Towcester Studio
History
At the turn of the century, Ada and Charlotte Phipps, daughters of the Towcester brewery owner in Northamptonshire, built and equipped ‘The Studio’, a club where young men could pursue art, woodcarving, sport and other activities. In 1910 Charlotte acquired a set of brass instruments and thus Towcester Studio Band was born. The studio closed in 1919 but the band continued under William J. Bell.
During the 1939-1945 War, the instruments were loaned to RAF Silverstone for use by the Station Band. In 1947, William Bell reformed the band which regained full strength in1949. Thanks to sound financial
management in 1958, the band was able to move into its own custom built band room.
The Band has previously competed in the National Finals in 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall (2nd Section) and in 2001 at Preston where we achieved a 3rd place, again in the 2nd Section.
Towcester Studio Band are currently under the baton of Neil Brownless who returned to the Band for his second spell as MD after graduating from Cardiff University with a Masters Degree in Conducting.
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