Hepworth Band
 

News Letter

Winter 2008 Udate

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News Items

Hepworth
At The English Nationals

The Hepworth (Cookson Homes) Band once again proved their ability to compete with the very best of English brass bands....
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Hepworth Band’s Home Page

Whit Friday Photo's

There has long been a strong tradition of brass bands and music making in the Holme Valley and Hepworth Band has been a part of this since its formation in 1882. The bands long history puts it amongst the oldest brass bands in the country and throughout this time it has enjoyed it’s fair share of contesting success.

As well as the bands impressive record on the contest platform, it is equally at home on the concert stage, where it has gained a reputation for presenting varied,exciting and polished performances.

The band promotes its own annual concert series in venues around the Huddersfield area and also performs further afield in Championship Brass concert series promotions and Brass & Voices concerts with some of the Country’s leading Choirs. The flexibility of the brass band enables it to embrace a range of programme concepts, be it Classical Brass - Original Brass or Brass in Concert

Stroud Brass Band Festival

There is not a better feeling for any performer than to play to a full house, and this was the case on Saturday night as Hepworth opened the concert with the March Celebration by Condon. [read more]

New Players

Baritone soloist Carole Crompton has signed for Hepworth......

Simon Moffat is the latest Australian brass player to join Hepworth.
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Listen to the Band

We have a selection of samples from some of our more recent CDs to enable you to hear the Band play.

Whit Friday

These photo's were taken at this years Whit friday march and were kindly submitted Courtesy of Andy Boag.


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Visit his site at
http://www.andyboag.com