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Portcullis performance for Gloucester Youth

Members of the Gloucestershire Youth Band will head to the heart of Westminster to help in the MAD4 Brass Bands launch next week.

Gloucestershire Youth Band
 

A number of young brass musicians of the Gloucestershire Youth Band have been asked to play at one of the most prestigious concert venues in the UK when they perform in the atrium of Portcullis House on the 4th July.

MPs

Portcullis House opposite the Palace of Westminster is the office home to over 200 MPs.

The players will provide music for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Brass Bands, who are sponsoring the event to help promote the launch of MAD4 Brass Bands Day 2012, which itself promotes the active participation young people in high quality music making.

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