What’s the Brass Winter Workshop all about?

The Holroyd Brass Winter Workshop gives selected skilled young brass and percussion
players the opportunity to play with an exclusive brass ensemble, without strings and
woodwinds! Many of Australia’s leading musicians have emerged from the Brass Band
movement in Australia, where high level technical skill and musicality are encouraged and
developed. The Winter Workshop weekend will be a mix of full band rehearsals and tutorials
with professional brass and percussion tutors, supported by experienced players from the A Grade Holroyd Brass Band. The ensemble will be directed by Dale Vail, current Musical Director
of Holroyd Brass Band. www.dalevail.com/bio

Friday 3rd July: 5pm – 8:30pm Welcome evening and band jam (Holroyd Band Room)
Saturday 4th July: 9am – 4pm Band rehearsals and tutorials (King’s School)
Sunday 5th July: 9am – 4pm Band rehearsals with 3pm performance
for family/friends (King’s School)

Participants will be required to bring their own food/drinks daily for workshop.
Workshop fee: $100.00 (50% deposit required on acceptance)

Am I eligible for the workshop?

The workshop is open to players (by audition) up to and including age 18, who play any brass
instrument (orchestral, concert band or brass band instruments) and players of any percussion
instruments, with a minimum standard of AMEB Grade 4 or equivalent.

HOW TO APPLY:

Step 1: Complete your video audition following the process below
Step 2: Complete the Google document Application form,
including the link to your video audition.
Link to application form:

https://tinyurl.com/HolroydYWW

STEP 1: YOUR VIDEO AUDITION
Audition should be recorded in one take and show the following:

BRASS PLAYERS:

• State your first and last name, and age.
• Perform 1 major scale & arpeggio, and 1 minor scale & arpeggio, demonstrating your
  current standard of playing
• 1 to 2 minutes of playing, demonstrating your current standard. This may be one piece or excerpts from more than one piece. Accompaniment is not required.

Percussion Players:

• State your first and last name, and age.
• Perform a short solo piece/s, demonstrating your current standard, on any
  instruments that you wish to perform on. Video should be no longer than 3 minutes in duration.
  

Please save the video to a Google Drive

STEP 2: COMPLETE THE GOOGLE APPLICATION FORM.
Link to Application form:

https://tinyurl.com/HolroydYWW

Complete all details requested in the Application Form, including the link to your
audition file, ensuring the access setting is “Anyone with the link” or granting restricted permission to cityofholroydbrassband@gmail.com

Please include details of the scales, arpeggios and pieces played in the Application Form and remember to grant consent for the video to viewed by the Workshop Administrators. Videos will be held on file up to the start of the workshop, to assist with assessing player standards and allocation of parts, then deleted.

You may also send the link directly to cityofholroydbrassband@gmail.com if
preferred but please ensure the email includes the applicant’s name and that the
Google document Application form has also been completed.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Applications and auditions are required to be submitted by Friday 24th April 2026.
Successful applicants will be notified in early Term 2 and will receive workshop consent forms to be completed and returned with 50% deposit.

ANY QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions regarding the workshop or application process, please
email: cityofholroydbrassband@gmail.com

www.holroydbrass.com.au

The time is here (maybe slightly early…) but we wanted to beat the rush and begin our celebrations! Bring your family and friends along for a wonderful afternoon filled with classic Christmas tunes to begin the festive season!

3:00pm Sunday 30th November 2025 

Merrylands RSL, Miller Street, Merrylands

Purchase Tickets Here:

Tickets: https://tix.yt/XhY

www.stickytickets.com.au

Adults $30

Concesssion $15

Children free

Holroyd Brass Band is delighted to host an exclusive masterclass with tuba specialist Scott Frankcombe – one of Australia’s finest low brass performers and educators!

 Date: 10th of June 2025
 Location: 155 Burnett St Mays Hill 2145
Time: 7pm

Whether you’re a student, teacher, or just love the tuba, don’t miss this chance to learn from a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience across orchestras, brass bands, jazz, and solo performance.

Reserve your seats now! 

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If you would like to perform as part of this masterclass, please express your interest by clicking here.

Presented by Holroyd Brass Band, Musical Director: Dale Vail
Featuring Guest Soloist: Greg van der Struik, Principal Trombone, Opera Australia Orchestra

Join The Holroyd Brass Band for an evening of captivating musical storytelling in Rhapsody — a concert that brings vivid tales to life through powerful and expressive music. The program features the dazzling “Rhapsody for Trombone” by Gordon Langford, showcasing the virtuosic talents of guest soloist Greg van der Struik, principal trombonist of the Opera Australia Orchestra. Experience the rich, exotic colours of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, a symphonic movement inspired by the timeless tales of One Thousand and One Nights, and delight in the whimsical charm of excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. From sweeping drama to magical fantasy, this is a concert that promises to stir the imagination and move the soul.

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