About us...

Welcome to the home page of the West Midlands Concert Band. We are a group of about 50 musicians who rehearse weekly on Thursday evenings (7:30-9:30) in Wolverhampton. We perform around 15 concerts every year at local fetes, concert halls, churches and band stands.  Click here to see where you can hear us next. We're always on the lookout for new members. Click here if you're interested in joining.

We were formed from a group of players who were previously with the Wolverhampton Community Concert Band which used to rehearse at Highfields School in Wolverhampton under the baton of David Gray. That band ceased to exist following the withdrawal of funding by the Adult Education Service in September 1992. We then moved our rehearsal venue to Darlington Street Methodist Church hall and later acquired a new  musical director , Derek Craft. 

We stayed at Darlington Street until November 1999 when we re-located to The Newhampton Centre in Wolverhampton and we currently rehearse at St Bartholomew's Church Hall, Church Hill, Penn. We have entered the National Concert Band Festival twice, achieving a Bronze the first time under the baton of Stuart Mallen and a Silver the second time with Craig Sproston at the helm. Click here to hear the band.
Our current Musical Director, Dougie Graham, comes with a wealth of experience with the Royal Marines Band, and for the last 10 years, as the Bandmaster for both the Band in Scotland and more recently as the Bandmaster of the Royal Marines Band based in Portsmouth. Sadly Dougie will be leaving us this summer but we are pleased to welcome James Wykes who will be taking up the baton in August.