Meet the band 
 

Rehearsals 

We all come together twice a week for rehearsal on Monday and Thursday evenings  -  20.00 to 22.00 hours and participate in over thirty engagements every year.  The band-room is located in Uffington Road, Stamford, next to the Total service station. 
See location map for details. 

Please click here for current information on sectional rehearsal times.

The cornet section is the largest section of a brass band. Traditionally parts are divided into:-

 E flat Soprano Cornet, which covers the highest parts of the music. It is frequently used as a soloist and to add brightness to the band's sound.

B flat Solo Cornets are the lead voices. Depending on the piece of music, they can either switch off on parts or have their own part to cover.

B flat Second Cornets and Third Cornets are used to fill out the section.

B flat Repiano Cornet is often used as a solo or doubles the soprano in unison or in octaves.

B flat Flugelhorn serves as a bridge from the cornets to the tenor horns. It frequently is used as a solo.

E flat Tenor Horns (Solo, First and Second) often perform together with the flugelhorn and the baritones. The Solo is a frequent soloist.

B flat Baritones are often doubled with the euphoniums. They also work as extensions of the Tenor Horns. Their ability to blend the middle to low voices adds to the uniqueness of the brass band sound.

B flat Euphoniums are the main solo tenor voices and also work with the basses.

B flat Tenor Trombones and B flat Bass Trombone because of their cylindrical construction they provide punch to the ensemble.

E flat Tubas and B flat Tubas give flexibility in the sound of the bass part. The lighter quality of the E-flats fits in well with the Euphoniums, while the lower B-flats add weight.

Percussionists cover the entire spectrum of percussion instruments.