2009 & Onwards

Since 2009, under the leadership of current Musical Director Morgan Griffiths, the band has undergone a significant rebuilding process and has re-established itself as one of the leading brass bands in the country. A key part of this renewed vision has been the band’s innovative partnership with renowned multi-instrumentalist Shri Sriram, combining brass band traditions with Indian classical and contemporary music. This collaboration led to a major performance of Shri’s work Just a Vibration at both the 2015 London Jazz Festival and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

Following the recording of Just a Vibration with Shri, the band featured on Cerys Matthews’ BBC Radio 6 Music show and the BBC Asian Network. The album was also included in British Airways’ in-flight entertainment selection.

On the contest stage, the band qualified for the National Finals in both 2022 and 2023, achieving podium finishes at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. They were crowned French Open Champions in 2023 and, most recently, secured 1st place at the Dr Martin ‘Wainstones Cup’ Competition in June 2025.

In December 2024, the band appeared live on BBC One’s Christmas Day service, broadcast from Halifax Minster.

The band remains committed to contemporary and boundary-pushing projects. In May 2025, they performed Holocene by Ailis Ní Ríain alongside the acclaimed London-based ensemble Onyx Brass. The performance, part of the Bradford Bicentennial 2025 celebrations and City of Culture programme, was broadcast live from Bradford Cathedral on BBC Radio 3. The band also made appearances on the BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine Show and BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, presented by Petroc Trelawny.