News
03/04/2008 - Engagements List Updated! Check out when and where we are blowing this year here
22/01/2008 - After a great Christmas and New Year, the band is now working hard towards the Midlands contest. Please also see our list of forthcoming engagements.
06/10/2007 - The band is busy preparing for the Leicester and Leamington contests in November. We will be playing Philip Sparke's "Triptych". We are a contesting band and would like to do as many as possible to help us prepare for the Regionals next year. Report will be posted as soon as we have our results - wish us luck!!!
24/09/2007 - New Galleries uploaded! Check them out by clicking here - Webmaster
13/09/2007 - Galleries uploaded! Including some new ones from this year! Of course all the old ones are still there, especially the archives!
06/09/2007 - New Website goes live! I must apologise to you all about how infrequently the website has been updated, life is now stable and the site will be getting updated as soon as we get anything to update, so keep checking back for new events and vacancies. We hope you enjoy the new website, and all feedback is welcome! - Webmaster
19/11/2006 - Open Brass Band Contest at Guthlaxton College, Leicester. This was our first contest since being promoted up into the 2nd Section, we are proud to announce our result of 4th out of 11 entered bands! The Test Piece was own choice and we played Oceans by Goff Richards. This is a great result for the band and just the confidence booster needed for the areas next year!
31/01/2006 - Following the departure of Paul Northey as MD, Daventry Brass is pleased to announce the appointment of Nigel Howard.
23/11/2005 - National Finals in Harrogate Playing the Test Piece Gaulifry by Phillip Harper Daventry Brass came 8th out of 19 bands
06/03/2005 - Midlands Regional 3rd Section Championship (Burton on Trent). For the second time in 3 years Daventry Brass has been invited to attend the National Brass Band Finals in Harrogate. Having played off of an early draw (number 2 out of 19) we where awarded 3rd place. Over the coming months the band will we organising various events to raise funds to help pay for the band to attend. In addition to attending the Finals from January 2006 Daventry Brass is promoted to the 2nd Section.
19/09/2003 - National Finals in Dundee In March 2003, Daventry Brass became Midlands Regional 3rd Section Champions. This was the first time in the bands history and only the fourth time the band has qualified for the Finals. It is a great honour for the band, not only are they representing the town and county but the Midlands Region. To raise money for the band to go the contest, the band organised a sponsored cycle ride. For more information and pictures of the ride and the finals, please visit our gallery.