Leyland stars inspire next generation

Star players from Leyland Band provided the inspirational tuition for 60 delegates on the recent East Anglian Brass Band Association training day.

The players from Leyland Band recently inspired players in East Anglia

Tuesday, 01 November 2016

The East Anglian Brass Band Association recently held its annual Brass Training Day at the Hewett Academy in Norwich, where 60 delegates aged 8 and upwards enjoyed a great day of musical activities.

Leyland stars

Leyland Band starts Ian Culross, Joe Martin, Dave Altham, Matt Brown and Chris Doran joined Course Leader James McLeod to lead the delegates through music as diverse as 'The Wizard', 'Behold the Power of God', 'A Moorside Suite' and 'Love Divine, All Loves Excelling'. They also accompanied Ian Culross in the beautiful solo 'Bring Him Home'.

It was a great day, with the delegates in their seats 15 minutes before the scheduled start time! The event was hugely successfulAssociation Chairman, Christine Wade

Huge success

Association Chairman, Christine Wade told 4BR: "It was a great day, with the delegates in their seats 15 minutes before the scheduled start time! The event was hugely successful. I was receiving emails saying what a fantastic time everyone had even before I got home."

Christine added: "Our thanks go to James, Ian, Joe, Dave, Matt, and Chris and to Norfolk County Council for a grant towards the cost of this event."

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