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This month we’ve launched the first of several new opportunities for members of Wells City Band for all players in the Main Band, Academy Band and Beginners Group being rolled out in 2026.All WCB players now have the opportunity to participate in weekly music theory sessions with Oxford University music graduate Marianne Sutton. These theory… Continue reading Music Theory On The Menu

As usual at our spring concert in Cedars Hall this year our award ceremony took place with players and their families in attendance from across the three bands . We are delighted to announce this years awards were given to: The Academy Awards:-Bartlett Bugle : Adrian Barlow Training Bandmasters Award: Joseph O’Sullivan The Main Band… Continue reading Wells City Band Player Awards 2025-26

There has been a close link between Wells City Band and Wells City Council stretching back over 100 years with the band performing at many civic and city events every year. Performing for Mayor Making this year had a very unique feel as one of our front row cornets, Phil Dickson, also became the new… Continue reading Phil is the New Wells Town Crier!

We opened our spring and summer concert season at our annual spring concert at Cedars Hall with the classic and iconic sound of swing music that foot tapped its way from Gershwin to Cole Porter to Irving Berlin. A near capacity audience also witnessed history in the making. For the first time in our 186… Continue reading Spring is Well and Truly Sprung

Wells City Band was honoured and delighted along with our brass band friends from other local bands to take part in a brass band spectacular at The Loft in Street. The event was in memory of our dear friend and brass colleague John Flagg who died last year. Flaggy for many decades was a member… Continue reading John Flagg Memorial