Junior Band
Conductor: Becky Moss
Rehearses: Tuesdays (7:00 - 8:30pm)
The Junior Band was formed in 1973 and its main objective has always been to give the opportunity of learning a brass instrument to any person who has the desire.
The Junior Band organise their own concerts and fulfil engagements throughout the year such as the ‘National Music Day’ and ‘Bandathon’, a national sponsored event to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy. In 1993, they won the Northern Qualifying rounds and were invited to appear at the Grand Finals of the ‘Child of Achievement Music in the Community’ competition at which they were awarded a Platinum Award. Every year they take part in the National Youth Band Championships of Great Britain.
Many players also perform with the Leicestershire Youth Band and in the past several have also passed their auditions for entry into the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. In recent years, the youngsters attend a week long course in Dorset organised by the Wessex Youth Band where they receive tuition from some of the top conductors and tutors in the country.
The Youth Section has an average membership of 65 players between the ages of 7 and 19 (plus a few adults). As the players achieve the required ability they can progress from the Beginners Band to the Training Band and then on to the Youth Band.
Read about the Youth Band's recent trip to EuroDisney (July 2007).