Grimethorpe Colliery Band has secured funding to support young musicians in primary schools across Barnsley. The donation to Barnsley Music Hub is for brass band and music education in schools across the region, giving young children access to musical programs for the next three years. This will cover the costs of teachers, instruments, and venues…
Grimethorpe Colliery Band is pleased to announce that Swiss conductor Michael Bach will lead the band at the British Open Championship in September. It sees a return to major UK contesting for the Musical Director of Brass Band Bugermusik Luzern and will see him make his sixth appearance with a British band at the event.…
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band are delighted to announce the wider launch of our education project – A Grimethorpe Adventure! A Grimethorpe Adventure is a playalong musical adventure story, intended to help children learn to play a brass instrument whilst joining Kim the Canary as she discovers the exciting underground world of the Grimethorpe mines, complete…
Photo attached: Left to right. David Barraclough, Jeff Myers and Gerald Foster. The band are sad to announce the passing of Jeff Myers, who played with GCB in the 1970s and 80s. Here is a eulogy by David Barraclough, as you’ll probably see, Jeff was quite a character, friend and support to others. Jeff was…
Grimethorpe are delighted to have recorded a new CD featuring the incredible music of Johan de Meij. Over the weekend the band worked with Johan to record several of his newly arranged pieces for brass band, including Sinfonietta No. 1 and three movements from his Lord of the Rings Symphony. Grimethorpe also had the privilege…
Grimethorpe Colliery Band are delighted to announce that Jamie Smith has been appointed as the band’s Principal Cornet. Jamie has previously held the position of Principal Cornet with the Hammonds and Flowers Bands, as well as being Principal Cornet with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. He is also a member of the…
Cornet player Sam Johnston, a member of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, stands in front of the former Barnsley Main Colliery pit head building in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has been retained for posterity. Links 75 years ago this month the National Coal Board came into being, strengthening the traditional links between the mining industry and…
Recently serving as visiting professor of music at Luther College (Fall, 2018), Dr. Stamp was acting Director of Bands and taught conducting. He spent the past three years as adjunct faculty at UW-River Falls. He recently retired from full-time employment as Professor of Music and Director of Band Studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where…
‘Surtaal Celebrates’ is the exciting new musical fusion project by Grimethorpe Colliery Band, composer Liz Lane and RSVP Bhangra. The project, which is supported by the PRS For Music and launched this August Bank Holiday weekend, celebrates the return of live music making, and combines that with the “virtual” style of music making which proved…
Working with Brass Bands England we have launched our own Crowdfunder campaign #SaveOurBrassBands. In exchange for your kind donations, we have lined up some exciting rewards, from CDs to polo shirts, individual lessons, business advertising, personalised video messages, a masterclass for your own band or even just a public thank you. Grimethorpe as a non-sponsored…