Fulham Brass has announced that their musical partnership with MD Sam Hairsine has come to an end.

Having joined in the summer of 2023, he led the band to a brace of appearances at the London & Southern Counties Regional Championships, Wychavon and Whit Friday contests, as well as numerous concerts and community engagements.

Fantastic bunch

Speaking about his Time with the band he told 4BR: "Fulham are a fantastic bunch of people. It's a brilliantly run band that has massive potential and I've loved my time as their MD.

It's really unfortunate that our Area contest next year falls on the same day as two of the Mountbatten Festival of Music performances that I'm conducting with the Royal Marines, but it gives an opportunity for someone else to take the reins and take the band onwards and upwards."

He added: "I'm very grateful to Fulham for our time together and wish them all the very best for the future."

Whilst we are sad to lose Sam, we prefer to focus on how fortunate we've been in making music with him for the past two and a half years, and we wish him well in all his future endeavoursFulham Brass

Immense thanks

In response, Band Chairperson, Joel Newsome-Hubbard added: "Everyone would like to place on record our immense thanks to Sam. He is both an excellent musician and a consummate professional, and under his enjoyable direction the band has thrived musically and organisationally.

Whilst we are sad to lose Sam, we prefer to focus on how fortunate we've been in making music with him for the past two and a half years, and we wish him well in all his future endeavours."

4BR was informed that the process of appointing a new MD is now underway,