The band in its 125th anniversary year qualified for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain for the first time in 65 years!
The band was proud to have been awarded second place in the fourth section of the London & Southern Counties Regional Contest that was held in the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage on Saturday 16th March 2024.
The band was drawn number one in a field of 17 band’s and performed Alan Fernie’s ‘Music for Jock Tamson’.
This accomplishment under the baton of conductor Matthew Ruel will remain a great feat in the history of the Reading Spring Gardens Brass Band.
Members of our prize-winning band:
Conductor
Matthew Ruel
Soprano Cornet
Kevin Edwards
Front Row Cornets
Jack Porter, Charlotte Hemsley, Ella Smith
Back Row Cornets
Rebecca Devaney, Mark Kennedy, Tanya Winter, Oliver Williamson
Flugelhorn
Nigel Winter
Tenor Horns
Thomas Thorne, Jacqueline Ruel, Philip Edwards
Baritone & Euphoniums
Michael Fowkes, Graham Netherton, Clifton Roestoff
Trombones
Mark Hawkins, Megan Saxon, Steve Powell, Nigel Smith
EEb Bass & BBb Basses
Emil Jonasson, David Yates, David Holmes
Percussion
Tim Lain, Andy Light
Backroom Team Member
Philip Davey