Friary Brass Band

Welcome to Friary Diary issue 45 - a one page monthly round up of news about the Friary Guildford Brass Band. scaba CONTEST: Friary swept the board at the scaba Autumn Contest at The Hawth, Crawley on 30th September. With a set programme to comprise a test piece and hymn tune, it was an ideal opportunity to run out the Nationals test piece, Dr Kenneth Downie’s Handel in the Band, along with the evergreen favourite, Deep Harmony, and the performance hit the spot with adjudica

Like the new apprentice sent off to the stores on a spurious errand, it was a long wait for Friary, drawn to play 18th out of the 20 top bands at the National Championships of Great Britain at The Royal Albert Hall on Saturday. The contest started at 10.00 but it was gone 5.00 pm before Friary finally took to the stage, following the performances of the mighty Brighouse & Rastrick (2017 National Champions), Cory and Grimethorpe Colliery bands: quite a build up! But undaunted

Friary swept the board at the recent scaba Autumn Contest at The Hawth, Crawley. With a set programme to comprise a test piece and hymn tune, it was an ideal opportunity to run out the Nationals test piece, Dr Kenneth Downie’s Handel in the Band, along with the evergreen favourite, Deep Harmony, and the performance hit the spot with adjudicator Sarah Groarke-Booth. ‘Great choice of (test) piece. Much to admire today. A real sense of performance with lots of detail & intent

Welcome to Friary Diary issue 44 - a one page monthly round up of news about the Friary Guildford Brass Band. WESTMINSTER CONCERT: Last month Friary returned to College Garden, a beautifully tranquil setting (apart from the occasional siren) amid the bustle of Westminster, for a very well-attended lunchtime concert. A widely varied programme – from The Magic Flute overture to Mission Impossible – featured soloists Richard Straker (cornet) Before the Cross; Isobel Daws (tromb