Worried about childhood obesity? Need to get your kids off the sofa and away from the TV or video games? Or perhaps you just want them to learn new skills? World-wide research shows the benefits of music on youth, social and community development, benefits you and your family can experience thanks to the Willoughby Band organisation.

The Willoughby Band organisation consists of one of Australia’s premier A-Grade brass bands, with a reputation for high quality performance and the promotion of young talent, an award winning youth brass band and a newly formed youth concert band.

Conducted by Steve Hillinger, Director of Ensembles at North Sydney Girls High School and Conductor of the Sydney Youth Orchestra, the Willoughby Youth Concert Band is looking for enthusiastic woodwind, brass and percussion players aged between 13 and 25 to join the ranks.

“I was really pleased with the turn out for our first rehearsal on 9 May. There were 17 players as the first baton dropped, which is a great start, but to get things really swinging we’d love to see a few more clarinet, flute and percussion players and we really need a baritone sax player to fill out the bottom end of the band” said Steve.

Interested players should be AMEB grade 4 standard and available for rehearsals at the Joe Ciantar Rehearsal Room, Mcintosh Street, Chatswood on Wednesday evenings between 6.30pm and 8.30pm.

For more information contact:

Eddie Evans (President) Tel: 02 9958 0230

Lindsay Snell (Marketing & PR Manager) Tel: 0431 145 094