Brass Bands England (BBE) have teamed up with organisers of the ‘Brass at the Seaside’ weekend to offer a free Brass Foundations workshop this July. The event, featuring bands and schools from across Lancashire and Yorkshire, will take place at Lytham’s St Anne’s on the Sea Bandstand on the 8-9 July.
Music-making will take place throughout each day with a special evening Gala Concert in St Thomas’ Church at 7.30pm on Saturday 8 July.
As part of the wider weekend, headed up by Lancashire Music Service, BBE Brass Foundations tutor Helen Minshall will be offering a free workshop for young people where they will be given the opportunity to try out a brass instrument. The workshop will take place at 12.30pm on Saturday 8 July at the Lytham St. Anne’s Bandstand. BBE will be providing a range of instruments, kindly loaned from Warwick Music Group.
Helen said: "Our Brass Foundations team have been working with Lancashire Music Service for a while to help support their music-making opportunities for young people in the region. I'm really looking forward to supporting this fantastic weekend of brass, which their team has organised for young performers as well as for the local community to enjoy. Come along, it's free!"
To find out more about the BBE Brass Foundations team and how they can support similar work in your area please visit brassfoundations.com.
For the full Brass at the Seaside itinerary please visit the BBE events page.