Brass Factory Christmas Performance

At the end of 2020 the Brass Factory put together a performance of Christmas tunes for friends and family to listen to.

The original plan was that Malcolm would run a series of sessions each term leading to a performance at the end of each term. However, Covid19 had different ideas.  The band finally presented their Term Four performance and this was enjoyed by all.

Thank you Malcolm and Tracey for your continued efforts to build this beginners band up to what has become a great little starter band for new player. Thank you also to Quentin, Leighton, Sandra, George, Julie for supporting this band week in and week out - your encouragement to new players supports them to become better musicians.  We are fortunate Malcolm chooses fun music to play, but he does also give us all a bit of a challenge which is exactly what we need in order to improve as a band.

Back: Quentin, Leighton, Tracey, Julie, Isaac

Middle: Sandra, Torrie, Lizzie (helper), Anessa, Daniel, Varna, Liam

Front: Oscar, Katie, Abby

Brass Factory and Auxiliary Play out in the Park

The Brass Factory and Auxiliary Band had one final play out in the park opposite the band hall. This was a great opportunity to show our friends and family the progress each band has made. Before this took place the Auxiliary Band had an attempt at marching at the park... in prep for nationals 2020. (post to be updated). Thank you to Richard Lummus for supplying photographs from this day.

Left, Right, Left Right or was it Right, Left, Right Left?

Malcolm taking Brass Factory through their pieces

A large audience of family and friends

Front row cornets: Quinn, Stevie, Lizzie, Amelia

Front Row Cornets: Quinn, Stevie, Lizzie, Amelia, Leo

Amelia and Leo

Bass: Leighton

Anessa on trombone

Te Reo Hughes taking Auxiliary and Brass Factory through their paces. 

Ema on bass

Samantha on tenor horn

Alex on percussion

Mixed and matched: Walter, Quinn, Dana, Amelia and Blake.... In background: Robbie in the white hat

Back row cornets, Lizzie, Quentin, Rowan, Sarah

Trombones from front: Josh, Robert, Sandra, Anessa, Lynn and Cameron

Ema, Cameron, Lynn and Natalie (standing)

Tom on tenor horn

Cameron, Lynn, Robert (Bass Troms)

Natalie playing tamborine

Robbie and Stevie

End of the performance

Brass Factory and Auxiliary Band playing together.

The Brass Factory 2019 has seen so much development it became time to have a play out with the Auxiliary Band. Thanks to Apri for these photos. Having both bands together create an awesome harmony and Te Reo said she couldn't tell who was from Brass Factory or who was from Auxiliary. It's great to see Brass Factory players making such progress - most of these players have been in Brass Factory for 1-2 years.

Brass Factory Front Row: Quinn, Leo, Stevie, Lizzie and Amelia, back row Tracey helping Maata and Greg

Tenor Horns: Samantha, Sharon, Sonya

Euphoniums and Baritones: Roanna, Mele, Julie and James, Trombones Isaac and Anessa

Tenor Horns, Euphs and Baris

Troms Anessa an Isaac

Brass Factory and Auxiliary led by TeReo Hughes

Malcolm (Brass Factory conductor) and Tracey (Brass Factory organiser) playing in the back row helping Brass Factory players with the Auxiliary tunes.

Horns and Basses

Malcolm running the band through their paces.

Robert and Isaac

Anessa glad to be playing alongside Alex and Josh in the trombone section.

Let's just say, "That's a lot of troms"

Brass Factory Practice

These are a few photos from the Brass Factory practices.

Zeelia practicing in percussion.

George watching on in the back row as the Brass Factory Cornets warm up.
1st Cornet Thomas and Stevie supported by Quentin. 

Isaac and Anessa on Trombone, Daniel and Sonya on Baritone and James playing Euphonium with Peg in the back row playing B flat Bass

Daniel, Sonya, James and Peg waiting for the next tune

Zeelia and Aiko having fun in the percussion section, Lizzy and friend having a good chat.

Thanks to Dave May (Sandra's Dad) for his photography.

Brass Factory Band Practice

Thanks to Dana Foley Photography for supplying these pictures.

Band Director: Glenn Richards

Front Row Cornets

Back Row Cornets

Trombones and Baritones

Trombones

Baritone

Tenor Horn

Baritone

Bass

Tenor Horn and Bass