WELCOME TO
WHITE ROSE CONCERT BAND
A Yorkshire-based community wind band
White Rose Concert Band is made up of an enthusiastic group of amateur musicians who perform a wide range of music regularly throughout the year.
ABOUT US
White Rose Concert Band is a community music group for adults, which began in 1976.
We practise and perform as two amateur bands - a Training band and a Main band.
Our musical directors are John Kendrew for the Training band and Taneli Clarke for the Main band. They encourage us to play a wide range of music - anything from pop, jazz, folk and film themes to arrangements of classical music and challenging 20th and 21st century wind band music.
We perform regularly in formal concerts throughout the year and on bandstands during the Summer months. We have also received gold and platinum awards for recent performances at the annual National Concert Band Festival.
JOIN US
New members welcome
There are no formal auditions. So get in touch to find out more, and come along to a rehearsal to see if the level is right for you.
Rehearsals
Both bands rehearse in Huby near Harrogate on Thursday evenings.
Training band between 18:15 and 19:15
Main band 19:45 till 21:45.
Fees for band members
Training band £39
Main band £165, concessions £121
Those who play in both bands only pay for the main band.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Sun, 20 SepNewby Hall Gardens
- Sun, 26 JulValley Gardens
- Sun, 12 JulKnaresborough Castle
- Sun, 28 JunPateley Bridge Bandstand
- Sun, 14 JunRipon Bandstand
- Tue, 09 JunSt Wilfred's Church
- Sun, 17 MayIlkley Bandstand
- Sun, 26 AprYorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8PN
NEWS
NEW MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Taneli Clarke, brass and percussion player, composer and arranger, joined us in January 2020 as Musical Director.
His musical interests are broad - classical, jazz, brass band, experimental and military music. He plans to use this variety to inspire us to play at ever increasing standards, but stresses that rehearsals will be relaxed and fun.
BAND WINS AWARD AT HARROGATE FESTIVAL
March 2019
The White Rose Concert Band was awarded a distinction at the Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music Speech and Drama. We were delighted to win the Brass and Concert Band open category, with the adjudicator complimenting us on "a very moving performance".
CONTACT US
Please get in touch with us to let us know you're interested in joining the band, to book us for a performance or find out more.
We will only use your contact details to respond to your enquiry. Your details will be stored securely and will not be passed on to any third parties.
Rehearsals: Strait Lane, Huby, Leeds LS17, UK
Registered charity 1110935