Otterbourne Brass

Otterbourne Brass VACANCIES: Flugel, Cornet, Trombone, Soprano, Horn There is evidence of a band in the Allbrook and Otterbourne area dating back to c. 1923 (possibly earlier).

Formerly known as Hampshire Concert Brass and City of Wi******er Brass, Otterbourne Brass was formed over thirty years ago by the late John Knight. John was at the time the Musical Director of the Hampshire County Youth Bands and he was aware that many of his students were leaving the organisation without any where else to play in the local Wi******er area. He therefore decided to set up what was

then called Hampshire Concert Brass. The band was highly successful in its early days competing in regional and national competitions. Gradually, as more and more members of the band came from other walks of life as well as the youth organisation, it was decided in the late 1970s to change the name of the band to City of Wi******er Brass. The band was made up of players from all across the region, stretching from Andover in the north to Southampton and Portsmouth on the coast and from the New Forest in the west to Chichester in the east of Hampshire. We include in our membership people from all walks of life such as teachers, professional musicians, company executives and many other different professions. The band works hard during the year as we are a completely self-financing charity and we have to earn any money that we would like to spend on music and other equipment for the band to use. We were very lucky a few years ago in securing a National Lottery Grant which enabled us to purchase the very best instruments and uniforms. In 2004, having been welcomed to village of Otterbourne just south of Wi******er, the band made the decision to change its name again to Otterbourne Brass. Otterbourne Brass provides music in the local area ranging from sell-out concerts and remembrance services to village activities. The band competes in the First Section locally in the Wessex area and second section nationally in the West of England region, and are currently ranked 3rd in Hampshire. In 2008 and 2015 Otterbourne Brass qualified for the National Brass Band Championships.

Fantastic updates from HCYB!
15/04/2026

Fantastic updates from HCYB!

Hey there, cornet and horn players! We would love to have a confident front row cornet or two to help us out at rehearsa...
15/04/2026

Hey there, cornet and horn players!

We would love to have a confident front row cornet or two to help us out at rehearsal tomorrow night.

We'd also love to hear from any horn players looking for a blow.

We have a guest conductor running our upcoming fete programme, and due to planned absences, we're out of solo cornet players. Rehearsal starts at 7.30pm at Otterbourne Village Hall.

Please let me know here, by message, or emailing [email protected], if you can make it.

Even better, if you have Harriet on Facebook (or text) please can you message directly? I'm more likely to get your notification there.

Thanks! H x

Excellent idea! We've taken inspiration from St. Matthew's Church Otterbourne and renamed the local band to fit the them...
01/04/2026

Excellent idea! We've taken inspiration from St. Matthew's Church Otterbourne and renamed the local band to fit the theme x

What a fantastic result! Well done everyone!
30/03/2026

What a fantastic result! Well done everyone!

We came 3rd!!! Thank you so much for your all your support! What a fantastic day! I couldn’t be prouder of all the players of HCYB! Congrats to all the bands taking part 😁

20/03/2026

Statement from Otterbourne Brass:

Following today's news, and subsequent viewing of the Secretary for Educations findings, Louis Davies has been terminated from his appointment as MD of Otterbourne Brass with immediate effect.

The committee were not aware of any wrongdoings or allegations at the time he was appointed in October 2025.

14/01/2026

Help us gain more chances to win £1000 in any of the Benefact Group charity draws in 2026!

Please click the link under the image below for more details and to support us!

25/12/2025

And with that, Christmas morning has arrived! We hope you have a truly festive day, and we're here to ring you in with a joyous song!

We'll tune in again at 2pm for the most important song of the season - all our banding friends call it "number 110" from the carol books, and it's come to signify that our carol concert has come to an end without giving the tune away to our audience!

For now, enjoy🎄 🎶

Door 12:-

https://soundcloud.com/otterbourne-brass/joy-to-the-world

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We can't believe it's almost Christmas already! Here's today's advent carol. Tomorrow's will be at the earlier time of 9...
24/12/2025

We can't believe it's almost Christmas already! Here's today's advent carol. Tomorrow's will be at the earlier time of 9am so that we can wish you a Merry Christmas at 2pm!🎄 🎶

Door 11:-

https://soundcloud.com/otterbourne-brass/o-come-all-ye-faithful

Christmas Carols recorded for easy listening, to ring out 2022.

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Cranbourne Drive
Otterbourne
SO212ET

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