• In 1995 Alan Corry was asked to provide music for
a concert in aid of Tor Bank Special School, Dundonald, to
raise funds for the school and also raise public
awareness of the school's role in the community. Alan made
contact with a number of friends from various brass bands
in the greater Belfast area and in September 1995 a group
of approximately thirty amateur musicians performed for the
first time as "Festival Brass", with Alan as their
conductor. The
concert, originally intended to be a one off performance,
was a resounding success and a number of requests were received
for Festival Brass to perform again. The members, encouraged
by the success of this venture, decided to continue for the
benefit of those in need. The band has raised funds in excess
of £200k for various charities.
• Festival Brass now perform on average six times a
year, and have shared the stage with many well known artists
such as West End stars Jeff Leyton (Les Misérables),
Joanna Ampil (Les Misérables), Alex Sharpe (Miss Saigon),
Carmen Cusack and our very own Peter Corry.
• Festival Brass have also performed at music festivals in Spain on a number of occasions, as well as on a Mediterranean Sea cruise.
• In 2023 Festival Brass raised about £14,00 for charities, including over £5,500 for the Friends of the Cancer Centre, Belfast City Hospital.
Festival Brass on social media
Festival Brass now has a presence on a number of social media channels. To visit our sites please click on the logos. 
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FUTURE EVENTS
Sunday 9th November 2025 - 2nd Comber Presbyterian Church
Festival Brass are pleased to announce that the band will be hosting their special annual 'Songs of Praise' Remembrance Service to commemorate the World War One Armistice in 2nd Comber Presbyterian Church, Killinchy Street, Comber on Sunday 9th Novemberr 2025 commencing at 7.30pm.
Our guest vocal soloist for the evening will be Patrick Knaggs, and as always, this will be a wonderful evening of music and refection as we rember those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice throughout the various wars of the last century.
Admission to the event is FREE but there will be a Freewill offering in aid of The Royal British Legion 'Poppy Appeal'.
For more information please see the poster here.
Saturday 20th December 2024 - Glenmachan Church of God
Festival Brass are pleased to announce that the band will be presenting their annual Christmas Concert 'Festive Brass & Voices' on Saturday20thDecember 2025 at Glenmachan Church of God, commencing at 7.30pm.
Our guest vocal solists joining us this year will be the wonderful Marion Jordan, as well as the Strandtown Primary School Choir with their conductor Charlotte Hunter.
We look forward to having these two excellent music makers with us for this year's Christmas concert, and we know without a doubt that their musical contribution at our concert this year will ensure that this will be a wonderful night of music making!
Compere for the evening this year will again be Gerry Kelly, who has done a marvellous job of leading the festivities for us thelast few years 
and it will be a pleasure to have him with us again for this year's concert.
Tickets for our Christmas Concert are £15, and are available this year from Matchett's Music, as well as from Glenmachan's Church Office (Telephone Order/Collection on 028 9076 1676) and ourselves at Festival Brass Direct (Telephone Order/Postal on 07980 306425).
This will be a wonderful evening of Christmas music as we celebrate this special time of year and we look forward to seeing you all there!
For more information please see the poster here
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Festival Brass performing in Holywood parish church on Saturday 27th October 2018.
