An exceptional brass band, able to reach out to the community
​and to audiences with a wide range of musical tastes
​Penny Souster, Senior Commissioning Editor, Cambridge University Press (retired)

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Events in June

A FANTASY OF FOLK SONG
Saturday 24th June
Girton College, Cambridge
A concert themed on music inspired by folk song and sure to appeal to brass enthusiasts and classical buffs alike. Staged in the atmospheric Great Hall, it will feature a new work by Prof. Martyn Harry, introduced and conducted by the composer himself, plus an innovative Janacek composition for piano and brass with soloist Jerome Sadler. Not to be missed!

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THROUGH THE AGES
Friday 30th June
Papworth Village Hall
​A concert to mark the launch of the new Training Band of the City of Cambridge Brass Band. Supported by the CCBB Youth Academy and the 'senior' band itself this promises to be an enjoyable evening of light music for the whole family.

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​Summer Bookings

Our calendar is rapidly getting booked up for the summer so if you would like us to play at your garden party, wedding, summer fete or festival please do get in touch soon to discuss your requirements.

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News

On Sunday 7th May the  City of Cambridge Brass Band Youth Academy hosted a 'big brass play day' which involved rehearsing and performing three of the BBC Ten Pieces arrangements specially re-orchestrated for brass band (a world first!).
​Find out more here.

20/10/2016 A great mention for our Youth Academy Launch Day in the October newsletter of Cambridgeshire Music! Interested in joining the Youth Academy? Find out more here!

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26/09/2016 We were reminded recently about a collaboration the band did with Flemish singer-songwriter Flip Kowlier back in 2013 for his Album 'Cirque'. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Bart Vanoverbeke! We found a YouTube recording of 'Angelique Zingt', one of the tracks the band features on  here. Enjoy!

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19/07/2016 Another summer fair programme at the Shelford Feast. And this year without the rain! What a fantastic day. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did. See if you can spot yourself in the crowd here. 

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09/07/2016 A classic summer afternoon programme at Fenstanton as part of Fringe in the Fen. Thanks for inviting us back again this year. We had a great time! You can see some photo's from the event here. 

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21/06/2016 What a great time we had last weekend at the Benefactors Garden Party in Girton College! Check out some photo's from the event here. Thank you Girton for a great afternoon. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

16/05/2016 The band has started rehearsing our summer programmes. Look out for us at local events in and around Cambridge 

01/05/2016 What a terrific concert last night at Girton College! See some photos from the concert and VIP reception in our Events section 

​28/04/2016 MD Peter Bassano and John Wallace previewed our Girton College concert on BBC3's In Tune today

25/04/2016 Radio Cambridge, Jeremy Sallis show 3pm-5pm. 
Listen out for an interview with the band's Musical Director Peter Bassano, discussing our upcoming 'Top Brass' concert 

​22/11/2015
​The City of Cambridge Brass Band was placed fourth in the First Section of the Leicester Brass Band Association open contest, playing Cambridge Variations by Philip Sparke. 

08/11/2015
​Members of the band joined the Salvation Army Band in the Cambridge Remembrance Sunday parade, which was attended by more than 2000 people. You can just make out some of our players in the Cambridge News' photo gallery.

29/10/2015
​Robert Saxton's Sonata for Brass Band on a Prelude of Orlando Gibbons, which was commissioned and premiered by the City of Cambridge Brass Band in 2014, has been shortlisted for the prestigious British Composer Awards (Wind or Brass Band Section). 

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