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Last Night of the Proms Concert at Huish There are only 2 days to go until Phoenix will be taking to the stage at Huish Episcopi School for the annual "Last Night of the Proms" concert or... Read More

Great Day at Dillington House Phoenix Brass were invited to take part in the Dillington House Open day on Sunday afternoon, nr Ilminster. This was the first time that the band have performe... Read More

Victorious at Exmouth The hard work at rehearsals over the past few weeks paid off yesterday as Phoenix took to the stage at the annual Exmouth Brass Band Entertainment Contest. The contest is a... Read More

Looking Forward to the Weekend This weekend sees Phoenix playing on both Saturday and Sunday at different events, making this our busiest one of the summer. On Saturday the band are taking part in ... Read More

Copper Bottomed Timpani for Sale - SOLD Following our move to a new band room we have a pair of old copper bottomed timpani that now need a new home. These timps are quite old but are still usa... Read More

New Band Room at Severalls Hall For several years, we have been in discussions with Crewkerne Town Council to find a new rehearsal room we could call our own. Earlier this year, the town council... Read More

Solo Euphonium, John Woods, was this week featured in the British Bandsman magazine discussing exactly how an organisation that works with disabled and disadvantaged people throughout the UK ha... Read More

A very wet Sunday in Weston-Super-Mare but a great result for the band, coming 3rd in the second section yesterday. The band played Gilbert Vinter's Triumphant Rhapsody, a great yet testing... Read More

For the past couple of months we have been busily preparing ourselves for our annual trip to the Weston Super Mare brass band contest. This contest brings a fresh challenge for the band. Weston offer... Read More

The Torquay Area contest once again proved to be a very enjoyable day for the band. With an early start for a rehearsal at 8.45 we met at a Torquay hotel. I am sure the guests will hav... Read More

3-Mar-2009 Cracking piece, cracking playing, but New World Sketches did catch a few out. Not Oldham (Lees) though who delivered a performance that Barack Obama would have been proud. The first ... Read More

Below is some information about the two adjudicators who will be judging the bands at the West of England Regionals on Saturday. Nigel Boddice MBE, Hon. A.R.A.M . For his musical input and wo... Read More

Below are the programme notes Dan Price wrote about New World Sketches, the 2009 second section test piece for the Regionals. New World Sketches is a descriptive journey through the landscapes a... Read More

With only a few days to go until the South West Regional Brass Band competition in Torquay the band are rehearsing hard. The test piece 'New World Sketches by Dan Price' has proved very enjoy... Read More

On Tuesday evening, Phoenix were invited to play at Castle School in Taunton by the pupils of 10G1 form in aid of the SoapBox Trust who raise money for projects in Africa. Castle School have been... Read More