Bactiguard Wire Brass

Bactiguard Wire Brass is a championship section Brass Band based in Warrington, Cheshire.

History

The band was formed in September 2001 as Wire Brass and achieved Championship Section status within 5 years, in 2006, after coming second in the national 1st section championship. [cite news |title=National Championship (1st section) |url=http://www.brassbandworld.com/results.php?year=2006&contest_id=30 |work=Brass Band World |date=2006-09-24 |accessdate=2008-01-27 ] The name was then changed to Bactiguard Wire Brass after a sponsorship deal. [cite web |url=http://wire-brass.brasstoff.com/History.htm |title=The Bactiguard Wire Brass Story |accessdate=2008-01-27 |last=Andrews |first=Paul |work=Bactiguard Wire Brass]

Musical direction

Paul Andrews is the Musical Director of the band, and the band has recently appointed Adrian "Benny" Morris, bass trombone with the Halle Orchestra, as its associate conductor. [cite news |title= Wire connects with new associate |url=http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=5075 |work=4barsrest.com |date=2007-02-20 |accessdate=2007-06-23 ]

References

External links

* [http://wire-brass.brasstoff.com Official site]
* [http://www.brassbandworld.com/results_filter.php Results at "Brass Band World"]