Spotlight on: Martin - one year at BDCB
One year at BDCB flies by! Martin, one of our saxophonists, joined us last year and shares his experience of joining and playing with our band.
Jubilee concert weekend workshop
We've been busy practising hard for our Spring Jubilee concert. On Sunday 20 March we took our rehearsing even further and got together for an afternoon workshop.
Band rehearsals are in full swing
After more than a year of putting music plans on hold and forgetting how to play our instruments, we're back rehearsing - in a Covid-friendly way.
Band memories... like the corners of our minds
We spent an evening reminiscing and laughing about band memories over the last 30 years, by playing 'guess whose memory' along with the year it happened!
What instruments are in a concert band?
Concert band instruments are mainly from the woodwind, brass and percussion families. Learn which instruments make up a full concert band.
We're looking for new musicians! Flute player Emma tells us why she joined our Bournemouth band
Emma knew she wanted to join BDCB straight away. Here she tells us why she joined our Bournemouth band and how you could too when life gets back to normal.
Sunday afternoon band rehearsal for our Autumn concert
We came together for an an afternoon band rehearsal on Sunday 29 September to practise for our Autumn concert. Not a day of rest for us!
What's a band rehearsal like?
We meet every Thursday evening at a school hall in Bournemouth to play music together. Find out what a typical band rehearsal looks like.