Youth Brass Band is our senior brass band, aimed at pupils who are grade 5 and above. The award winning band is one of the longest established youth bands in Wales and it currently has 33 members. They rehearse on Wednesday evenings at Ysgol Glantaf.
The band has toured extensively over Europe and was awarded a gold medal at the 2016 European Youth Brass Band Festival held in Lille, France. More recent competition successes include those in the annual Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, held at various locations across the UK. The band has a busy schedule and often performs in multiple prestigious venues across Wales and England. It has appeared on TV several times, most recently a broadcast from the Senedd in Cardiff. The band are touring North Wales in the Spring of 2025.
Please see below for their full timetable for 2024-25.
| Rehearsal Sessions: | Day of the Week | Proposed Date | Times (from – to) | Rehearsal or Concert Venue Details |
| Rehearsal 1 | Wednesday | 18th September | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 2 | Wednesday | 25th Sept | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 3 | Wednesday | 2nd Oct | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 4 | Wednesday | 9th Oct | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 5 | Wednesday | 16th Oct | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 6 | Wednesday | 23rd Oct | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 7 | Wednesday | 6th Nov | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 8 | Wednesday | 13th Nov | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 9 | Wednesday | 20th Nov | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 10 | Wednesday | 27th Nov | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 11 | Wednesday | 4th Dec | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 12 | Wednesday | 8th Jan | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 13 | Wednesday | 15th Jan | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 14 | Thursday | 22nd Jan | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 15 | Friday | 29th Jan | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 16 | Wednesday | 5th Feb | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 17 | Wednesday | 12th Feb | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 18 | Wednesday | 19th Feb | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 19 | Wednesday | 5th March | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 20 | Wednesday | 12th March | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 21 | Wednesday | 19th March | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 22 | Wednesday | 26th March | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 23 | Wednesday | 2nd April | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 24 | Wednesday | 9th April | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 25 | Wednesday | 7th May | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 26 | Wednesday | 14th May | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 27 | Wednesday | 21st May | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 28 | Wednesday | 4th June | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 29 | Wednesday | 11th June | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 30 | Wednesday | 18th June | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 31 | Wednesday | 25th June | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Rehearsal 32 | Thursday | 2nd July | 6.30 – 8.30pm | Glantaf |
| Concert 1 | Saturday | 7th December 2024 | Morning Concert – WHS Dutch Barn | |
| Concert 2 | Spring Festival Concert (tbc) | To Be confirmed | ||
| Concert 3 | Wednesday | 2nd July 2025 | Barry Memo Summer Festival Concert – Brass & Percussion Ensembles at 6.30pm | |
| Tour | April 12th – 15th 2025 | Mini Concert Tour North Wales | ||
Conductor Biography
Charles Maynard is the conductor of Youth Brass Band. Originally from Manchester, he was awarded a scholarship in sixth form to study trombone at the Royal Northern College of Music, followed by a graduate course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in composition, then a postgraduate year at the Royal Academy of Music. Charles studied conducting with Malcolm Binney and Sir Simon Rattle as well as postgraduate composition with Dr Paul Patterson and Sir Michael Tippett.
Charles has worked for the music service since 1992 and is now Head of Brass and a creative lead tutor. He has been the conductor of YBB since 2011.