Are you already fed up of Christmas? Fancy something new for 2012? Why not come down to St Albans City Band? We are currently a London & Southern Counties 2nd Section Band and are very pleased to welcome all new players who are interested in playing for the band. We currently have vacancies on Front Row Cornet, Solo Euphonium, First Baritone, Eb Bass and Percussion and would welcome applications for these positions. If you are of Grade 5 standard or above, or have a history of playing in similar or higher standard brass bands to ourselves please feel free to get in touch. We offer a friendly and welcoming rehearsal atmosphere and a good social scene!
Rehearsals are held on Wednesday nights from 8.00pm to 10.00pm at St Albans Music School. Click here if you might be interested in any position.
St Albans City Band Ten Piece - the ideal choice for your event!
St Albans City Band are pleased to offer the services of their established Ten Piece group for your entertainment. The group have previously performed well received programmes at the St Albans Beer Festival and Fowden Hall in Harpenden and are the ideal choice for both private and public events.
Current and former members of St Albans City Band came together on Friday 11th March to provide a fitting tribute at the funeral of former band member Len Smith, who played with the band for 67 years. Players who had been with the band from the 1960's, 1980's and 90's up to the present day joined together to play for Len's cremation service at Garston Crematorium. The band's current Musical Director Phillip Littlemore played the solo 'Trumpeter's Lullaby' and the service was finished off by the rousing march 'Death or Glory' which was a personal favourite of Len's.
Born in October 1927, Len joined the band aged 11 in April 1939 and was taught to play cornet by the then Bandmaster, Herbert Warwick who had been the band's original Solo Cornet player when it was formed in 1892. Following National Service in 1945 Len started playing the BBb Bass, an instrument he continued to play up until his retirement from the band in January 2006.
Latterly he had struggled with a number of health issues before losing his battle with throat cancer on 25th February 2011.
You can read Len's own recollections of his years with St Albans City Band here.
Current and former members of St Albans City Band came together on Friday 11th March to provide a fitting tribute at the funeral of former band member Len Smith, who played with the band for 67 years. Players who had been with the band from the 1960's, 1980's and 90's up to the present day joined together to play for Len's cremation service at Garston Crematorium. The band's current Musical Director Phillip Littlemore played the solo 'Trumpeter's Lullaby' and the service was finished off by the rousing march 'Death or Glory' which was a personal favourite of Len's.