Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Brighouse & Rastrick Band at King's Lynn Corn Exchange
About the show
Programme includes Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 Coates Dambusters March Wood Fantasy on British Sea Songs Berlioz Carnaval Romain
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band David Thornton Conductor
It's bells up for the opening concert of the festival and who better to herald its beginning than The Brighouse and Rastrick brass band? Amongst the very best brass bands in the world, their programme showcases arrangements of some of the most popular and well loved classical music.
Featuring - Brighouse & Rastrick Band
The Brighouse and Rastrick Band is regarded by many as the best and most consistent ‘public subscription band’ in the world. In its time the majority of premier band championships have been held by ‘Briggus’ whilst the band has also attracted a formidable reputation for highly entertaining concerts for both the general public and brass band connoisseur.
The band was formed over 130 years ago through public donations given by the townsfolk of the adjacent villages of Brighouse and Rastrick that face each other across the River Calder in West Yorkshire, England.
Today, it still continues to be supported through public subscriptions and its own fund raising efforts. Its amateur members traditionally pride themselves on being financially independent, never having been beholden to any commercial interest, yet they are still regarded as one of the ‘elite’ on the contest and concert platforms.