Olney Brass were saddened to learn of the death of former Soprano player Martin Mills on the 31st July at the age of 76. Since he left the band Martin had continued to play with friends and former band members at the Friday morning Towcester Daytime band and was always a dedicated and encouraging musician. Whilst he was with us he helped the band to a number of contest successes and also featured often as a soloist. In 2012, not only did he help us win the Second Section at the SCABA contest...

Our annual Summer Showcase took place at Lovat Fields on Tuesday 23 June. On what was the first day of a week of extraordinarily high temperatures the Open Band, under the direction of Sara, performed magnificently to parents, friends and residents at the village. The showcase is a chance to highlight the hard work and effort of the band , under Sara’s command they played, Rock on It was also great to hear some individual players as they performed solos accompanied by Ross Thompson...

As I’m sure most of you are aware we have been without our musical director Phil for a few weeks whilst he recovers from a medical emergency - we are delighted to report he is well on the mend and will be back with us shortly, in the meantime I have really enjoyed conducting the band ( a bucket list item) and thank all members for their support and patience during this time. They have endulged me by playing various pieces that haven’t seen the light of day for a while. I’ve also been playing...