The Band is a traditional format Brass Band comprising Bb Cornets in three sections with two soloists, an Eb Soprano Cornet, Bb Flugelhorn, Eb Tenor Horns, Bb Baritones, Bb Euphoniums, Trombones and Bass Trombones and an array of Tubas (or Basses) in Eb and in double Bbb! Behind this there is a battery of drums and percussion of every imaginable kind! The repertoire ranges from traditional "brass band music", spirited marches and the like, through jazz, swing, rock and pop, as well as contemporary works composed and arranged by the band's musical director and others. There is truly something for everyone.

Brass Banding has a definite cycle through the Seasons. Summer is our busiest time playing concerts most weekends, Autumn and the early months of each year are spent preparing for the twice yearly Southern Counties' Brass Band Association contests at which the band regularly does well. These contests are held in Brighton in the Spring and in Folkestone in the Autumn. November brings Remembrance Day duties as well as fireworks festivals, and December sees us joyfully playing our way to Christmas.

The next generation is vitally important to music, and to the arts as a whole, and Sussex Brass are proud to have run the Silverdale Learners Group for young players of any age. This learning band has given performances in its own right, as well as winning first place in the Brass Section of the Hastings Festival. A number of present Sussex Brass players graduated from the Silverdale Band, which has added to the improved performance of Sussex Brass.

Old Pictures

Fred May/Ron Smith & Princess Alexandra 1980	Bexhill Manor Barn
White Rock 1970	Old Town Carnival	Outside the Wite Rock - Can you see Tony Glazier?
	Tracey Gray in 1975 with Elphinstowe Band