A huge congratulations to Daniel Saunders (Year 13) and Hannah Wilson (Year 12) who have been selected for the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Brass Band for 2024.
Daniel has been selected for the main band as Solo Tenor Horn and Hannah as a percussionist for the development band. This year’s NSSBB course will take place in Nelson in October.
Starting in 2001 the National Secondary Schools’ Brass Band is an annual training course for brass and percussion musicians who attend New Zealand secondary schools. Players are selected for the band annually by audition. During the training course, players rehearsal as a full brass as well as dividing into sectionals where they are mentored and trained by champion adult players. The Band then performs concerts in the local community to not only entertain but to put their improved performance skills to the test. The players then give back to their community bands and schools by sharing the knowledge and experience they have gained.