The band was invited back to play at the rooftop garden at The Post for their annual July 4th celebration. The band played a variety of patriotic and entertaining music, culminating in a rousing performance of the 1812 Overture while the City of Houston’s spectacular downtown fireworks show took place overhead. A thrilling experience, to […]
8th Annual Solo & Ensemble Competition
Congratulations to all the young brass soloists who performed at the 8th Annual Houston Brass Band Solo & Ensemble competition today. Here are the results!
Hello, friends of the Houston Brass Band. For the last two months of 2021, we have set ourselves a challenge to raise over $5000. The great news is that one of our long-time benefactors has generously pledged to match our fundraising ‘dollar for dollar’, doubling our money to $10,000! How can you help? Please click […]
The Houston Brass Band would like to thank everyone at Foden’s Brass Band and Tameside and Saddleworth organizing committees for staging this year’s online Whit Friday. HBB is delighted to have placed third in the first section of the Whit Friday Championships. Not only did we achieve this fantastic result, but the band also ranked 16th […]
Whit Friday – Online Competition
This Friday (May 28, 2021), the Houston Brass Band will be performing Rimmer’s Honest Toil in its very first competition as part of the Online Whit Friday Contest Championships. The competition will start at 4:00 PM (GMT) / 10:00 AM (Central), with 119 Brass Bands from around the world taking part in the two-day event. HBB will […]
We pleased to announce our recent partnership with Goodwoods British Market and would like to wish Alix Attaway luck now she has taken over the reins at the store. Goodwoods British Market is a family-owned store in Old Town Spring that stocks the largest selection of food items from the United Kingdom. What could be […]
On the Friday before Whit Sunday, hundreds of brass bands converge on villages in the North West of England to take part in a series of competitions which have been referred to as ‘the greatest free show on Earth”. The Whit Friday Contest has been held annually since the late 1800s, attracting brass bands from […]
The Houston Brass Band announces its Fifth Annual Young Brass Soloist Competition
The Houston Brass Band announces its Fifth Annual Young Brass Soloist Competition The Houston Brass Band will hold its Fifth Annual Young Brass Soloist Competition on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Lanier Middle School (2600 Woodhead at Westheimer). Brass instrumentalists in grades seven through twelve are invited to perform for the Principal brass players of […]
HBB players help bolster the Texas Medical Center Orchestra brass section for Mahler’s 2nd symphony
They say some things happen once in a blue moon! Well, this is definitely true for the Mahler Symphonies. Mahler seems to like extra Trumpets and demands 8 – 10 for his symphony No2. Add this to all the other extra brass and woodwind players required to perform this piece and it becomes a costly […]
Houston Brass Brand – Solo competition success!
On March 21, 2015, the Houston Brass Band held its First Annual Young Musicians Solo Competition aimed at junior high and high school brass musicians in the greater Houston area. The event was a complete success; even the torrential rainstorms could not dampen our spirits! This event attracted 46 competitors from 29 schools at grades 6 […]
