry for under 16's
www.glossopband.org
Helllllppppp! Glossop Bandroom has developed a leak in the roof. The problem is that we have an extension joining the main building and where they join water is pooring in! I haven't seen what is needed but apparently it isn't as simple as just doing the guttering.
If anyone can help send...
Glossop band require a front or back row cornet player. email me at lewisjanet@sky.com. We are a Championship band and have members that travel from Chapel if a lift is required
Cheers
Janet
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