Sellers International Band

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The Sellers International Band is a brass band from Chapel Hill in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in the UK, sometimes known as the Sellers Engineering Band.

1 History
2 Personnel
3 Youth Band
4 External links
- 4.1 Audio clips
- 4.2 Video clips

[edit] History

It was formed in January 1986 by Phillip McCann as Huddersfield Tecol Band. It changed to Sellers College Brass in November 1987, then the Sellers Engineering Band.

Sellers went all Pe'Tong in late 2007 when Mr Armitage, band sponsor from Sellers International decided to withdraw the sponsorship. In all honesty, he did this in early 2007 but failed to mention it to anyone. This was obviously a winning decision with all involved and many a kind word has since been uttered in the bands new home, 'The Rat'.

Sellers is now in the process of becoming the world's best-equipped youth band.

The last concert was on 26 January 2008. RIP Sellers Band

[edit] Personnel

The band has within its ranks one of the best and most respected players in the brass band movement, David Root on Eb Tenor Horn, whose playing has brought him admiration from fans and supporters all over the world, as far away as Chad in Africa. David's latest solo CD where he is accompanied by the band features many popular Tenor Horn solos including Solo Seconda and Born Free (with standard top C split). It has made recordings with the Huddersfield Choral Society.

[edit] Youth Band

The youth band was formed when a lottery grant meant that David Armitage had a surplus of instruments to form a new band. It has gone from strength to strength. In 2008, they came 3rd at Blackpool entertainment festival and later that year, they came 3rd in the youth championships. The band's principal cornet also plays with Grimethorpe band! The band are always on the hunt for new players - information can be found on the bands homepage. (See below)