Middleton Band

Middleton Band welcomes new MD Grenville Moore to the band. Grenville has previously conducted Dobcross silver, Eagley, 1st Old Boys Association and Rainford Band. http://brassbandresults.co.uk/conductors/grenville-moore/

Middleton Youth Band today embarked on their first ever music contest. We travelled up to Haslingden High School this morning and there were a few worried faces. They played a 10 minute programme – Gonna Fly Now, Cool Cat Blues, Summer Romance and Let Me Entertain You. The whole band played brilliantly and the remarks were …

Middleton Band would like to welcome you to their upcoming open rehearsal of the Butlins test piece, The Frogs (of Aristophanes) By Granville Bantock . The rehearsal will take place on Wednesday 18th January at 7.30pm at  St Anne’s Academy, Hollin Lane, Middleton, M24 6XN. A map can be found here. We have been working hard over the last few …

Middleton Band are sad  to announce the departure of Carl Whiteoak as Musical Director of the band.  Carl leaves us to persue his teaching career on the island of Guernsey.  We have enjoyed several months of Carls direction and are very sorry to see him go. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Carl for all his …

Once again the band have been entertaining passengers on the East Lancashire Railway’s Santa Special trains. The band play a selection of carols along the train as Santa delivers presents to the passengers. On Thursday 22nd  December, the BBC were filming aboard the train. We are hoping to make BBC Northwest News at 6.30 on …

The band has enjoyed entertaining local students today with visits to  Chatsworth High School & Community College and Ashton Sixth Form College. In the morning a small team of players arrived at Chatsworth High school and Community College in Eccles which caters for 100 students from 11 to 19 years with Severe Learning difficutlies, Profound …