With much regret, after more than a decade of rehearsals at St. Andrew’s Church, Oakenshaw, the band has decided to make its new home at St. Andrew’s Church, Undercliffe.
As band members grow ever increasingly older, they begin to suffer from ‘thinner blood’ and need all the home comforts (and heating) the church at Undercliffe offers.
However, the band will return to its former home for a concert later in the year.
Jacqui Mack joined WYB early in 2022. She actually plays the viola (Not something planted in the garden!). It’s a large violin. Held and played like a violin but with a lower, more mellow tone.
However, she always fancied playing a BBb Bass. I can’t imagine why! A viola fits nicely into the boot of your car. Whereas a BBb Bass . . . . . . . . !!!!!
Jacqui declares she is a novice bass player, but we’re sure she’ll stick at it and get there in due course.
Welcome to the band Jacqui. We hope you have a great time playing with West Yorkshire Brass.
West Yorkshire Brass welcomes two new members. Sally Cass takes the Soprano Cornet seat. And Richard Gosling joins our front row cornets.
I’m slightly confused because Sally Cass now sits alongside Sally Clarke – same Christian name, same initials. And now we have a Richard on each end of our front row cornets.
Almost as confusing as when, many years ago, we had no less than four members of the band called Peter.
However, we hope both new members enjoy their time with West Yorkshire Brass. Welcome to you both.
Another year ended, and last year’s ‘dots’ have been handed in. Having missed out in 2020, due to one of Boris’s famous lockdowns, our members have at last been able to visit The Savile Arms at Hunsworth to consume a quantity of alcohol (below the prescribed limit, of course) and our traditional end of year pie and pea supper.
The other good news is that we have played our last Christmas Carols for 2021, and can stop wondering who Yonder Peasant is until next Christmas.
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