Thurrock Marching Brass has been incredibly active in the community over the past 10 days with a number of local community engagements, and an official Jack Petchey Achievement Award Presentation too. Starting on Saturday 11 July, this young up and coming group of youngsters opened the proceedings at the Treetops School Summer Fair with a […]
Liberty are now on a short Summer break and will be back at the end of August….so this is a great time to think about joining! We have opportunities in all sections: Brass, Dance, Percussion, Keyboard and Tuned Percussion. Read the rest of the article here.
Annual regional championships of the Field Band Foundation were held in Thabazimbi’s Regorogile township on Saturday, 11 July 2015. Field Bands from Thabazimbi, Blouberg, Musina, Rustenburg, Cullinan, and Hammanskraal showcased the results of their consistent endeavour in creativity, performance design, field movement, and musicality (see pics of the Black Like Me Hammanskraal Field Band and […]
Thurrock Marching Brass arrived early to DCUK Woking on Saturday 4 July 2015 to allow some lucky members to participate in the World Champion talent pool that made up the Blue Devils International touring corps for a clinic, where Brass, Percussion, Colourguard and Frontline Ensemble workshops were held. This was followed by a huge show […]
The Foundation’s 84-page 2014 Report to Society is available for reading and download on the homepage of our website at www.fieldband.org.za. With professional editorial direction by WHAM! Media, artwork and production by Ogilvy & Mather (Durban), and oversight by the Foundation’s directors, auditors and management, this Report to Society strives to public accountability of the […]
Paula Levin on being editor of Jewish Life; Ilan Godfrey on his photo-documentary, Legacy of a Mine and Paul Pereira on The Field Band Foundation. Read the rest of the article here.
It’s been a busy Spring at Liberty…..we’ve led off the Waendal International Walk, played “When the Saints go marching in” a gazillion times at Northampton Saints Rugby Union matches, have opened a local school fete, have had our first Summer show camp and some of our 6th formers/college students have given 3 presentations at local […]
Norway’s Stavanger Brass Band, including former Field Band Foundation tutor Ndabo Zulu (24) from Durban, has won the Norwegian national brass band championships. Zulu is currently studying jazz at the University of Stavanger, teaching school bands in that town, and performing with a variety of jazz bands in the area. He has received a bursary […]
The Blue Devils International Corps (BDI) will perform at the Cambuur Stadium in Leeuwarden on 27th June. The corps has been brought to Leeuwarden exclusively for the Netherlands by the new event concept Proud, which will be sheltering the Blue Devils for nearly a week in the Frisian capital. Proud works together with Drum Corps […]
The Dutch Corps Jubal from Dordrecht and Juliana from Middelburg, and the Celtic Crusaders from Mullingar, Ireland, have registered for the Woking show on Saturday 4th July. The show is hosted by Cadence Drum & Bugle Corps, in association with Drum Corps United Kingdom, and we are proud to present the “International Summer Spectacular” – […]
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