5th April 2009

Shanklin Town Youth Brass Band Triumph at Hove Contest

The members of the Youth Band travelled to Hove in Sussex on Sunday 5th April to take part in the SCABA Spring Contest. Despite stiff competition from Hangleton Youth, they won their section, the March Prize, and Ashley Wicks on Solo Cornet, scooped the Best Instrumentalist Award. MD Malcolm Lewis won the Conductor's Prize

The youngsters performed a  fundraising concert in February at the United Reformed Church in Shanklin to pay for the coach to take them to the Contest and their hard work and dedication has really paid off. 

The success of the Youth Band complements the achievements of the Senior Band who were recently promoted to the Second Section within SCABA and finished fifth overall in the competition.

Please check the Performance Dates page to find out where you can hear the Bands play over the Summer months.

17 January 2009

Talented Youngsters Receive their Associated Board Certificates

14 young players from the Shanklin Town Brass Academy received their certificates for their success in their Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Examinations held in early December last year.

Every youngster entered, passed, two with distinctions, and many more with merits.  The instruments represented almost all parts of the band, including cornets, flugelhorn, tenor horn, euphoniums and baritones and basses.

The levels assessed ranged from foundation level, with three members taking grade I, intermediate level where nine players took grades III-V, and advanced level with two girls taking grade VI.