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Type
Intermediate Wind Band
Level
Post-primary
Entry requirements
- Suitable for Primary and Post-Primary pupils with one year's playing experience
- Membership of this ensemble costs £59 per annum (£53 for each additional child) for the academic year 2026/27. Those families in receipt of Free School Meals will receive a 70% remission and the cost will therefore be £17.60 (£15 for each additional child)
Contact Details
musicservice.omagh@eani.org.uk
Music Centre
Derry Office
The Derry Wind Band is open to all pupils who play wind, brass, and percussion instruments with 1 year's playing experience
Weekly rehearsals take place after school on Wednesdays, 4.15pm-5.15pm in St Columb's College.
Repertoire is varied and challenging and from many different styles and genres; from well-known baroque and classical masterpieces right through to popular music from the stage and screen. There is also a dedicated focus on jazz repertoire for every programme, providing the opportunity for improvisation on a weekly basis.
The DWB perform in three concerts per year; one around Christmas and again at the end of the Spring term in St Mary's College and Millennium Forum respectively, and as part of the Derry Jazz Festival each May Bank Holiday weekend.
Rehearsal Dates 2026/27
Wednesdays
September: 9, 16, 23, 30
October: 7, 14, 21
November: 4, 11, 18, 25
December: (concert)
January: 6, 13, 20, 27
February: 3, 17, 24
March: 3, 10, 16 (concert)
Previous events for this group
In 2025/26 we were involved with
Pupils
21802
Ensembles
54
Schools
638
Tutors