Middleton Band welcomes new MD Grenville Moore to the band.
Grenville has previously conducted Dobcross silver, Eagley, 1st Old Boys Association and Rainford Band.
Mar
11
MFY Regionals
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 very complimentary. The 2 solos by the Principle Cornet, Callum Purcell got a special mention by the adjudicators.
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- Youth Band – MFY Regionals
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- Youth Band – MFYRegionals Cheer!
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The band played fantastically well, well done to everyone for all their hard work!
Thanks Music for Youth (http://www.mfy.org.uk/) and Haslingden High School (http://www.haslingdenhigh.lancs.sch.uk/) for a brilliant day – fingers crossed for Birmingham. 
Jan
17
Open Rehearsal
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.
Jan
01
Good Luck Carl!
Carl Whiteoak, just about to win the 2nd section at Wilkinsons 2006 with Middleton Band
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 hard work and dedication and wish Carl the best of luck for the future. We are already considering a full band tour to Guernsey, hope Carl has 25 spare beds!http://brassbandresults.co.uk/conductors/carl-whiteoak/
Butlins
Neil Samuel
For the upcoming Butlins contest, Middleton Band are pleased to announce Neil Samuel as Guest MD. Neil, MD of the successful Rainford band, has agreed to help us for the contest and has so far worked extremely hard with the band to put together our contest rehearsal programme.
Dec
22
Santa Specials
Once again the band have been entertaining passengers on the East Lancashire Railway’s Santa Special trains.
Band on ELR Santa Special 2011
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 Friday 23rd December.
Band on ELR Santa Special 2011
The band will end their festive season on the trains on Christmas Eve.
If you have met Santa on the ELR Santa specials and have any videos or photographs of the band, we would be very pleased to see them! You can email them or send links to webmaster@middletonband.com .
Why not see some videos we found of us playing on the trains from previous years
Dec
06
Christmas cheer!
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 and Multiple Learning difficutlies and Autism.
Playing Carols at Chatsworth High School and Community College
The band were delighted to be invited back to play carols for the students and really enjoyed touring the school afterwards and meeting staff and students.
Louise Crane, teacher at the school said ” Thank you so much for playing your wonderful music for us, the students really enjoyed listening and joining in with the band by playing sleigh bells and participating in ‘The 12 Days of Christmas.”
More photographs from the day can be found on the school’s website here.
Later in the afernoon another small team arrived at Ashton Sixth Form College to play at the switching on of the College’s Christmas Tree.
Band at ASFC Christmas tree switch on
Angela Houghton, our contact at the College said “We would like to thank Stacey, John, Tony and Fred for helping with with the switching on of the Christmas Tree today, everyone seemed to have fun!”
The band will be sending further small teams out over the next few weeks into local primary schools to spread festive cheer!
Dec
06
Christmas Crackers
The band’s busy festive season continued with the first of our concerts at Alkrington United Reform Church on Saturday.
Both the youth and main bands featured in a community concert for the people of Middleton.
The Youth band led by MD Brent Warren began the evening with an exciting programme of pieces including Mini March, Pop Rock, Gospel Rock, Tromba Tango, Gonna Fly Now, Rudolph, JingleBells, and the 12 days of Christmas.
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- Community Christmas Concert 3rd Dec 2011
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- Chris plays O Holy Night
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- Tony plays Away in a Manger
Nov
28
READY, STEADY, GO-HO-HO!
The Co-operative’s third annual Santa Dash in Manchester raises funds for young people with a learning disability.
Hundreds of festive fundraisers dressed as Father Christmas on Sunday, 27 November, when they took part in The Co-operative Santa Dash in Manchester and raised vital funds for the learning disability charity, Mencap and, ENABLE Scotland.
In Manchester’s Heaton Park, soap stars Sarah Jayne Dunn and, Cherylee Houston cheered on the runners for The Co-operative’s third annual Santa Dash in the city.
Middleton Band at the Co-operative Santa Dash 2011
Middleton Brass Band played seasonal favourites as they marched the santas to the start-line. Fred Houghton, secretary of Middleton Brass Band, commented: “This weekend marked the start of our busy Christmas programme. We are delighted to have been able to take part in this community event and, warm the crowds on a breezy day by playing our festive favourites.”
