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The Hastings Band is based in our own Bandroom….right across the Road from the Hastings cemetery and just along from the Hawkes Bay Hospital in Orchard Rd Hastings.

The Hastings Citizens Brass Band is similar to a standard British Brass Band averaging 20-30 players

Our main objective is to have fun performing quality, entertaining music within our local community.

The band's repertoire includes modern/popular music along with movie / TV theme music selections and some major works for contesting.

Hastings is situated in the temperate climate of the Hawkes Bay on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

Rehearsals

We rehearse on Wednesday nights from 7:30 - 9:30pm, February to December at the Hastings Bandrooms. For more information please email us at hastingscband@slingshot.co.nz or by standard post at PO Box 693, Hastings

Hastings Citizens Auxilliary Brass

Hastings Auxilliary Brass is a great band for beginner musicians of brass and percussion instruments. The band gives the opportunity for players to gain experience in a band environment and prepare them for moving on to the senior band.

The band performs around twice a year. The music that Hastings Auxilliary Brass performs covers a wide range of styles. Some of the music is especially written for beginner level bands, while other pieces are simplified arrangements of well known tunes. The band play marches, folk songs and TV and movie themes like the Flintstones, Men of Harlech and Harry Potter.

Would you like to learn an instrument and join the Hastings Auxilliary Brass?
Email us: hastingscband@slingshot.co.nz OR Write to us: PO Box 693, Hastings

Hastings Auxilliary Brass rehearses on Thursday nights, between 6pm and 7pm, at the Hastings Band rooms, Orchard Road, Hastings.

Instrument tuition is typically through Neville Stewart the School Itinerent Music Teacher at the Bandroom or through the schools.

Fees are $30 per year, which covers instrument, tuition and music.

Band members are required to have their own black trousers, black shoes, black socks and a white top.
When a player is good enough to perform as a member of the band, they are expected to make every effort to attend all rehearsals and playouts.

The Hastings Citizens Band are currently looking for a fun, energetic and enthusiastic musical director. If this sounds like you and you'd like to move to a great climate, beautiful landscape and friendly people then contact:

Raewyn Mercer
Hastings Citizens Band
PO Box 693
Hastings
Ph: +64 6 876 3231
hastingscband@slingshot.co.nz

We also have Vacancies for new players in the positions of Eb Bass, Baritone, Solo Cornet and Soprano cornet, but will fit in any keen player who wants to come to the Bay.

The Symphonic Festival at Lindisfarne in February
The concert in Cornwall Park in February (bi-annually)
The St Lukes Fair in Havelock North
The Anzac Parades at Dawn in Hastings and Havelock North mid morning in April
The Feilding Festival in June
The Central Districts contest in September
The Hastings Blossom Parade in September
An Afternoon at the Proms in September
Carols in Cornwall Park and carolling in town in the month of December

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The band has been supported by grants and sponsorship from the following organisations:

The Hastings District Council
Creative Communities Arts Funding Scheme NZ
The Eastern and Central Community Trust
The Hastings Building Society
The Southern Trust
Hutchinsons furnishers Hastings

Hawkes Bay people regularly buy fresh-from-the-field fruits and vegetables, eat locally made cheeses and artisan breads, savour seafood straight from the boat, enjoy handmade chocolates and ice-cream, prime quality meats, and drink award winning wines and beers produced on prime land of the Heretaunga Plains.
This legendary bounty comes from long sunshine hours, rich soils and a warm Mediterranean climate. It's one of New Zealand's top orcharding and meat-producing areas and was once dubbed the fruit bowl of New Zealand.
Nowadays grapes, olives, avocadoes, lavender, gourmet vegetables and herbs flourish as well on this productive patchwork.
Hastings boasts fine restaurants and good cafes.
Winery restaurant chefs match wines to local produce daily and successfully cater for thousands of visitors annually. Hastings City is a vibrant centre set against an elegant backdrop of Spanish Mission-style architecture.

Copyright 2008 Raewyn Mercer All Rights Reserved

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The Hastings Citizens' Brass Band
of New Zealand

Marching Hastings Blossom Parade
Sept 2008

Who are we? - A keen Band of Musicians of all aged from 8 to 70 who enjoy playing music together and entertaining the public.

We cater for all levels of experience with an auxiliary and a senior Band.

Rehearsal for the 'Proms' concert at the
Bandroom in Hastings
September 2008

Things To Do

The band has been supported by grants and sponsorship from the following organisations:

The Hastings District Council
Creative Communities Arts Funding Scheme NZ
The Eastern and Central Community Trust
The Hastings Building Society
The Southern Trust
Hutchinsons furnishers Hastings

Copyright 2008 Raewyn Mercer All Rights Reserved

The Hastings Citizens' Brass Bandof New Zealand

Marching Hastings Blossom Parade Sept 2008Who are we? - A keen Band of Musicians of all aged from 8 to 70 who enjoy playing music together and entertaining the public.