Rayleigh Brass
An innovative brass band based in Essex, UK
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Rayleigh Brass are turning up the volume and diving headfirst into the world of rock music with ICONS2 — celebrating the legends, the anthems, and the unforgettable sounds that shaped generations. From thunderous riffs to powerful ballads, this is brass banding with a serious edge!
From the intricacies of Brian Wilson's Beach Boys melodies via the pomp and majesty of prog rock, to artists of the 21st century, this… is ICONS2 with Rayleigh Brass!”
To purchase tickets, just point your ‘phone’s camera at the QR code on the poster or follow this link and it’ll take you straight to our online booking facility (note, booking fees do apply). To reserve tickets, you can talk to a real human who won’t charge booking fees, ‘phone 07939 228052.
17th August 2025
Our first Bandamonium was a total blast. From the ‘rock’ concert on Friday, through Saturday’s tour and massed event, and finishing with some brassy hymns and the pleasure of sitting in with the Hatherleigh Silver Band training band, we loved it! Oh, the cider was pretty damned good too!
Huge thanks to all involved in organising the event, and to The Ashbury Golf Resort for our fabulous accommodation.
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Please see our engagements page for details of future concerts.
Find out more about our musical director, Bob Bearman, by viewing his new profile page
The band has been established in South Essex for over one hundred years and at the moment has almost full membership. We play a varied programme to a high standard and have a reputation for a progressive and changing repertoire of music. We play mainly concerts but also perform at fetes and other functions.
The band is able to deliver high quality and entertaining concert programmes at the same time as maintaining a very friendly and inclusive atmosphere. We do not enter contests like many bands, but seek instead to broaden the appeal of the band beyond the traditional brass band image, playing a wide and challenging repertoire, at the same time trying to relate to our audience.
Rayleigh Brass acknowledges its role in the community, and has raised funds in the past for BBC Children in Need and local charities, and is always willing to consider appearing at charity fund-raising events. In the weeks preceding Christmas the band fields several groups each day at locations throughout southern Essex, playing carols for shoppers and at social functions in order to raise funds to donate to local charities.
Further from home, the band has played on several occasions in Ypres, Belgium, culminating in a moving experience for the band and audience when they performed at the remembrance service at the famous Menin Gate - the monument to the many thousands who lost their lives in the First World War at Flanders Fields.
We rehearse on a Thursday evening at Battlesbridge Free Church. Please contact Kevin Hall on 01245 323441 or info@rayleighbrass.com if you are interested in joining the band or would like further information.
Rayleigh Brass playing under the Vulcan bomber at Southend airport.
We are proud to support remembrance day and play every year at the Burnham-on-Crouch Annual Service of Remembrance.
The band at its first post-lockdown performance at Priory Park in Southend.
Watch our lockdown recordings on YouTube
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