Although it was only founded a few months ago, Redhill’s Youth Marching Band has completed their second project they have performed on Sage Gateshead As part of the Black dyke band Christmas extravaganza.
During the Christmas extravaganza, artists from the Black Dyke Band teamed up with band members from the Redhills Youth Band for a workshop where the young players played alongside the best in the business.
The workshops, moderated by Richard Marshall, Brett Baker and Dan Thomas, aimed to inspire young performers and show what’s possible as a brass player.
The Youth Brass Band members then had the opportunity to delight Sage-goers with a performance in the foyer with the River Tyne as a backdrop.
They then had the spectacular opportunity to take to the stage during the main event for a rousing encore in front of the entire Christmas Spectacular audience.
Nick Malyan, CEO of Redhills Charity, is delighted with the achievements of the Youth Brass Band and said: “It has been a pleasure to accompany the young people and enjoy the whole day with them – what an exceptional group of young people they really are Playing brass at such a young age is extraordinary enough, but Redhills, along with our partners, rejoices in the maturity and willingness to take advantage of all the opportunities the Redhills Youth Brass Band project has offered us outside of the Gala Theater in Durham and now they’ve met, rehearsed and performed at Sage Gateshead – we couldn’t be prouder of them”.
Marching bands play a central role in the Redhills heritage. As part of Redhills’ redevelopment and restoration, and true to our motto “The past we inherit, the future we build”, Redhills is committed to providing young people in County Durham communities with opportunities that celebrate the coalfield culture for which we are proud have So many years. The Redhills Youth Brass Band was the first step in Redhills Durham Miners Hall’s renewed community activity plan ahead of the Miners Hall’s reopening to the public in 2024.
