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*Latest Members Area Update: January 13th
2026 concert repertoire with videos added below


*Current repertoire list updated January 13th
All pads, other than music for 2026, should now be handed in. Click here for lists of music that should remain out. Again, please return your Christmas pads at the St Fagan's engagement

​Thank you everybody
*Latest Engagements Area Update: December 4th
​
Draft 2026 engagements and early 2027 dates added
​
Please ensure all updated 2026 / 2027 dates are correct and added to your diaries

​Up to date information is also available via Spond

​Engagements Diary
All current engagements are detailed www.lewismerthyrband.com/engagements

*Any dates in italic text are subject to confirmation
*If you cannot make any engagements or rehearsals, please let both Sam know in advance and update Spond
​
Pre-Contest Rehearsals
- Rehearsals the week before every contest are Monday, Wednesday & Friday evening
**Please note rehearsals the week before the Regional are different this year**

- Please keep these free, in addition to the contest dates themselves
- Sectional rehearsals are always welcomed and can be arranged at any time

Uniform
- Dress for all engagements is:

Walking Out Uniform
All black with white shirt, band tie & black softshell jackets

Stage Uniform
All black with white shirt, band bow tie & stage jacket

Uniform for percussion is all-black
*Please carry stage jackets in the uniform covers, available in the bandroom, at all times
*If you require any items of uniform, see David Griffiths


Sunday March 1st
​Hymns & Arias for St David's Day

Arrival & Access from 17:00
Doors Open 18:15
Performance 19:00
Close 21:00

Programme

​Sosban Fach [New]
Hymns & Arias
Calon Lan
Variations On A Welsh Theme*

Hymns & Arias
Aberfan
I Bob Un Sydd Fyddlon (Rachie)
Myfanwy 

Hymns & Arias
Legends of Cyfartha*

Sosban Fach [Wood]

Hymns & Arias
Delilah 
It’s Not Unusual
Cwm Rhondda

Hymns & Arias
Was Lebet*
Zulu
Yma O Hyd
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Picture

​Saturday March 14th
Welsh Regional Championships
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

Test-Piece: Variations On Was Lebet

Picture
Rehearsal
​12:30 to 13:30

Briton Ferry Bandroom
nr. Vernon Place & Regent St West
Briton Ferry
Neath Port Talbot
SA11 2PL

Directions:
goo.gl/maps/Xk9MbuooEzGJ1zs4A


The bandroom is located in Briton Ferry near the old Llansawel Primary School at Vernon Place. You can find it at the bottom of the lane whose entry is located near the meeting of Vernon Place and Regent St West, opposite the side gate of the old school building

*Please park on the main road - do not enter the lane to the bandroom itself*


2025 Contest Timings
12:45 Draw

15:00 Band Number 1 backstage
15:30 Band Number 1 commences. Total number of bands are detailed below
Brangwyn Hall, Guildhall Rd S, Swansea, SA1 4PE


Curry Timings
​18:00 Panshee, Swansea
29 Singleton St, Swansea SA1 3QN
pansheeswansea.online
Menu

pansheeswansea.online/menu

*Full 2026 timings will be added when confirmed*

Grading Table

2026 Grading Table

P*** & D*** 4 + 1 = 5
Tylorstown 4.5R + 2 = 6.5
Lewis Merthyr 6 + 3 = 9
Pontarddulais 4.5R + 4.5R = 9
Deiniolen 4.5P + 4.5P = 9​
Usk 4.5P + 6 = 10.5
Burry Port 7 + 5 = 12
Beaumaris 9DNC + 7 = 16​

2025 Results

1. P*** & D*** (Dewi Griffiths)*
2. Tylorstown (Robert Westacott)*
3. Lewis Merthyr (Craig Roberts)
4. Goodwick (Joshua Ruck)
5. Burry Port Town (Elliot Harrington)
6. Usk (Jamie Jones)
7. Beaumaris (Bari Gwilliam)
8. Abergavenny Borough (Lana Tingay)

