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'Brass of the Saff' perform at the National Youth Brass Band Championships

April 11th, 2019 | 0 min read

By Darren Lea

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They did it!!!

Saturday 30th March saw ‘Brass of the Saff’ perform at the National Youth Brass Band Championships in Warwick.

Hours of preparation and rehearsal had gone into their amazing performance, which was introduced by Dave Benson Phillips (host of ‘Get Your Own Back’ on BBC TV), and you can see for yourself how they did right here: 

WMG are delighted to have played a small part in helping Julie Maxwell and the Band reach their goal and perform at the NYBBC and are looking forward to joining them at their next performance in June where they will be opening the Riverside Festival in Leicester.

Darren Lea

Darren began brass and percussion lessons at school at the age of 7, and is from a brass banding family. He has been privileged to be able to play with a number of brass groups and bands throughout the UK and europe, as well as playing with friends at the Brass Band of Central Florida in the USA on a number of occasions (including playing top man for the 2013 NABBA contest in Cincinnati). He was asked to help them on their last UK tour where they competed at the Brass in Concert championships.

Darren provides support to various brass bands across the UK which enables him to connect with and assist bands all over the country. A particular focus is helping organisations establish youth and community groups to introduce the next generation of musicians into the brass band movement. As a huge brass band enthusiast (he was recently voted ‘Bandsman of the Year’ by his colleagues at Foden’s Band), Darren works with bands, schools and organisations to share stories with our customers that highlight why music matters.

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