Under the spotlight: Granite City Brass
Friday 18 November 2016
Granite City Brass and Musical Director, Bruce Wallace.
GRANITE City Brass is the latest band to go under the spotlight ahead of the 2016 Band Supplies Scottish Challenge.
The Aberdeen band is conducted by Bruce Wallace and will be looking to make a big impression when it takes to the stage in the Grand Hall on Saturday, Novemebr 19.
Principal players
History
The band was formed in 1850 as the Stoneywood and Auchmill Union Band and comprised members of several local paper mills. By the end of WWII the band’s name had been changed to Stoneywood Silver Band, then became UDI Brass in the early 1980s after being sponsored by local offshore company UDI. That period was a successful time for the band, with many years in the championship section.
In 1997 the band merged with the then declining Aberdeen City Band and was rebranded as Granite City Brass when UDI was bought over in 2004.
GCB has enjoyed many contest successes over the past few years including becoming Scottish first section champions in 2014 and podium finishes at the Fife Charities, Northern Counties and Scottish Challenge Shield contests.
