Saturday, 3 March

Sausage Sizzle,
Woolworths Preston,
Murray Road.
10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Sunday, 25 March

Pre-Nationals  Concert,
Mazenod College,  
Kernot Avenue,
Mulgrave VIC 3170.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Saturday, 31 March

Pre-Nationals Concert,
Preston Salvation Army Hall,
Cramer Street,
Preston  VIC  3072.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Friday, 6 April to Monday, 9 April

Australian National Band Championships,
Sebel Hotel,
65 Queens Road,
Melbourne   VIC   3004

Monday, 11 June

Sausage Sizzle,
Bunnings Northland,
120 Chifley Drive (Cnr Murray Road)
Preston   VIC   3072.
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Darebin City Brass 2011 Cabaret

Friday 11th November, 8pm – Late

At

Preston Town Hall

284 Gower St,

Preston

Also Featuring

-Darebin Juniors 7.00 pm

-Northern Brass 7.20 pm

Ticket Sales

http://www.trybooking.com/YQX

Marlene Davies (Darebin City Brass)

Ph: 0419 370 472

$15.00 Adults

$12.00 Concession

$45.00 Family (2 Adults & 2 Children)

BYO FOOD AND DRINK

Monday October 10th 2011

7.30 pm

Darebin RSL
402 Bell Street
Preston

All Welcome.

Saturday 17th September, 3pm

At

Bunjil Creation Centre

Avila College

35 Charles Street

Mount Waverley

Featuring

-Darebin City Brass

-Avila College

-Mazenod College

-Our Lady of Mercy College

Ticket Sales

www.trybooking.com/UOB

Marlene Davies (Darebin City Brass) Ph: 0419 370 472

Mazenod College Ph: 8561 1108

$15.00 Adults

$12.00 Concession

Preston Band received 2nd place in the Stage March and 3rd place in the Own Choice selection with an overall result of 4th.

Northern Band achieved an overall placing of 5th having WON the Own Choice selection and placing 2nd in the Stage March.

The Preston Band would like to extend a huge thanks and Congratulations to our Drum Major Paul O’Toole who won the coveted award of Open A Grade Brass – CHAMPION DRUM MAJOR.

Full results can be found at http://www.sabandassociation.org/nationals/Brass_Results.pdf

Come join us for our Pre-Nationals concert along with Geelong West Brass Band

Sunday 10th April 2011

Preston Salvation Army

Gower Street

Preston  VIC

2.30pm

Entry: $5.00 Donation

Saturday 18th December 2010

6pm – 9.30pm

All Nations Park

Separation Street, Northcote

We are proud to announce our compare for the evening as Mr Ernie Sigley!

The 2010 Cabaret will be held on November 13th at the Preston City Hall, Gower Street, Preston. 7:30pm.

Tickets are $20. Tables of 10. B.Y.O.

Download flier.  Contact Marlene Davies 0419 370 472 or by e-mail

The DCB committee appointed Tom this week after months of rehearsals and auditions from many highly qualified applicants. Tom returns to Australia after a number of years living in the UK and is looking forward to working with the band once more, after almost 20 years since first playing with and conducting Preston Band.

Tom has previously conducted many bands around Melbourne including Kew Band, Booroondara Brass and 2004 ‘A Grade’ National Champions, Hawthorn Band. His return to Preston marks a new beginning in the bands future. The committee of DCB believe that Mr Paulin is the most experienced and qualified MD to ensure the continuing development of the culture and musicianship at Darebin City Brass.

The first engagement for Preston Band with Tom Paulin will be the Annual Cabaret on November 13th at the Preston Town Hall.

Darebin City Brass are always looking for new players. For more information please contact the Darebin City Brass at info@darebincitybrass.com

Winners are grinners

Preston Band – Runners Up in ‘A’ Grade Competition

The Darebin City Brass – Preston Band has once again done the City of Darebin proud with a truly outstanding performance at this weekend’s competition. Under the Musical Direction of the renowned Ken Macdonald, Preston Band produced some of their finest playing of the last 24 months.

Adjudicator, Graham Lloyd had this to say of the bands performance,

“The clarity, style and overall sound of the band is truly exceptional. This has been a thoroughly enjoyable performance and one of the finest performances I have heard in this country”

Unfortunately, adjudicator Lloyd found it difficult to separate the top two bands and could only fault the band a mere 1 point behind winners, Footscray Yarraville Band.

Soloists of the day were on song. Charles Young on Tenor Horn and Jenny Magoulas on Flugelhorn made light, flawless work of their cadenzas in Preston’s Major Work, Paganini Variations. Special mention must also be made of first time Principal Cornet, George Melitsis who could not be faulted in his performance.

Preston is beginning to show great signs of once again rising up the ranks of Australian banding after a number of months of auditioning prospective Musical Directors.

Congratulations to both bands on an outstanding effort over the weekend. You have done your band and the City of Darebin proud!

Northern Brass – State ‘C’ Grade Champions

Nowhere in Australia’s Brass Band history has there been a more successful ensemble than the Darebin City Brass – Northern Brass.

Under the direction of Chris Lee, Northern Brass has once again proved themselves worthy of their outstanding reputation, taking out the Victorian State ‘C’ Grade title for a second time. Northern has proven itself the masters of Hymn and onstage March performances, winning the Aggregate and Champion title for the 2010 competition.

Band President and Northern MD, Chris Lee noted in his acceptance speech the need for organisations such as Darebin City Brass. Banding organisations which foster and develop the talents of the younger players are the future of the brass banding movement.

“I want to make sure I can enjoy banding in 10 – 20 years. Without the efforts of those in our organisations such as the invaluable Jack Kelly O.A.M. banding will die. I congratulate the Juniors who have played in all bands this weekend, and all who have supported through their formative years.”

Congratulations go to Northern Brass and those members of Preston who have worked together to produce this fantastic result.