Northbrook Community Concert Band
entertaining in Worthing and West Sussex
Introduction to the Band
Musical Director: Ruth Summers
Northbrook Community Concert Band is a well-established local wind band, constantly developing in expertise and experience.
It was formed in the Spring of 1999 with a total of eight instrumentalists to provide on-going musical education for amateur adult/young musicians. The band, which has now grown to 35 plus players, meets every Tuesday evening from 7 until 9 pm in the Northbrook College Broadwater campus, in room N1.
a map to find usUrgent request! Drums in need of safe keeping
The band has just acquired a fine pair of timpani, and we feel quite privileged to have them. But anyone who knows ‘kettle drums’ will recognise that they need a dry and reasonably warm home, and that they aren’t small. Please, can you help us with storage? We hope they will be well used and indeed put to use to help out other bands. Do you have a warm dry garage or spare space? Call Keith on the number below if you can help us out in any way!
We comprise standard concert band instrumentation: wind, brass and percussion, and accept anyone of a reasonable musical standard. The band plays a variety of musical works from light classical through to marches, show tunes and big band jazz.
the Band is a member of Sunny Worthing Arts Group (SWAG)
Over the years the band has performed at many functions, raising money for a number of charities. A highlight of the band’s concerts was in 2003, when it was asked to play in the Baron’s Hall at Arundel Castle.
The band’s first musical director was Norman Warnes MBE, a retired RAF Squadron Leader and a former conductor of the RAF Central Band, who conducted the band for five years before moving to Lytham St Annes.
Keith Tellick, our last Musical Director, is the principal horn of the Central Band of the Royal British Legion His varied professional commitments led to him working with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on two world premieres, recorded live on BBC Radio 3. Keith took over in 2003 following Norman’s departure and has built on the fine work laid down by him.
The players in the band come from a variety of backgrounds and consist mainly of adults and talented youngsters, but we all share the same love of music-making, entertaining and simply enjoying playing. If you can complement us, you will be welcome.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact:
Ruth Summers (Conductor and Musical Director) 01903 762033
David Hopkins (Secretary and Tenor Sax) 01903 609957
