LeedsBest of Brass2014/15

Morley Town Hall

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0113 224 3801The booking line is open from 10am – 6pmMonday to Saturday. Please note that a fee of £1 per transaction applies.

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City Centre Box OfficeThe CarriageworksThe Electric Press3 Millennium SquareLeeds LS2 3ADEmail: boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk

The Box Office is open to personal callers from10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday. Cheques shouldbe made payable to Leeds City Council. Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope if you would like your tickets sent to you.

Tickets can also be obtained from our localticket agent:

MorleyAlthams Travel Services91a Queen Street, Morley, Leeds, LS27 8DWTel: 0113 252 7752

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Ticket Prices & Booking Information

Ticket Prices

Black Dyke, Brighouse & Rastrick, Grimethorpe

Full price £13.50

Discounts £11.50

All other concerts

Full price £11.50

Discounts £9.50

Discounts available for the over 60s, under 18s, full-time students, unwaged and LeedsCard Extra holders.

Saturday 25 October 2014Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Tredegar Town BandFollowing its triumphant debut in the season last year, we are delighted to welcome back 2013 British Open Champion Tredegar Town Band to open our 14/15 series. With roots going back to 1849, the band has proudly represented its community throughout the brass banding world for 135 years. 2010 was a truly historic year with the band claiming no less than seven major domestic and national titles, culminating with the unique double feat of winning the Grand Shield and the British Open Championship in the same year.

Saturday 8 November 2014Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Grimethorpe Colliery BandThe Grimethorpe Colliery band was formed in 1917 as a leisure activity for the workmen at the colliery. International fame came to the band with the making of the 1995 film Brassed Off. Since the release of the film the band has toured extensively in Europe, including a film festival in Norway, the World Cup in Paris and the Eurovision Song Contest to an estimated television audience of 50 million!The band was honoured to appoint Dr Robert Childs as Principal Conductor and Music Director inJanuary 2014.

Join us this season for Leeds Best of Brass, acclaimed as the finest series of brass band concerts in the world.

Saturday 28 March 2015Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Flowers BandWe are pleased to welcome back to the series the current holder of the Grand Shield, The Flowers Band. Based in Gloucester it rose rapidly up the Championship Section ladder in 1986 where it has since established itself in the top 20 of the Brass Band World Rankings table. The Band records regularly for Radio 2’s Listen To The Band and has appeared on BBC 1’s Songs of Praise alongside continued contest successes.

Saturday 11 April 2015Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Cory BandHailing from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, Cory Band was formed in 1884 as Ton Temperance. Under new Musical Director Philip Harper the band won the 2013 European Brass Band Championship and is the 2014 Welsh Champion. Cory is recognised as one of Wales’s finest and most innovative music ensembles. Its numerous CD recordings and live concert performances have received worldwide acclaim.

Saturday 25 April 2015Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Foden’s BandFormed in 1900 in the Cheshire village of Sandbach, the band maintains a world class reputation for providing quality entertainment in the field of brass music with a traditional and unique style. Recent highlights include radio and television work as well as tours to Italy, Switzerland, America and Scandinavia. The band made history in 2014 by winning First Prize at all eleven Tameside villages in the Whit Friday March contests, the first band to do so since 1884.

Saturday 24 January 2015Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Brighouse & Rastrick BandCurrent holder of the Yorkshire Regional Champion title, Brighouse & Rastrick is regarded by many as the best and most consistent ‘public subscription band’ in the world. The band was formed over 125 years ago through public donations given by the townsfolk of the adjacent villages of Brighouse and Rastrick. The band, National Champion of Great Britain 2010 and 2011, is proud of its continued success independent of sponsorship.

Saturday 14 February 2015Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Black Dyke BandBlack Dyke is the most successful contesting band in the world, having won the British Open no fewer than twenty-nine times and the National Championships twenty-two times. Black Dyke is also the most recorded band in the world with over 300 recordings to date. Black Dyke is proud of its heritage but also looks to the future with enthusiasm and confidence. No other ensemble in the world of music can boast such a record of innovation and success.

Saturday 21 February 2015Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Fairey BandCurrent North West Area Champion, the Fairey Band was founded in 1937 by employees at the Fairey Aviation Works in Stockport. In recent years the band has enjoyed further recognition outside the confines of the brass band movement with its involvement in the ‘Acid Brass’ project. Under this banner, the Fairey Band has been able to display its flexibility in adapting to a totally different musical concept and has performed in rock and pop festivals in the UK and overseas.

Saturday 29 November 2014Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Hammonds Saltaire BandThe Hammonds Saltaire Band was formed over 150 years ago by Sir Titus Salt for the benefit of his mill workers in Saltaire. The band enjoyed many successful years as the Hammonds Sauce Works Band. Despite the changes of name and uniform there has been one constant throughout the history of the band; a desire and passion to produce the highest quality music to suit any concert venue in the country. Under the direction of Music Director Morgan Griffiths the band has gone from strength to strength and is one of the most successful of all contesting bands in the last twenty years.

Saturday 10 January 2015Morley Town Hall, 7.30pm

Rothwell Temperance BandRothwell Temperance is a relatively young band. Formed in 1984, it began contesting in 1989. It quickly made a name for itself at the big contests winning the 2006 International Masters, qualifying for the National Finals in 2008 and winning the 2009 Grand Shield and Yorkshire Area Championship.

The 2014 Lord Mayor’sCarol ConcertsLeeds Town Hall

Thur 18 December: 6.30pm & 8.30pm

Leeds Philharmonic ChorusRothwell Temperance BandAlan Horsey organIntroduced and conducted by Simon Lindley

Tickets: £5 (concessions £2.50)

Sunday 17 May 2015

Black Dyke Brass FestivalConcert 3pm – workshops throughout the day.Visit www.leedstownhall.co.uk forfurther details.