* Qualify for National Final

Final 2025 Grading Table

​Goodwick 3 + 3 + 4 = 10 PROMOTED

P*** & D*** 6 + 4 + 1 = 11
Tylorstown 5R + 4.5R + 2 = 11.5
Lewis Merthyr 5 + 6 + 3 = 14
Usk 5P + 4.5P + 6 = 15.5
Beaumaris 2 + 9 + 7 = 18

Burry Port 7 + 7 + 5 = 19
Abergavenny 5P + 8 + 8 = 21 RELEGATED

​www.wrbbc.co.uk/grading-tables

Bank Holiday Monday May 4th
​"May The Fourth Be With You"
Star Wars Day Afternoon Family Concert
​St Elvan's

Imperial March
Dr Who*
Star Trek
Star Wars
Eve of the War
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
ET*
Red Dwarf
Mars Attacks
Duel of the Fates*
Mandalorian
Star Wars

Saturday May 9th
Mayor of RCT's Charity Concert
with Cwmbach Male Choir, Dare To Sing and SING! Prizewinners
Presenter: Roy Noble CBE
​​St Elvan's

Eisteddfod Set, less TNT

- Eventus
- Legends of Cyfartha
​- Was Lebet [Excerpt]
- Mr Sandman
- Homecoming (Excerpt)
​- Doctor Who

Picture

Sunday 17th May
Partnership Event
Jugendsinfonieorchester und Jugendblasorchester Ravensburg
St Elvan's

Eventus
TNT
​Mr Sandman
Homecoming [excerpt]
Doctor Who

Towers of Friendship [brass premiere]

Saturday June 27th
​"Time & Space - Time"
​Oriana Festival
​St Elvan's

Eventus
Doctor Who
Neanderthal | Also Sprach | Red Lady
Tundra
Men of Stone
Riverdance
The Pines of Rome | Margam Stones
Age of Saints | Canterbury Chorale
Vikings King Under The Mountain
​
Dolbadarn 1057 | 1282 Castles
1400 Owain Glyndwr | Agincourt (Henry V)
1485 Henry Tudor King of Wales 1536 | 1542 Pastime With Good Company
1641-42 British Civil War
Baroque - Toccata 
Classical - International 
1782 Slate | 1789 coal | iron industry Legends of Cyfartha
Romantic | 20th Century Paganini | Metropulence 

Saturday August 1st
"Time & Space"
​with Chris Marshall & Claire Jones
Bluestone, ​Pembrokeshire

A Day at the Movies

Sunday August 2nd
National Eisteddfod of Wales
Pembrokeshire

Eventus
TNT
​Mr Sandman
Homecoming [excerpt]
Doctor Who

​Saturday September 5th
Pontypridd Brass Band Festival​
www.facebook.com/PontyBB

Possible afternoon Wrong Trousers performance followed by an evening Time performance

September 7th to 14th
Estes Park International Tattoo
Colorado, USA
*optional tour band with members of City of Bristol, Jersey Premier and Colorado Brass*


Thursday October 22nd
Aberfan 60
​St Elvan's

Aberfan Requiem (Trott)
Aberfan (Wood)
​Aberfan (McGee) *Premiere

An Evening of Remembrance
with Cwmdare Voices & Pelenna Valley Male Choir
Thursday November 5th, 7:30pm
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/remembrance

Arrival - by 6:45pm please
Performance - 7:30pm
Close - 9:30pm
Parking  - in adjacent High Street Car Park or Crown Buildings Car Park (both free after 6:00pm)
Act I
Lewis Merthyr Band
- Summon the Heroes
- A Time For Peace
Town Church School Choir
Lewis Merthyr Band
​- Nightingale Dances
St John's School Choir
Lewis Merthyr Band
- Homecoming

​Cwmdare Voices Male Choir
- Big Band Tribute
- Peacemakers


Act II
Opening Fanfare - Intro: Standard of St George
DIRECTLY INTO I Vow To Thee My Country

DIRECTLY INTO Hymn to the Fallen [Torchbearers | Flags | Standards]
DIRECTLY INTO ​Hymn No. 79 – O God Our Help In Ages Past [Intro: Last 4 bars and 1 beat]

