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Friary Diary - Issue 89 - August 2022
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 89 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. ASH PARISH COUNCIL PROM CONCERT: Following the...
Aug 31, 2022


Euphonium strength in depth at Friary
The arrival of Sam Noden, solo euphonium with the Band of the RAF Regiment, further strengthens Friary’s euphonium section, headed by...
Aug 7, 2022


Friary Diary - Issue 88 - July 2022
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 88 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. PLATINUM JUBILEE: Friary players’ involvement...
Jul 31, 2022


Friary Diary - Issue 87 - June 2022
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 87 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. PLATINUM JUBILEE: With the heatwave, political...
Jun 30, 2022


Changing of the Guard at Friary
Friary’s AGM in May saw the end of an era: long-serving chairman Nigel Stevens stepped down after 11 years at the helm and after 19...
Jun 19, 2022


Book Early for Brass in Concert!
We have been advised that tickets for this year’s Brass in Concert contest – to be held on 19th November at The Sage, Gateshead - will go...
Jun 19, 2022


Friary Diary - Issue 86 - May 2022
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 86 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. BRITISH OPEN SPRING FESTIVAL: Friary put in a...
May 31, 2022


A Towering Performance at Blackpool
(pic. Craig Chapman) Friary put in a towering performance of Peter Graham’s ‘Dynasty’ at the British Open Spring Festival held at...
May 24, 2022


Friary Diary - Issue 85 - April 2022
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 85 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. BEST OF BROADWAY CONCERT: It was billed as...
Apr 30, 2022


Best of Broadway
(pic. James Haigh) It was billed as ‘The Best of Broadway’ and the audience certainly had their money’s worth of show tunes in an epic...
Apr 26, 2022


Friary Diary - Issue 84 - March 2022
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 84 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Ah well, all good...
Mar 31, 2022


Friary 'leads the way' at Europeans!
No, Friary hasn’t been elevated to compete in the European Brass Band Championships … yet, hence the inverted commas! But as revealed in...
Mar 22, 2022


Disappointment for Friary at Regional Championships
There was disappointment for the Band at last Sunday’s London & Southern Counties Regional Championships as Friary was pipped to the...
Mar 21, 2022


New Bass Player for Friary
Latest signing for Friary Brass Band is Ben Miller, who joins the Band on E flat bass. Ben’s tuba playing has taken him to all sorts of...
Mar 8, 2022


Friary Diary - Issue 83 - February 2022
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 83 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. HARTLEY WINTNEY CONCERT: Our concert at...
Mar 1, 2022


New Solo Trombone for Friary
Friary is delighted to announce that Neil Wharton has joined the Band to fill the solo trombone vacancy created by rising star Isobel...
Feb 14, 2022


Friary's Cash from Carols Keeps Air Ambulance Airborne
Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex has received a further donation of £1,245 from Friary Brass Band, raised from playing Christmas music at...
Feb 7, 2022


A Heartily Warm Welcome for Friary at Hartley Wintney
Music lovers at Hartley Wintney gave a warm and enthusiastic welcome to the Friary Brass Band on Sunday at the Victoria Hall. The...
Jan 31, 2022


UniBrass Gala Concert
Friary is delighted to have been asked to stage the gala concert at this year’s UniBrass contest, to be held on Saturday 5th February at...
Jan 24, 2022


Friary Diary - Issue 82 - January 2022
Welcome to Friary Diary issue 82 - a monthly round up of news about the Friary Brass Band. STOP PRESS: ISOBEL DAWS NAMED 4BARSREST...
Jan 24, 2022
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