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Hammonds ready for Bantam of the Opera

The Hammonds Band will be featured live on Radio 2 this Friday with their performance alongside Bantam of the Opera on the Jeremy Vine Show.

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  Hammonds will part of the live broadcast on Radio 2

Tuesday, 08 April 2025

        

This Friday, April 11th, the Hammonds Band will be joining the renowned 'Bantam of the Opera' performance group for a live broadcast on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine Show.

It will form part of the 'Radio 2 Loves Brass' series which will be broadcast over the coming weeks.

Fantastic spotlight

A band spokesperson told 4BR: "We couldn't be prouder and are really looking forward to representing the banding movement for what promises to be he start of a fantastic spotlight on brass bands.

We will be performing a special arrangement written for the to perform together — so tune in and all will be revealed on Friday at noon."

        

TAGS: Hammonds Saltaire

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