Saturday 27th January As well as having a successful day it was also a very enjoyable day to see so many people, young and old, coming together to play some fantastic music. Adjudicator, Robert Nicholson (Bb Bass player with No1 brass band in the world, Cory) commented that it was noticeable how everyone on stage […]

If any of the audience who arrived at the sell-out Verwood Concert Brass Christmas Concert weren’t yet in festive spirit, then it would be hard to imagine them leaving with anything other than feelings of Christmas cheer. Right from the start the Training Band delighted the audience with alternative arrangements of popular Christmas classics and […]

Once again a great day for Verwood Concert Brass at the Wessex Brass Band Association Annual Winter Contest on Saturday 25th November. As can be seen from the photo there were plenty of awards to be won and Verwood Concert Brass came away with quite a few!                 […]

Sunday 12th November A solemn occasion but nonetheless grateful and honoured to be involved in supporting our community today for the Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Verwood. A packed church for the service at which we played hymns. Then lead the parade to the war memorial at Ferret Green. A great Last Post and Reveille from […]

Saturday 7th October What an opening number!!! As the curtains parted so the audience were amazed to see the massed bands of Verwood Concert Brass, that’s over 80 player, gathered on stage. And they were even more amazed by the fantastic sound as all these musicians play the march – ‘The Middy’, under the baton […]

On Saturday 30th September the Verwood Training Band held its second coffee morning concert of the year. As per usual the programme was packed full of great entertaining pieces and was excellently played by the band. Plus the audience got the bonus of having a cuppa and some homemade cake whilst they relaxed and listened […]

Verwood Town Band held their Picnic in the Park event on Sunday afternoon of 17th September at the Verwood Recreation Ground. Despite a bit of a chilly start it was great to see so many people come along. We would like to think it was the draw of listening to some great music or maybe […]

It is with great sadness that this posting brings news of the death of Ian Jarvie, Verwood Town Band’s principal euphonium player. Ian passed away peacefully on Tuesday following a progressive illness that he had kept quiet from most in the band. It is understood that he just wanted to continue playing in the band […]

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