VECTIS



At all times we will promote, encourage, facilitate and manage a brass band for the purpose of serving the community, it's members and charitable causes.

We support life long learning and inclusion for all, so that the education and performance of music go hand in hand.


YOUTH




 
Vectis Youth Brass Band
Rehearsals : Alternative Thursday evenings 7pm till 8.15pm
Please see rehearsal link on home page
Ages : 8 -18
Open door policy, all welcome  


 
A short history of the band.....
 
 
Ryde Concert Band circa. 1980's
 
 
 
Following on from the successful launch of the senior band in 1947 the band was strengthened  when the then MD and former RM colour Sergeant, Mr Maurice Keat, formed a youth band. Mr Steve Johnstone, senior bands principle cornet and peripatetic bras tutor, took up the baton. Within a year the band was able to under take its own concert programme and attend contests on the mainland where it had notable success especially at the Wessex Annual Festival.  
 
Multi coloured Swap Shop with Keith Chegwin


Chris and Mary with Cheggers


Along side their competition and concert success the youth band were busy entertaining locals and visitors alike and were also featured on BBC's Multi coloured 'Swap Shop' 

Change of MD led to a change of focus and the youth band was eventually merged in with the Senior Band until Mrs Mary Teague became resident MD and relaunched the youth band in 2002 under the new name Vectis Brass IOW. Just as before, numbers quickly grew and the youth band under took their first contest securing 1st place at Wessex Contest. They performed a hymn and Eric Balls 'Indian Summer' against 5 other young bands.
 

Wessex Winners 2003

Moving up a gear the youth band then tried its hand at the Southern County Entertainment Contest where bands have the stage for a 20 minuet performance and are judged on all aspects of performance and musicianship. They were delighted to take the highest placed youth/3rd section band. 
 

Wessex Ent. Champions 2007
 
 
The youth band had its most successful contest result to date in 2010 when it was awarded best youth band, best training band and overall best band at the Wessex contest. A fitting marker for such a hard working band. 


 Wessex Youth Band, Training Band & Overall Champions 2011

2012 saw the Senior Band celebrate their 65th anniversary and the youth band it's first decade (revamped 2002) . January 2013 we take the Wessex Youth Band title and the youth band's bass section win the Best Basses x 



One happy youth band
 

One happy winning bass section
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