Brass News

23 May 2023

Sound of Wells Festival

From Thursday 18th-Sunday 21st May, many of our pupils were involved in the Sound of Wells Festival.Beginning on Thursday lunchtime with a recital given by...

09 May 2023

An inspiring and thought-provoking afternoon on careers in Music

Cedars Hall was full of our young musicians on Thursday 27th April to hear presentations on very different musical career paths given by Sophie Lewis,...

Coronation WCS Wells Cathedral School an Independent Prep in Somerset England

05 May 2023

Wells Cathedral School celebrates the Coronation

We’re celebrating the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla through a range of activities over the coming weeks.Head Master Alastair Tighe...

01 May 2023

Trumpet, Cornet and Flugelhorn Day

On Sunday 23rd April, trumpet and cornet players from over 20 schools gathered in Cedars Hall for the Trumpet, Cornet and Flugelhorn Day hosted by...

Brass Academy award WCS Wells Cathedral School Independent Prep Somerset England

28 Apr 2023

Oscar’s Brass Academy award

Oscar Cutler (Year 9) won ‘Best Overall Course Contribution’ at the Brass Academy course over the Easter Holidays. Oscar was presented the award by Paul...

22 Mar 2023

RCM trip

The Wind, Brass and Percussion Departments enjoyed a visit to the Royal College of Music (RCM) on Monday 13th March. The trip included the opportunity...

Promenade Concert Wells Cathedral School Independent Prep Somerset England

22 Feb 2023

Promenade Concerts

The Epiphany Term saw the return of our ever popular Promenade Concert series in Wells Cathedral.We were delighted to share this year’s Brass and Percussion...

Brass Day with Bones Apart WCS Wells Cathedral School Independent Prep Somerset England

14 Feb 2023

55 Trombonists aged between 9 and 81 gathered in Wells for the British Trombone Society Day featuring the amazing trombone quartet Bones Apart. Participants took part in small ensembles, Lotto Lessons,...

09 Jan 2023

Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal

The Symphony Orchestra met in the evening of the first day back at School of 2023 to begin work on the epic Symphony No. 2...

WCS Orchestra Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset England

13 Dec 2022

Wells Cathedral School Musicians Celebrate National Recognition

A large number of musicians will be representing Wells Cathedral School in national-level ensembles and choirs this year, both in the UK and beyond.Five pupils...

15 Nov 2022

Cory Brass Band Workshop

On Saturday 12th November, members of The Cory Band, European Brass Champions 2022, were joined by over 50 young Brass players from 29 different schools...

Wells Cathedral School WCS Independent School Somerset England Remembrance Armistice Day

14 Nov 2022

Wells Remembrance Commemorations

Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday were marked across the School and the Wells community last week.The Last Post was sounded by Amelie Thrale (Year 10)...

Dr Sarah Upjohn WCS Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset England

11 Nov 2022

Dr Sarah Upjohn Gives Wellbeing Talk To Musicians

As part of our commitment to the wellbeing of our pupils and of our young musicians, Dr Sarah Upjohn visited the School to give a...

09 Nov 2022

French Horn Day

On Sunday October 9th, 36 enthusiastic young Horn players descended on the beautiful city of Wells for a fun day of Horn playing activities. In...

BBC Young Musician Category Finals Strings Brass Violin French Horn 2022 WCS Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset England

13 Oct 2022

BBC Young Musician 2022 Category Finals

The BBC Young Musician of the Year category finals, featuring violinist Dawid Kasprzak (Lower Sixth) and French Horn player Imogen Moorsom (OW 2022), have been...

26 Sep 2022

Lunchtime Concerts Launched By GMAs

Quilter Hall held the first of many lunchtime concerts taking place throughout the academic year, beginning with a concert by the School’s new GMAs. Mr...

01 Jul 2022

BBC Young Musician 2022

We are delighted to tell you that two Wells pupils – violinist Dawid Kasprzak (Year 11) and horn player Imogen Moorsom (Upper Sixth) – have...

24 May 2022

Onyx Brass Workshop

On Saturday 21st May, over 50 young people joined us at the School for a free workshop with leading UK Brass players Onyx Brass kindly...

Wells Cathedral School WCS Independent School Somerset Annual Promenade Concerts

04 Feb 2022

Musicians Perform at our Annual Promenade Concerts

Last week, our Musicians performed brilliantly in the magnificent Wells Cathedral for three Promenade Concerts: Brass and Percussion, Woodwind and Strings, and Early Music.The Brass...

Wells Specialist Music School and Royal College of Music (RCM) performing together

04 Feb 2022

Side-by Side Performance with RCM

Wells brass and percussion pupils enjoyed an inspiring day of side-by-side rehearsing and performing with students from the Royal College of Music (RCM), including a...

Morgan - trombonist at our specialist Music School in the UK

31 Jan 2022

Morgan Features on Radio 2

Well done to Morgan Bland, a Year 9 Specialist Trombonist, who featured on Top Brass presented by James Morrison on Radio 2 on Sunday evening!...

09 Nov 2021

New Director of Music

The Governors and Head Master of Wells Cathedral School are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Alex Laing as the new Director of Music.The...

Hetty, a brass musician at our Specialist Music School, performed for the Malcolm Arnold Centenary

08 Nov 2021

Malcolm Arnold Centenary Celebrations

Well done to Hetty Christopher, Year 11, for her superb performance of Malcolm Arnold’s Fantasy for Solo Trumpet. It was an honour to be part...

