• 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.
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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Website updates
Videos of the 'Festive Brass and Voices 2019' concert are now available on the band's Facebook and YouTube sites. To watch the first half on YouTube click here; or. to watch the second half click here.
CONCERT CANCELLED
Festival Brass are disappointed to announce that our concert on Friday 20th March in Belmont Presbyterian Church, Belfast is now cancelled due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation. 
- CANCELLED - Friday 20th March 2020 - Belmont Presbyterian Church present 'Festival Brass in Concert'
Festival Brass performing in Holywood parish church on Saturday 27th October 2018.