Opening Prayers | Reading
Nimrod
Exhortation - Last Post
Two Minutes Silence
Reveille - Kohima Epitaph
Blessing
Hymn No. 268 - Battle Hymn of the Republic [Intro written out at top]
DRUM ROLL - God Save The King [Hymn No 61]
DRUM ROLL - ​Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau [Intro written in at top]

FIVE PACE DRUM ROLL - March Off: Royal British Legion March

Festival of Remembrance TBC
with Treorchy Male Choir
​Friday November 7th, 7:30pm
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy

Arrival - by 6:45pm please
Performance - 7:30pm
Close - 9:30pm
Parking - in surrounding streets or Treorchy Library Car Park


​Act I
Treorchy Male Choir
Lewis Merthyr Band
- Summon the Heroes

- A Time For Peace
- Big Band Tribute
- Nightingale Dances
Selsig
One Voice Choir

Act II
Treorchy Male Choir
One Voice
Selsig
Lewis Merthyr Band
- British Legion March
- Abide With Me
- Last Post & Reveille
- God Save The King
​- Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau

Remembrance Sunday
Sunday November 8th

Bridgend Cenotaph (seated)

Seated Engagement
Arrive 10:00

Repertoire

- Hymns, as required, alternating with choir
Parade Arrives, then As Parade re-positions:
- Hymn: Abide With Me (No 29 - no intro - repeat as required)
Service

- Hymn: O God Our Help (No. 79 - 3 verses - Last 4 bars & 1 beat intro)
- Last Post & Reveille
Wreath Laying
​- Hymn For The Fallen

- Hymn: Cwm Rhondda (separate sheet - 3 verses - intro as marked)
National Anthems:
- God Save The Queen (Hymn No 61)
- Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (separate sheet)
Parade Departs

- Departure Music: Hymns, as required

Remembrance Sunday
Sunday November 9th

​Tonyrefail School, Gilfach Rd, Tonyrefail, Porth CF39 8HG
(Road March & Service)

Parade and Service
10:00 Meet Tonyrefail School
10:20 Form Up
10:30 Step Off
​

Route
Tonyrefail School to Trane Cemetery
9 minute march

Parking
Tonyrefail School
Marching Procedure

​
Verbal Instruction: "Parade - Quick March"
Step Off without playing - Bass Drum only plays 2 x 3 pace rolls

Band segue into March: Death or Glory

Music rounds out, Bass Drum continues "Left - Left - Left, Right, Left"
Bass Drum signal to resume - 2 x 3 pace rolls -
Band segue back into March: Death or Glory
Bass Drum signal to end - "Double Tap - Double Tap - Left, Right, Left"
STOP PLAYING BUT KEEP MARCHING
Bass Drum continues - "Left - Left - Left, Right, Left"
Keep Marching, wheel right into Trane Cemetary

Vocal signal to halt - brief pause then second vocal instruction to “Fall Out” and single bass drum double tap to fall out reposition to concert formation

Repertoire

March:
- Death or Glory
Service:
- Hymn: Abide With Me
(No. 29 - 3 verses - Last 4 bars intro)
- Last Post & Reveille
Wreath Laying:

*No Music Required*
National Anthems
- God Save The Queen
​- Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Departure Music:
- I Vow To Thee My Country

Sat December 12th
The Glory of Christmas
​with Mountain Ash Choral Society
​St Elvan's
​7:00pm

Arrival & Access throughout the day
Rehearsal with Choir 17:30
Doors Open 18:15
Performance 19:00
Close 21:00
​Parking at adjacent High Street Car Park or nearby Crown Buildings Car Park


​Sun 13th December 
The Snowman - Live!

