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The Hammonds Band, formerly also known as Hammonds Saltaire, YBS Band, Yorkshire Building Society Band, and Hammonds Sauce Works Band is a brass band originating from Yorkshire.
History
editThe name of the band has often changed as sponsorship changed. The band was formed in 1855 under the name of Saltaire Band created by the mill owner Titus Salt. In 1946 the band was named Hammonds Sauce Band who came under the sponsorship of Hammonds Sauce Works in Shipley. They remained with this name for many years until Hammonds Sauce Works itself folded.[1] In the early nineties Yorkshire Building Society started sponsoring the band and the name changed into Yorkshire Building Society Band. In 2004, however, the sponsorship ended and the band changed its name to YBS Band.[2] There was a growing mood to change the name, and therefore the name was changed in January 2009 into "Hammonds Saltaire Band". In 2021, the band decided to rebrand their name as Hammonds Band due to no longer being associated with Saltaire anymore. The band now resides in Huddersfield.
Honours
editMany prizes have been won by the band including:
- European Brass Band Championships. Winner in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004
Partial discography
edit| Year | Album | Conductor |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Elton John in Brass | Nicholas J. Childs |
| 1995 | That's a Plenty | Nicholas J. Childs & Manfred Obrecht |
| 1996 | Introduction | David King |
| 1996 | Essays for Brass Volume 1 | David King |
| 1997 | Cry of the Celts | David King |
| 1998 | Essays for Brass Volume 2 | David King |
| 1999 | Vitae Lux | David King |
| 2001 | Essays for Brass Volume 3 | David King |
| 2001 | Voice of the Tenor Horn (Sheona White) | David King |
| 2002 | Windows of the World | David King |
| 2002 | Hymn of the Highlands | David King |
| 2003 | Bourgeois in Brass | David King |
| 2003 | Simple Gifts | David King |
| 2004 | Music of the Spheres | David King |
| 2005 | Alpha & Omega | David King |
| 2005 | Festive Impressions | |
| 2011 | The Big Picture | David King |
| 2011 | Dawn of a New Age | Morgan Griffiths |
| 2012 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Morgan Griffiths |
| 2013 | Pursuing Horizons | Morgan Griffiths |
| 2022 | Scarborough Fayre | Morgan Griffiths |
References
edit- ^ ""Hammonds Saltaire Band History 1932-1946"". Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Hammonds Saltaire Band History 1993-2008" Archived 2011-03-13 at the Wayback Machine