The Harrogate Band is a

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and was formed in 1970. They perform regularly in the local area and compete nationally in the 1st Section. The band are one of North Yorkshire's premier brass bands and are seen as a progressive and versatile band with strong community links who can provide music for any occasion. The Band have appeared on television many times on programmes such as ''

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''. Grayson Perry All Man (2016) Season 1 Episode 1. In 2016, the band was presented with the Sash award.

Recent contest performances

The Harrogate Band are currently the reigning North of England 1st Section Champions, having won the 1st section contest at the Dolphin Centre, Darlington on 17 March 2018. Not only did the band win the 1st prize, but they also took home silverware for the Best Bass Section, Best Euphonium and Best Trombone (Bass Trombone). The band went on to represent the North of England in the National Championships which were held on 16 September 2018 at the Racecourse Centre, Cheltenham.

Notable members (present)

* Craig Ratcliffe – Musical Director * Robert Illsley – Principal

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* Tony Malone – Solo

Euphonium The euphonium ( ; ; ) is a tenor- and baritone-voiced valved brass instrument. The euphonium is a member of the large family of valved bugles, along with the tuba and flugelhorn, characterised by a wide conical bore. Most instruments have thr ...

* Nigel Jane –

Soprano Cornet The soprano cornet is a transposing brass instrument similar to the standard B cornet but smaller and pitched a fourth higher in E. A single soprano cornet is usually seen in brass bands and silver bands and can be found playing lead or descan ...

* Lynne Illsley –

Flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet, but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B♭, though ...

* Ros Rowe – Solo

Tenor Horn The Tenor horn (British English; Alto horn in American English, Althorn in Germany; occasionally referred to as E horn) is a brass instrument in the saxhorn family and is usually pitched in E. It has a bore that is mostly conical, like the flu ...

* Dan Dickinson – Solo

Trombone The trombone (, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's lips vibrate inside a mouthpiece, causing the Standing wave, air c ...

* Keri Graham – Baritone * Gavin Holman – E-flat

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* Ian Bristow – E-flat

* Matthew Brunt - B-Flat

* Simon Lancaster-Brown - B-Flat

* Vince Ashby-Smith –

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Partial discography

References

Video clips

The Band performing at Durham Miners Gala in 2010

The Band performing at Durham Miners Gala in 2011

External links

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Harrogate Band – the premier brass band in the locality , Hello Yorkshire Blog

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