News

The first ten tunes in the 2-Part Hymn Series Christmas Collection have been published. You can download them individually, but we recommend that you wait a few weeks as there will be fifty total tunes in the finished collection, planned to be completed on or around 1 October 2025.

The first ten tunes in the Christmas Collection are listed below. Click on the name to download. The full list of all 2-part tunes available can be found at Two-Part Hymn Series.

• Adeste Fideles
• Angels from the Realms
• Angels We Have Heard
• As With Gladness (Dix)
• Auld Lang Syne
• Away in a Manger (Kirkpatrick)
• Away in a Manger (Murray)
• Boar’s Head Carol, The
• Bring a Torch
• Child This Day Is Born, A

The Instruments Section has been posted. This section explains the basic workings of a brass instrument and has descriptions of those used in the brass band.

Now that the site is again active, the plan for the next few months is as follows:

1. Add download counts to the existing download page for the Two-Part Hymn Series.
2. Repost the instrument pages.
3. Repost the Tune Book resources.
4. Build new pages for visitors to submit news items and link suggestions.
5. Resume posting in the News Section.
6. Rebuild the Links pages with current information.
7. Publish the new Christmas Collection in the Two-Part Hymn Series (no later than 1 October 2025).