Besses o' th' Barn Band
Folk and Brass
We're delighted to announce that we will be holding a concert with popular English Folk group The Houghton Weavers on Sunday 13th May at The Elizabethan Suite, Bury Town Hall.
We'd love to have you join us for an evening of musical entertainment. Tickets are £12.50 and will be available from the venue, members of the band, The Houghton Weavers or by calling 078303027392
Website is back!
Our website is back!
Sorry we had some downtime there - and it took a while for our webhosts to work out what was wrong, but we got there in the end.
Thanks to everyone for their continued support of Besses in recent months. More news and website updates to come soon!
Charity Christmas Concert 2017
Tickets available now for our upcoming Charity Christmas Concert in aid of Wythenshawe Hospital Transplant Fund and Besses Bandroom renovation fund, Sunday 10th December 2017. Come along and sing your favourite Carols, support a great cause and start the festive season on a high note. Tickets available via this link http://www.newstartcharity.org/events/ or order by phone from 0161 330 4197 any weekday morning, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This is sure to be a sell out concert at the Elizabethan Suite, Bury Town Hall, Bury BL9 0SW so order your tickets early.
New MD for Besses
Besses o' th' Barn Band are delighted to announce the appointment of Trevor Halliwell as their new Musical Director.
A cornettist from the age of 9, Trevor's talent was spotted as a young player by members of Wingates band. He went on to become assistant principal at Foden's, before returning to Wingates where he held the principal position for ten years, also winning the coveted title of Champion Soloist of Great Britain 1979 and playing principal trumpet with the Haffner Orchestra.
Trevor brings to the band a wealth of experience as a player, teacher, adjudicator and conductor. In his conducting career, Trevor has taken numerous bands including Stalybridge, Marple, Hoover Bolton, and more recently leading Golborne band to promotion into the 2nd section.
The band are very excited to be working with Trevor as they approach their Bicentenary year in 2018 and would like to invite any players who would like to come for a blow to join us at rehearsals every Tuesday and Thursday 8-10pm at the band room, 2 Moss Lane, Whitefield, Manchester M45 6HG.
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