Sounds of...

Feb 11 2024

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Music organisation Drum and Brass is part of the local and national conversation about community music and inclusion. Based in Leicester and Cumbria we have a vision to change the world by doing music differently. These podcasts spotlight the voices of people involved - music practitioners, learners, supporters and partners. To find out more, visit our website www.drumandbrass.co.uk

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SOUNDS OF... BRASS INC, THE STORY SO FAR

Feb 11 2024 13 mins

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England. In this episode we hear Julie Hoggarth, one of the directors of Drum and Brass talking about the development of a music project called Brass Inc - which she describes as an alternative style of orchestra. It is an inclusive music project which Julie runs at the Blue Jam

SOUNDS OF... BRASS INC

Oct 27 2023 15 mins

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England. In today’s episode we hear about plans to set up a new inclusive music project in Penrith, Cumbria, supported by the Royal Mencap Society.During the 2023 school Summer holiday, Julie Hoggarth of Drum and Brass delivered a music workshop to some of the young people invo

SOUNDS OF... GRASMERE SUMMER BRASS SCHOOL

Sep 22 2023 14 mins

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England. In today’s episode we hear about the Grasmere Summer Brass School, an event which took place in Grasmere Primary School on two sunny days in August 2023.We hear from the event organiser, Dave Higson of Burneside Brass who was supported by Liz Watson and Julie Hoggarth

SOUNDS OF... GEOFF FORSE

Sep 08 2023 21 mins

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England. In today’s episode we hear John Sinclair talking to Geoff Forse, the coordinator of activities at the Woodgate Resources Centre in inner city Leicester - a building opened in 1898 as a Public Library, and providing the services of a community centre since 1989. In this

SOUNDS OF... MELODY MAKERS' PROGRESS

Aug 25 2023 23 mins

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England. In today’s episode we hear John Sinclair talking to Julie Hoggarth, founder of Drum and Brass. In 2019 Julie moved from Leicester to the working class village of Tebay, in Cumbria where she has established a brass band for young people to learn to play cornets, horns a

SOUNDS OF... AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS

May 04 2023 18 mins

Drum and Brass is a Community Interest Company whose mission is “To Do Music Differently”And one of our strategies is to introduce Children who live in inner city Leicester to the joys of playing instruments from a young age. Local Children are invited to attend different after school music sessions every day of the week with fees set at a low rate.The project is financially su

SOUNDS OF... SCHOOL TASTER PROJECT

Mar 13 2023 15 mins

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England. In today’s episode we hear John Sinclair talking to Violinist Helen Butterfield and Drum and Brass director, Sim Mistry about a new project called “The Schools Music Taster Project”. We’ll also hear about the group instrument lessons and music making workshops ru

SOUNDS OF... MELODY MAKERS

Feb 01 2023 18 mins

In today’s episode …. John Sinclair finds out about the Melody Makers - a beginners brass band set up by Julie Hoggarth in a small village in Cumbria. Julie explains how the band came into being during lockdown, and how learners develop a range of life skills as well as musical skills as they learn to play together.Thank you for listening and if you have enjoyed this episode, p

SOUNDS OF... STEAM-PUNK

Dec 16 2022 13 mins

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England in which we explore the impact of music on our lives. In today’s episode we hear John Sinclair talking to Drum and Brass director, Sim Mistry about a new and innovative Drum and Brass project called Steam-Punk, Sound Junk.Sim outlines the aims of the project which has h

SOUNDS OF... DARREN BEGNOR

Jul 22 2022 31 mins

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England in which we explore the impact of music on our lives. In today’s episode we hear Drum and Brass director, Julie Hoggarth talking to Darren Begnor..Darren Begnor is a writer, designer and artist. He is currently nearing the end of his probation period and aiming towards