A belated update to our festive performances in Otterbourne Brass band last December. As we enter December 2021 the band scene is showing signs of a return to engagements and started to allow us to do what we do best and play to our public. Throughout the year we had fulfilled a very successful Brass on…Read more Christmas 2021
Brass on the Grass 2021
Sunday 22nd August 2021 The original idea was to play a few tunes outside our local, The Otter, on a Sunday afternoon. However, it was transformed into a full-blown concert on the recreation ground. As the village came out of lock down it was thought that it would be nice to provide an event for…Read more Brass on the Grass 2021
Meet Roger!
Roger Burke is the current Chair of Otterbourne Brass. Brass bands put a lot of planning and hours into putting on concerts, competing in contests and collecting donations throughout the year. Roger chairs our committee, where these plans are discussed to exhausting lengths before floating them to the rest of the band (or deciding there…Read more Meet Roger!
Fair Oak – 19th October 2019
On Saturday 19th October 2019 Otterbourne Brass were guests of Age Concern and presented a two-hour concert in support of their ongoing fund-raising events. The specially chosen programme of music was comprised of many 'crowd pleasing' items with the attending audience in mind. The programme was very well received and many compliments were received by…Read more Fair Oak – 19th October 2019
Otterbourne Brass Contests – 2017
Every March, hundreds of brass bands from all over the country compete in regional championships. Otterbourne Brass, like all the brass bands in Hampshire, have a long trek to Torquay where we compete in the West of England regional qualifiers. In 2016 Otterbourne did very well and came 2nd and so we qualified for the…Read more Otterbourne Brass Contests – 2017
Otterbourne Brass Summer Concerts 2017
Otterbourne Brass are putting on 2 summer concerts for you, on Sunday, 11th June and on Sunday, 2nd July. The concerts will be held at Otterbourne Village hall as per previous years, with doors to open from 2pm and the concerts starting at 2:30pm. Refreshments will be available during the interval. Please email tickets@otterbournebrass.org.uk with the…Read more Otterbourne Brass Summer Concerts 2017
SCABA Entertainment Contest – 21st May 2017
SCABA Entertainment Contest - 21st May 2017 (Content provided with thanks to 4BarsRest. The full article can be seen here.) SCABA's annual entertainment contest took place at The Hawth in Crawley, with bands playing a great selection of music to an appreciative audience, as well as adjudicators Glyn and Helen Williams. The Cory Band stars…Read more SCABA Entertainment Contest – 21st May 2017
Wessex Winter Contest – November 2016
After our successful plunder of silverware in the autumn at Crawley, we set off to invade and plunder Bournemouth to see whether our performance of "The Saga of Haakon the Good" by Philip Sparke would reap a similar reward at the annual Wessex Winter Competition! It did! For those of who who are wondering who…Read more Wessex Winter Contest – November 2016
SCABA Autumn Contest – September 2016
Sunday 25th September saw us travel to The Hawth in Crawley to take part in the annual SCABA Autumn Contest. We were competing in the first section against a number of bands from the South of England. We had chosen to play "The Saga of Haakon the Good" by Philip Sparke and rehearsals leading up…Read more SCABA Autumn Contest – September 2016
Young Otterbourne stars have egg-citing Easter
After a great push towards the Area contest in March and a fantastic result, we at band look forward to a short period of relaxation over Easter, when some of the band are off on holiday and spending time with family. This is not the case, however, for our younger contingent....or I should say, our…Read more Young Otterbourne stars have egg-citing Easter