Amsterdam Staff Songsters – The Brass Crest

Amsterdam Staff Songsters, Autumn Concert, November 2016

Amsterdam Staff Band and Songsters Autumn Concert

Posted on 22 November 2016 by Webmaster

The Amsterdam Staff Band and Songsters joined for their first Autumn Concert on 12 November 2016. The concert featured guest cornet soloist Thomas Fountain. During the concert, flügelhorn legend Menno van der Woude was honored on his retirement from the Staff Band.

Tags: Amsterdam Staff Band Amsterdam Staff Songsters concert Menno van der Woude Olaf Ritman Roel van Kesteren Thomas Fountain

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ASB Fall Festival 2014

Posted on 9 December 2014 by Webmaster

The 2014 Fall Festival of the Amsterdam Staff Band (Bandmaster Olaf Ritman) included performances by the special guest soloist, Canadian trumpet and cornet virtuoso Robert Venables.

Tags: Amsterdam Staff Band Amsterdam Staff Songsters Apeldoorn cornet Daniel Rosenquist Fall Festival Nationale Jeugd Brassband Olaf Ritman Robert Venables School of Performing Arts Shirma Rouse Steef Klepke

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Netherlands National Music Festival

Posted on 28 October 201324 June 2014 by Webmaster

The annual National Music Festival in the Netherlands featured outdoor performances, a concert and the inauguration of the new National Youth Band.

Tags: Amsterdam Staff Band Amsterdam Staff Songsters Apeldoorn concert Daniel Rosenquist Deborah Wolf Emma Pears J-Unit Mark Ontswedder Maurice Cooper Menno van der Woude National Music Day National Youth Band Nik Pears open air Steef Klepke The Netherlands

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ASB 50

Posted on 29 April 201323 August 2013 by Webmaster

The Amsterdam Staff Band (Bandmaster Olaf Ritman) celebrated its jubilee with a gala concert on 23 March 2013, with special guest Kenneth Downie.

Tags: Almere Amsterdam Staff Band Amsterdam Staff Songsters anniversary Cees Verdam concert Don Jenkins Herman Haverkate Kenneth Downie Maurice Cooper Mieke Kuipers Olaf Ritman reunion Steef Klepke Thijs Musch

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Two-Part Hymn Series: Ten More Tunes

1 June 2019 14:24

The latest set of ten tunes in our Two-Part Hymn Series has been released. There are now 90 tunes available in the second phase, and 210 overall. Read more

STANDING ON THE PROMISES (Tune of the Week)

10 January 2019 06:05

Tune of the Week for 10 January 2019. Read more

Staff Band Marks Passing of Ken Graham (1936–2018)

9 January 2019 06:36

The Canadian Staff Band (Bandmaster John Lam) has announced, with great sadness, the passing of Bandsman Ken Graham (North York Temple) on 24 December 2018. Graham was a member of the Staff Band cornet section for nine years, 1985–1994. Read more

Joyful & Triumphant

8 January 2019 06:40

On 1 December 2018, the National Capital Band (Bandmaster Dr. Steve Kellner) was at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, for Joyful & Triumphant, a Christmas concert and carol sing-a-long. Read more

NICAEA (Tune of the Week)

3 January 2019 07:23

This is the first of a new series, Tune of the Week, featuring tunes from our Two-Part Hymn Series. Read more

Two-Part Hymn Series Reaches 200

29 December 2018 10:57

The latest set of ten tunes in our has been released. This brings the total number of tunes in the series to 200. All of these tunes are free to download and use. Read more

Away In a Manger (Cornet Solo)

19 December 2018 05:40

James Allen has crafted a beautiful and simple cornet solo that blends together two familiar tunes associated with the much-loved Christmas carol. Read more

NYSB Massachusetts Ministry Weekend

19 December 2018 05:23

On the weekend of 16 – 18 November 2018, the New York Staff Band (Bandmaster Derek Lance) traveled to the Massachusetts Division for a ministry weekend that included stops in Worcester, Canton, Boston, and Brockton. Massachusetts Divisional Music Director (DMD) Matthew Luhn and his team organized the events of the weekend. Read more

Brass for GOSH Launched

3 December 2018 05:17

The London Central Fellowship Band (Bandmaster David Rudd) launched their latest recording with a concert at Regent Hall on 17 November 2018. Just under 300 people were in attendance for a fantastic night of music-making, raising funds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Charity. All of the profits realized by Citadel Promotions, the producers, will benefit the hospital charity, leading to the title of the recording, Brass for GOSH. Read more

Kintambo Band Supports Anniversary Service

1 December 2018 08:32

On Sunday, 28 October 2018, the Kintambo Band (Bandmaster Henri Makanda Nkodia) had the privilege of being on duty at the Menkao Post in the Plateau District (the eastern part of the city of Kinshasa) for the district’s tenth anniversary Thanksgiving service. Read more