Sellers International Band
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The Sellers International Band was a brass band
based in Huddersfield
, West Yorkshire
, UK
, the senior section of which disbanded in 2008. The Sellers International Youth Band still rehearses and performs regularly.
The band lost sponsorship in 2007 after a series of poor results at the Yorkshire Area Brass Band contest, which would have seen the band relegated into the First Section. This (along with internal mismanagement and fallouts), eventually led to the breakup of the senior band. CD's of its farewell concert, on 2 January 2008, were made available courtesy of the RIP Blue Ties association, with all proceeds going to charity.
Brass band
A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert...
based in Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, UK
United Kingdom
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, the senior section of which disbanded in 2008. The Sellers International Youth Band still rehearses and performs regularly.
History
Originally formed in January 1986 as "Huddersfield Tecol Band", the name was changed in November 1987 to "Sellers College Brass", then to "The Sellers Engineering Band" and subsequently "Sellers International Band".The band lost sponsorship in 2007 after a series of poor results at the Yorkshire Area Brass Band contest, which would have seen the band relegated into the First Section. This (along with internal mismanagement and fallouts), eventually led to the breakup of the senior band. CD's of its farewell concert, on 2 January 2008, were made available courtesy of the RIP Blue Ties association, with all proceeds going to charity.
Personnel
Noteworthy personnel included David Root on Eb Tenor Horn, whose solo CD featured accompaniment from the band.Youth Band
Sellers International Youth Band, continues to thrive and was formed in 1998 with help from a National Lottery grant, which enabled the purchase of instruments. The demise of the senior band made further instruments available.External links
- Sellers International Band
- Sellers Engineers - parent company
- 4 Bars Rest - 2005 review
- Information at Kirklees Council
Audio clips
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