Ahead of our summer season, the band have been asked by the Mayor of Lewes to give a concert at All Saints this coming Saturday starting at 6.30pm. It takes the form of a German style Wish Concert, where the audience bids to hear their favourite piece(s) played. The one raising the most money gets played […]
LGB Brass welcomes High Sheriff at Inauguration Ceremony
The Lewes, Glynde and Beddingham (LGB Brass) fanfare trumpeters were on display this week at the High Sheriffs’ inauguration ceremony at Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday 22nd March 2016. Tony Line and Alex Emberley were playing the Sheriffs’ own Eb silver bugles, together with Jane Humberstone and Christina Kearley playing full-length Bb fanfare trumpets, directed […]
Great success for LGB Brass at Solos contest!
LGB Brass claimed a clean sweep of the scaba Senior Solos and Duets contest at St Paul’s Catholic College in Burgess Hill this weekend. Their principal euphonium player James Emberley was placed first in both the Slow Melody and Air Varie categories, playing ‘Donegal Bay’ and ‘Napoli’ respectively (accompanied by band chairman Peter Cowlett on each occasion). […]
LGB Brass welcomes new Band President
Lewes Glynde and Beddingham Brass are delighted to announce that Graham Peters has agreed to take on the role of Band President as Dennis Wilby steps down from after 13 successful years. Peter Cowlett, band chairman, gave thanks on behalf of the band to Dennis, adding that LGB Brass had grown from strength to strength […]
Join the Best Brass Band in East Sussex!
Lewes Glynde & Beddingham Brass Band has current vacancies for a kit drummer and percussionist for our successful concert and contesting band. Sensible events diary, quality MD and friendly membership. Full kit, music and uniform provided, it’s a great opportunity for any reasonable reader. 2015 was a successful year contesting, winning our section at the SCABA […]
Scrooge comes to town!
The Lewes Glynde and Beddingham (LGB) Brass Band performed ‘A Christmas Carol’ with a twist (!) last Saturday at the All Saints Arts Centre in Lewes – three narrators telling Dickens’ story accompanied by a variety of Christmas music, from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker to Howard Blake’s Walking in the Air. Put together by Ian Stewart, LGB’s […]
A Christmas Carol with LGB Brass
Lewes Glynde and Beddingham Brass are pleased to present their 2015 Christmas Concert. The band, accompanied by guest narrators, will perform an arranged version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. The performance has been arranged by the bands musical Director, Ian Stewart. “We will guide the listener through the familiar story of Scrooge and Bob […]
LGB Brass add to 2015 Silverware Collection
The band were delighted to add to their Silverware Haul at the recent scaba Autumn contest. The band came 3rd in their section which had 7 entries. The contest entry was a self selected Hymn, March and Test piece with the band playing: When he Cometh, Branwyn and Dark Side of the Moon arranged by […]
LGB Band Workshop
The band enjoyed a workshop on Sunday in the sunny location of Arlington Hall in East Sussex with our invited and welcome guest Melvin White. This was part of the band preparation for the scaba Autumn Contest this coming weekend. Melvin guided the band through the Hymn, March and Test piece they’ll be playing and helped […]
MD recognised in Lewes Award Ceremony
Congratulations to our MD Ian Stewart, who was awarded a Lewes Civic Award from Lewes Town Council in the Arts category in a ceremony at Lewes Town Hall in April 2015. Ian was presented with his award by the Mayor of Lewes, Councillor Dr Micheal Turner. Dr Turner was pleased to present the Civic Awards to […]