Consett Junior Brass Band
Consett Junior Brass are all Year 6 pupils at Consett Junior School under the direction of Rebecca Waters, brass player herself and Deputy head. The children began playing in Year 3 when they were between 7 and 8 years old and were the last group taught by David Jackson. Because of the Covid pandemic they were unable to play again until September 2021 but, because of their own determination, they have really made up for lost time by practising before school, at break times, at lunch and after school.
Obviously the children love playing in the band but it has also given them a support network to enable them to cope with the difficulties they have faced during Covid. The music they produce is really excellent and they are a credit to themselves, their families and the school.
The sound of Brass band music hung in the air in Blackhill Park last Friday (15th July) as Consett Junior Brass played in memory of their much-loved music teacher, David Jackson. The event opened a series of concerts in the park as part of Durham Brass Festival, with concerts by Consett Brass and White River Brass following on Friday and Saturday.
A plaque and commemorative bench to Mr. Jackson was also unveiled, at a site appropriately near the bandstand where he conducted so many concerts over the years.
Mr. Jackson was a former bandmaster of the Consett Salvation Army Band, the oldest in the world, before setting up Consett Junior Brass in 1973, and then Consett Brass.
A plaque and commemorative bench to Mr. Jackson was also unveiled, at a site appropriately near the bandstand where he conducted so many concerts over the years.
Mr. Jackson was a former bandmaster of the Consett Salvation Army Band, the oldest in the world, before setting up Consett Junior Brass in 1973, and then Consett Brass.