Brass band celebrates 10th anniversary
Brisbane Water Brass will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a concert at the Everglades Country Club, Woy Woy, on Sunday, November 17.
The band began in 2003 when a few dedicated ex-Brass Band players wanted to start their own band.
They called on some old friends scattered around the Coast who used to play and found most were interested in forming a musical group.
Cornets, euphoniums, tenor horns, trombones and tubas were taken out of mothballs, lubricated and polished, then put into action.
With a few hours of practice and rehearsal, the band was ready for its first gig.
The public response was good and the fledgling group of players decided to continue under the name Brisbane Water Brass.
Tenor Horn Champion Jonathon Gatt became the group's first musical director and, over the next few years, took the band to many contests with success.
Brisbane Water Brass is a not-for-profit organisation and performs at a variety of community functions and events.
Over the past two years, the band has toured away from the Central Coast and has been invited to perform at both Wauchope RSL and Laurieton RSL to raise funds for charity.
After eight years, Jonathon handed over the musical directorship to trombonist Robert Thompson.
Robert has taken the band a step further, with the group winning first place in the NSW Brass Band Championships this year.
Email, 5 Nov 2013
John Iliffe, Brisbane Water Brass