• In 1995 Alan Corry was asked to provide music for
a concert in aid of Tor Bank Special School, Dundonald, to
raise funds for the school and also raise public
awareness of the school's role in the community. Alan made
contact with a number of friends from various brass bands
in the greater Belfast area and in September 1995 a group
of approximately thirty amateur musicians performed for the
first time as "Festival Brass", with Alan as their
conductor. The
concert, originally intended to be a one off performance,
was a resounding success and a number of requests were received
for Festival Brass to perform again. The members, encouraged
by the success of this venture, decided to continue for the
benefit of those in need. The band has raised funds in excess
of £200k for various charities.
• Festival Brass now perform on average six times a
year, and have shared the stage with many well known artists
such as West End stars Jeff Leyton (Les Misérables),
Joanna Ampil (Les Misérables), Alex Sharpe (Miss Saigon),
Carmen Cusack and our very own Peter Corry.
• Festival Brass have also performed at music festivals in Spain on a number of occasions, as well as on a Mediterranean Sea cruise.
• In 2023 Festival Brass raised about £14,00 for charities, including over £5,500 for the Friends of the Cancer Centre, Belfast City Hospital.
Festival Brass on social media
Festival Brass now has a presence on a number of social media channels. To visit our sites please click on the logos. .
FUTURE EVENT
Festival Brass are pleased to announce they will be performing in a 250th Anniversary Celebration Concert at Edengrove Presbyterian Church, Ballynahinch on Saturday 13th April 2004 starting at 7.30pm.
Proceeds from the concert are in aid of the Tanzanian Christian Farm Development Trust.
Our guest soloist will be the wonderful Sheelagh Greer, accompanist Richard Gill and our compere for the evening will be Bryan Johnston.
Tickets for the concert are £10 each and can be reserved by ringing Edengrove on 07974 5666657 or Festival Brass on 07980 306425. For more information visit the church website or please click here.
Festival Brass performing in Holywood parish church on Saturday 27th October 2018.