Cole, a pupil at our independent school in Somerset, won a Future Talent Award

08 Nov 2021

Future Talent Worsely Award Winner

Cole Craggs, Year 7, was awarded the 2021 Future Talent Worsely Award, worth £3000 and three years on the Future Talent development programme, which aims...

Wells Symphony Orchestra - Specialist Music School in the UK

15 Oct 2021

Symphony Orchestra Concert: Lights! Camera! Action!

Our Symphony Orchestra had its first concert of the academic year ‘Lights! Camera! Action!’ with performances on both Wednesday and Thursday. They gave beautiful performances...

22 Jun 2021

Celebration Concerts in Wells Cathedral

Last week, Wells musicians from across the music faculty put on two splendid concerts to mark the musical reopening of Wells Cathedral.After a year without...

21 Jun 2021

Jazz Evening

Last week’s Jazz Evening showcased the talents of jazz players and small group jazz from across the School. Introduced by Coordinator of Jazz Studies Edward...

09 Jun 2021

SALSA BRASS GO!

Young brass players from 65 Schools across the UK and Europe have taken part in Wells Cathedral School’s free online project Salsa Brass Go!The inclusive...

02 May 2021

Event on the Lawn Online

This year’s Event on the Lawn, our very own popular annual mini music festival, organised and performed by Wells pupils and showcasing many of our...

30 Apr 2021

Two Moors Festival Winners

The much anticipated Two Moors Festival Competition 2021 took place on Saturday 24th April in Taunton and Wells pupils were two of the five winners...

National Youth Orchestra (NYO) performing

30 Apr 2021

National Youth Orchestra 2021

The following Wells musicians have been confirmed as members of the National Youth Orchestra 2021, and will take part in virtual performances:Brass: Luke Lane and...

11 Feb 2021

Calling all Young Brass Players for “Salsa Brass Go!”

Wells Cathedral School School is thrilled to announce “Salsa Brass Go!”, an exciting new online project aiming to inject life and energy into this wintry...

08 Dec 2020

Christmas Concert

On Monday evening there was a beautiful live streamed Christmas Concert from Cedars Hall, as the community commenced festivities for the final week of the...

07 Dec 2020

Concerts Continue Apace

Over the final two weeks of term, musicians from across the school have taken part in a series of departmental concerts, held in Cedars Hall,...

01 Dec 2020

Teatime Brass Concert

On Friday members of the Brass department enjoyed a splendid Teatime Brass Concert in Cedars Hall, live streamed for an appreciative audience.The diverse programme included...

11 Nov 2020

Last Post Trumpeters Perform in the Community

Despite many of this year’s local Remembrance Services being cancelled due to COVID-19, Wells trumpeters have still managed to perform The Last Post and Reveille...

11 Nov 2020

School Remembrance Service

In the absence of the usual whole school Remembrance Assemblies, this year Remembrance was observed by pupils, teachers and staff before the start of morning...

03 Nov 2020

Slide Action Double Ensemble Win

Congratulations to two Old Wellensian trombonists, Benny Vernon and Jamie Tweed, whose trombone quartet, Slide Action, has recently won both the Philip Jones Brass Chamber...

05 Oct 2020

Robinson Award Winner

Congratulations to Junior School trumpeter, Cole Craggs, winner of a Future Talent Robinson Award, at the tender age of just 10 years old.Cole, who is in...

08 Sep 2020

Somerset Youth Music

Nearly 100 pupils and staff from over 30 schools in Somerset, including current Wells pupils and Old Wellensians, virtually reunited recently to perform a track...

21 Aug 2020

Wells Musicians Form Part of New Virtual Orchestra

To mark the 40th anniversary of the government’s Music and Dance Scheme, young musicians from the UK’s five specialist music schools have collaborated on a...

29 Jun 2020

Teatime Brass Virtual Concert

Congratulations to the following brass musicians who performed in the final Teatime Brass concert of the School year on Friday:Gabriel Colegate, Trumpet – Neapolitan SongHugh...

26 May 2020

Virtual Brass Concerts

Brass musicians gave two fabulous virtual brass concerts on Friday afternoon: A ‘Lockdown Lunchtime’ concert and a ‘Brass Teatime Treats’ concert.Performers, playing French horns, trombones,...

13 May 2020

BBC Televise Brass Finals

This Sunday evening, 17th May, BBC4 will feature the third programme in the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2020 series, showcasing the Brass Final,...

Specialist Music School Commemorates VE Day

08 May 2020

The Last Post for VE Day Commemorations

Upper Sixth trumpeter, Matthew Whitehead, has recorded the Last Post & Reveille, with a timed two minutes’ silence in between, which has been circulated to...

17 Mar 2020

French Horn Masterclass

On Monday, celebrated french horn player, Elspeth Dutch, gave an inspiring masterclass to Wells horn players in the Quilter Hall. Elspeth, who was taught by...

12 Mar 2020

¡Viva! Brass

Wells brass and percussion musicians joined forces with the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Brass Ensemble for an evening of exhilarating music for...

Community event hosted at our Specialist Music School

11 Mar 2020

Side by Side Brass Afternoon

On Wednesday afternoon, Wells specialist brass musicians were joined for an afternoon of vibrant brass ensemble playing by talented brass instrumentalists from the Royal Welsh...

09 Mar 2020

Amos Miller Leads Courtois Trombone Event

On Thursday Wells trombonists took part in a trombone day run by Amos Miller, Head of Brass at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, a founding member...

02 Mar 2020

BBC Young Musician Finalists

Huge congratulations to three Wells musicians and Old Wellensian Meggie Murphy, who have all been selected for the Category Finals of the BBC Young Musician...

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