Ellesmere Port Concert Brass
Established 1870
Welcome and many thanks for visiting our web page!
We are a traditional brass band which strives to provide quality entertainment for the general public by playing concert music rather than entering contests.
Ellesmere Port Concert Brass (EPCB) is a registered charity raising funds from a number of sources. Fortunately we have received sponsorship over the years from several local employers, for which we are extremely grateful. We ask for a small subscription from members, but payment for playing concerts is by far our biggest income generator.
In the main we play in the Wirral and Merseyside area with excursions into rural Cheshire. We meet weekly on a Thursday evening for practice at Capenhurst village hall (Ellesmere Port)
Please navigate the site to find out more about us including our long and proud history as a brass band and also our up to date Events Diary.
Our Second Summer Park Concert - Ashton Park
On another hot sunny summer afternoon we played our second park engagement for 2017 in Ashton Park, West Kirby. The audience were settled with drinks and ice creams around the marquee that gave us welcome shelter from the heat of the sun.
Just click on the video above to see short extracts from the concert. The pieces featured are, Ferry 'cross the Mersey, Ammerland, Lamgstrump Samba, L.O.V.E. Pirates of the Caribbean, Ballad for Benny and Themes of 007.
You can see more images from this event by following the link: Ashton Park 2017.
Our first job of the day was to help Sustrans to recreate the popular early 1900s century Bike Carnivals of Ellesmere Port, with a decorated musical bike ride to the National Waterways Museum and a free day of bike activities at the Bikes and Boats Festival. We didn't do anything too strenuous, just provide the music while they assembled on the concourse behind Ellesmere Port's Civic Hall ready to set off.
You can see more images from this event by following this link: Sustrans Bike Carnival
Charity Number: 516889
Our Next Event
We have finished our formal engagements for this summer and the Events List has now been updated with our first lot of Christmas bookings. As usual we will be making a number of appearances at Marks and Spencer's in Cheshire Oaks. You can come along there, do your Christmas shopping and request your favourite carols.
Vacancies
We welcome all players of whatever ability...you are encouraged to come along and join us for our Thursday evening practice and hopefully become a member of our band.
Currently we have vacancies for a drummer, Bb Bass and Trombone, and, of course, there's always room for more cornets - both on our back and front rows.
If you don't own your own instrument we can provide one for you.
We look forward to seeing you...soon just follow this link to get directions.
Our Sponsors
We are grateful to the companies listed below for the support they have given to the band:-
CF Fertilisers UK Limited
Ince, Chester
CH2 4LB
Satnav: CH2 4NU
Urenco UK Limited
Capenhurst,
CH1 6ER
Please click on the logos to find out more information.