by admin | Aug 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
The band was honoured to be asked to take part in an event at Beer in remembrance of the men that had left Beer a hundred years earlier to fight in WW1 . We marched to the church followed by serving members of the armed forces and some descendants of the soldiers that...
by admin | Aug 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Many thanks to everyone who came along to listen to the Brass Class concert on 20 July and to eat the delicious cream tea. Hopefully, you enjoyed the solos and the wide variety of band music including well-known pieces such as Mamma Mia, Pirates of the Caribbean and a...
by admin | Aug 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
You may well know that Ottery has two brass bands – the Silver Band and Brass Class. You may also know that brass instruments come in two colours – silver and brass. Is that the difference between the bands – silver instruments in the Silver Band and brass...
by admin | Aug 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Those of you lucky enough to live within shouting distance of the Feoffee Room may have noticed an interesting phenomenon on Silver Band practice night – strange gaps in the music when no-one plays. Those gaps aren’t really where the composer forgot to write...
by admin | Jan 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
With the decorations safely packed away , its now time to reflect on recent events. The band had an extremely successful and busy Christmas period. The concert was a great evening with the switch to a Friday proving very popular with the audience. The Brass Class...
