The Victorian State Youth Brass Band are a group of individuals with a strong passion for music. This passion takes them to many places and keeps them off the streets.
Europe Tour 2011
VSYBB marching through
Disneyland Paris
From the 27th June to the 17th July, 2011, 31 members of the band embarked on a memorial tour across Europe. From Brussels to Bregenz and London to Lech, the band showed off their talents throughout Europe.
Some members pose
in front of the memorial
at Menin Gate
They were immersed in the culture and lifestyle of the many different countries that the band had visited. They also experienced performing in some of the world’s most amazing concert halls, venues and regions.
One of the most memorable places the band visited was Menin Gate in Belgium, a memorial to Allied soldiers lost during the First World War.
Llew's Brass Band Page
One of our members, Llewellyn, has made a wonderful page recounting the history of brass banding and has links to many YouTube videos. It also provides a nice explanation of the different instruments available to be played.
The page can be seen on Llew's personal web page.