Making Music In Middleton
Middleton Band is delighted to announce the appointment of Rebekah Harrison into the solo Baritone seat. Rebekah has been a member of the Middleton organisation since she was 10 years old. Rebekah’s journey started in the youth band where she played the Euphonium. Over the years she has enjoyed all the youth band had… Continue reading Solo Baritone Appointment
This year our annual awards were made at our Christmas Friends of Middleton band concert, held at St Stephen’s, Middleton on Sunday 3rd December Senior Band Three awards were made to the senior band this year. Players’ Player – Jonathan Earl Jonny was voted by band members to be the bands player of the year.… Continue reading Annual Awards 2017
Middleton Youth Band has returned from their Disneyland Paris Tour 2017. The band toured from Friday 11th August to Monday 14th August and performed on stage at Disneyland Paris on Saturday 12th August in Videopolis theatre.
This morning our fantastic youth band have departed for their tour to Disneyland Paris! This is the third time the youth band has toured to Disneyland and the whole youth band is as excited as can be.
Middleton Youth Band is delighted to announce it has bagged £4000 from a Tesco funding scheme. Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help funding initiative, which sees grants – raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to thousands of local community projects every year.
Once again, the band had an enjoyable and successful time at the Whit Friday Band Contests in Tameside and Saddleworth. The band competed at 11 contests and as far as we know have won 5 second section prizes and a 2nd best local prize at Scouthead. The full results can be found here and here. As we… Continue reading Whit Friday 2017
Saturday 20th May will see our fab youth band and senior band undertake a sponsored walk around the picturesque Dovestone Reservoir to raise funds for the upcoming youth band tour to Disneyland Paris. Band members are raring to go and are armed with sponsor forms! If you can, please sponsor our young (and old) musicians and help them… Continue reading Sponsored walk for Youth Band Disneyland Paris Tour
Boarshurst Debut On Sunday 30th April the youth band took to the stage at the world famous Boarshurst band club for the very first time. We were delighted to be at the club and played to an appreciative audience. Despite several members being unavailable to play, the band went on as true professionals. Our full… Continue reading Youth Band at Boarshurst