Scarborough Concert Band
The Full Story
About Scarborough Concert Band
An inclusive military style band with a broad repertoire
In 1959, the Band of the 4/5th Battalion Green Howards TA was formed. Based in Scarborough, many of the founding musicians were trained Royal Marine Musicians who had moved to this area during the Second World War. The Army supported the Band in Scarborough until 1968, at which time the members decided to continue as a self-financing civilian band. Their efforts were successful and since 1968, the band known as The Scarborough Concert Band continues to flourish.
Unlike other local bands, Scarborough Concert Band has a 'military' configuration, which includes woodwind and reed instruments as well as brass and percussion. This gives the band a greater range of musical textures and colours, and enables us to tackle a remarkably wide range of pieces. The military band line-up stems from our historic roots in the Yorkshire Green Howards Regiment.
We number around 30 members and the Scarborough Concert Band remains the only community wind band in the area. We are a non-selective band, actively encouraging young players to use us as a half-way house between school music groups and the wider adult band world. We are proud that many previous members return during holidays, having joined bands and orchestras across the country. We are totally self-supporting and are grateful to various organisations that feel able to donate funds.
We practice every Wednesday evening between 7:30PM and 9:30PM ot Gristhorpe and Lebberston Village Hall. New members are always welcome, so if you think you would like to join us, please come along to a rehearsal and see what you think.
