The award winning Woodfalls Band is holding two Christmas Concerts in the coming festive season. On the 2nd of December the band are travelling to Wales to join up with the highly acclaimed Risca Male Choir for a Choral Christmas extravaganza. The concert is taking place at Bassaleg School in Newport and begins with pre-concert […]
Woodfalls Band will be holding an open rehearsal on Wednesday ahead of the band’s appearance at the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall this Saturday. Dr Robert Childs will be leading the Wiltshire based band as they walk around Howard Snell’s Gallery. The test piece is a descriptive work containing musical depictions of five […]
The best brass band in the West will be performing a free concert in Redlynch on September 3rd. Woodfalls Band, currently the Champion Band of the West of England following their win at the Regional Finals in Torquay back in March will be giving a “Proms in the Park” concert on the fields at the […]
Woodfalls Band would like to announce the retirement of stalwart cornet player Brian ‘Sam’ Easterbrook. Brian, known to everyone as Sam, joined Woodfalls Band in 1974 and served with distinction as band secretary from 1983 to 2013. Band chairman Paul Street said “During Sam’s tenure as band secretary he worked tirelessly for the band, most […]
Woodfalls Band, the champion band of the West of England delivers a concert in the glorious setting of Romsey Abbey in aid of the cancer charity Jane Scarth House. Come and listen to the ‘best brass band in the West’. The Band is a forward looking New Forest based ‘brass band’ that has a regular […]
Woodfalls Band is holding an open rehearsal on Wednesday 10th May as they make their final preparations ahead of their Grand Shield performance on ‘Reflections of Swan Lake’ in Blackpool at the weekend. The band, conducted by Dr Robert Childs, will rehearse and perform Stephen Roberts’ test-piece at the event. The evening is free to […]
Woodfalls Band have been crowned champions after winning the West of England regional finals of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. The band came out top out of 81 bands after a performance of Herbert Howell’s music Pageantry in front of packed crowds at Torquay’s Riviera Centre on Sunday, March 12. The band […]
The newly crowned West of England Regional Champion Woodfalls has enjoyed an extra boost to their musical fortunes following their victory in Torquay last weekend, with the news that Dr Robert Childs has signed a three-year agreement to become their Musical Director. It will see Dr Childs conduct the Wiltshire band at contests and concerts […]
It is our very sad duty to inform you that Ken Worgan, our band president, passed away earlier this morning. Thanks for all those years playing and supporting the band, we will miss you. RIP Ken Ken’s funeral will be at 3:30pm on Tuesday 19th January at Bournemouth Crematorium. He was aged 92, and is […]