​Two performances - 14:00 & 16:30
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley

Arrival & Access 12:00
Rehearsal 12:30 
Doors Open 13:15
Performance I 14:00
Close 15:00
BREAK
Doors Open 15:45
Performance II 16:30
Close 17:30
Parking at adjacent High Street Car Park or nearby Crown Buildings Car Park


Wed 16th December
Carols By Candlelight 
Heritage Park Hotel

Arrival & Access from 17:30
Doors Open 18:15
Performance 19:00
Close 21:15
​Parking On Site


2027

Saturday February 6th / 13th TBC
Welsh Open Championships
Riverfront, Newport TBC


Saturday March 13th TBC
Welsh Regional Championships
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea TBC


Saturday March 20th 2027 TBC
Brass & Voices
with Fron & Gwalia Male Choirs
​Brangwyn Hall, Swansea


Sunday March 21st 2027
Brass & Voices
with Fron Male Choir
​St Elvan's, Cynon Valley


Saturday June 19th 2027
Criccieth Arts Festival
​North Wales


August 1 TBC
National Eisteddfod of Wales

Tredegar Park, Casnewydd


Thursday December 16th
Carol Service
Coychurch Crematorium
Simonston Rd, Coychurch, Bridgend CF35 6AB

Arrival & Access from 17:45 
Doors Open 18:15
Performance 19:00
Close c.20:00
Parking On Site



Individual Practice Resources

Below are a few practice routines, free to download
​Warming Up
Straight Forward Warm Up Routine
File Size: 95 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


​Daily Practice Routine
Daily Practice Routine
File Size: 5300 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Six hymns with play along backing tracks

The music and backing tracks can be downloaded from:
Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10lPpTvh1J87tx0qBtmGYqyqjszuc0UF2?usp=sharing
Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/aha1hgz1iv0108z/AAAQoeVUPp4gfO5GeLymHpjja?dl=0


The accompaniment videos can be found in this YouTube playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiObarmr8IJ5gzv--FPIhlvD4eXBSrsJY

Backing tracks are also available (in both mp3 and WAV format) to play along with, or piano accompaniments for both Bb and Eb instruments are also included

Arban Cornet Method (Complete)
Click here to download free
​​
Recommended Exercises (page numbers below refer to the pages in the document, not the printed page numbers)
​
Pg 29 - No 47
Pg 30 - No 48
Pg 34 to 36 (single tonguing)
Pg 44 - No 38 (intervals)
Pg 47 to 49 (slurs)
Pg 50 (flexibilities)
Pg 67 (scales)
Pg 84 (chromatics)
Pg 99 (key signatures)
Pg 140 (triplets)
Pg 149 - No 45 & 46
Pg 150 & 155 (key signatures)
Pg 163 (triple tonguing)
Pg 183 (double tonguing)
Pg 293 onwards (studies & air varies)


Past Member Only Recordings

Saturday February 29th
Welsh Regional Championships
​Great Hall, Swansea University
Test Piece: Legacy

LMB live contest performance recording

2020 Results

1. BTM
2. Tylorstown
3. Deiniolen
4. Lewis Merthyr
​5. Parc & Dare
6. Pontarddulais
7. Newport
W Llanrug
www.wrbbc.co.uk/2020-results

Post-Contest 2021 Rankings

Tylorstown 3 + 5 + 2 = 10 PROMOTED
Deiniolen 4 + 4 + 3 = 11
BTM 6 + 7 + 1 = 14
Pontarddulais 5.5 + 3 + 6 = 14.5
Lewis Merthyr 5 + 6 + 4 = 15
Parc & Dare 5.5R + 6R + 5 = 16.5
Newport 5.5P + 6P + 7 = 18.5
Llanrug 8 + 9 + 8 = 25 RELEGATED
*Ebbw Valley relegated from Championship
*Markham and Taff Vale promoted from Second Section


Previous Recordings

Recordings of the band over the past few years can be found below
For video recordings of the band, visit the video section of the website here 
For the Brass & Voices of Wales disc, visit www.lewismerthyrband.com/cd 

The Brass & Voices of Wales album is also now available for download at www.lewismerthyrband.bandcamp.com
Additional videos are available on the band's YouTube channel here

GBBA 2019 Recordings


Band Cymru 2018 Recordings


Band Cymru 2016 Recordings

01_home_of_legends.m4a
File Size: 6528 kb
File Type: m4a
Download File

02_whirlwind.m4a
File Size: 5040 kb
File Type: m4a
Download File

03_abide_with_me.m4a
File Size: 4800 kb
File Type: m4a
Download File

*As a larger file, the fourth track Peacemakers must be accessed for download via the Dropbox folder here or can be played online by clicking on the image above
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