Contributing to musical life in and around St Albans for over 130 years.
St Albans City Brass Band is a friendly, ambitious, and community-focused band working closely with our Community and Youth Bands to support brass playing across St Albans. We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspiring Musical Director (compensated position) to lead the band on Wednesday rehearsals, and concerts and gigs throughout the year. Applications due by …
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7pm, Sat 25 Apr 2026 St Albans City Band, St Albans Community Band: Spring Concert 2026
Do you live in or near St Albans? Did you play a brass instrument years ago and have started thinking about playing again? Have you just moved to the area and played in your previous area? Or are you playing elsewhere and fancy a change, or just want to come along for some extra practice? …
We are a group of friendly and community focused brass bands who have been making a contribution to local musical life for 130 years. Would you like to hear us play or book us? A busy schedule of concerts and engagements finds our bands performing throughout Hertfordshire and beyond. Our bands play a wide …
What a concert our three adult bands gave a packed audience last Saturday at St Saviours Church! Films of the performances are below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by St Albans City Band (@stalbansbrass) View this post on Instagram A post shared by St Albans City Band (@stalbansbrass) View this post on …
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We’re so proud of how brilliant our Community Band are sounding now, having only launched it three years ago, under the leadership of Beth. They treated a packed audience to a marching entrance followed by a glorious musical trip round the world. Clips below. Bravo!
This is a massive shout out to our Adult Training Band who only started playing in January of this year, and gave their first public performance on Saturday in front of a packed audience. They absolutely smashed it out of the park. You can watch some films from their awesome concert below. Welcome to the …
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Here are some City Band rehearsal clips as a sneak preview for our upcoming concert: Our Adult training Band and our Community Band have also been working hard, having fun and sounding good!
Incredible numbers and lots of smiles in our Community Band of returning and recent beginner adult brass players under Beth in March. They are built on firm foundations with our trio of bass players pumping out the low notes.
The City Band have been working hard and sounding good this month in the build up to their joint concert with the Community Band and the Training Band next month. Some clips below: Reuben practising his solo in Facilita: Lucy practising her solo in Concierto de Aranjuez:
Congratulations to our Youth Band, who played fantastically this afternoon, sharing the stage with Hemel Hempstead Band‘s brilliant Training Band, in a wonderful joint concert. Clips below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hemel Hempstead Band (@hemelhempsteadband)
Here are some rehearsal clips to whet your appetite for our April concert: We have been practising Concierto de Aranjuez (orange juice). Lucy was sounding great on the solo. Here’s the end of Crimond, a lovely passionate piece. Richard and Stephanie, on tenor horns, enjoying the melody, and playing Love Eternal at the very end …
Our Youth Band had a great time playing James Bond for the first time tonight. We’ll be playing it in concert soon!