Accompanied with live music from Hitchin Band – this time we have not one but TWO cracking Wallace and Gromit films for you at The Broadway, Letchworth on Sunday 14th June. First up we have A GRAND DAY OUT – Nick Park and Aardman’s breakout film, showing at 11am. Followed at 2pm by THE WRONG TROUSERS featuring the dastardly Feathers McGraw. Tickets are on sale now separately for each film (click the image above!), so don’t miss out! Why not…
Yes, it’s hard to believe, British Summer Time has just started and we’re launching our 2026 Snowman season. Ever popular with our audiences, some say, the start of their festive season, tickets will be on sale on our Yapsody account later today (April 10th). The band will be performing many screenings of the film over December so there are lots of shows to choose from. Tickets available on Yapsody site here! Here is a teaser – recorded during lockdown in…
An Investigation of Archive Records by Mike Thorn (first published in 2016). Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Formation of the Hitchin Brass Band 1866 – 2016 I have been told many times over the years that the Hitchin Band was formed sometime in the 1860’s and that this makes it one of the oldest brass bands in the world still playing today. However, trying to establish this as a fact seemed almost impossible with very little available information readily…
Resilience, Growth, and Pride: Hitchin Band Takes on the Elgar Variations Taking on a Championship Section test piece in a brass band contest is never a small feat, and this year Hitchin Band rose to the challenge with determination, focus, and a shared sense of purpose. Elgar Variations proved to be exactly what was expected – demanding, intricate, and, at times, unforgiving – but it also offered a powerful opportunity for musical and personal growth across the band. Preparation Preparation for contest day…
On Thursday night this week the band welcomed virtuoso Euphonium Soloist and Clinician Steven Mead to the bandroom to work with musical director Andrew Kershaw on preparing the band for the 2026 Area Contest this coming March. The band have been tasked with the challenge of performing Martin Ellerby’s Elgar Variations in the Championship Section of the contest, with the opportunity to qualify for the National Finals held in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Steven started with a series of…
We are delighted to present Hitchin Band’s CD. The CD was recorded to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the formation of the band. The CD is called “Because” after an arrangement of a song specially commissioned for Hitchin Band’s Solo Horn player, Sarah Gibbons. The CD features a range of music that spans the years from 1866 up to date and shows off the talents of four of the band’s soloists. It also includes an 8 page booklet with information…
