Hannaford Street Silver Band was the recipient of this year’s North American Brass Band Association President’s Award, in recognition of the organization’s dedication to excellence in brass banding. The honour was presented at this year’s North American Brass Band Championships, held on April 5/6 in Huntsville, Alabama. This recognition not only celebrates[…]
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In 2021 HSSB Artistic Director David Pell and Canadian Diva Measha Brueggergosman-Lee set out to commission a musically innovative new song-cycle for soprano, brass ensemble, and rhythm section that would shine a light on contemporary and perennial gender issues. A tall order, but Measha’s friendship with Margaret Atwood provided the text in the form of new poems and Toronto’s[…]