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The band maintains a busy contest and engagement schedule which includes regular bandstand performances at both&nbsp;regional and local venues, and seeks to work with&nbsp;its community in the Milton Keynes area by supporting organisations like Willen Hospice and the British Legion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1730459458241_431\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">We are an accomplished, Championship section brass band entertaining the local community by performing at public and private events and competing at the highest level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>We perform music at<\/summary>\n<p>weddings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>fetes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bandstands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>concerts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>parties<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>parades<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>festivals<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Our range of music includes:<\/summary>\n<p>pop classics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>film music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>musicals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>jazz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>swing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>traditional brass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>marches<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot2022-07-09at12.34.59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot2022-07-09at12.34.59.png 713w, https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot2022-07-09at12.34.59-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us Milton Keynes Brass&nbsp;(MK Brass) is acknowledged as one of the southern region\u2019s most active and popular&nbsp;bands. The band maintains a busy contest and engagement schedule which includes regular bandstand performances at both&nbsp;regional and local venues, and seeks to work with&nbsp;its community in the Milton Keynes area by supporting organisations like Willen Hospice and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/?page_id=285\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About us<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-285","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":541,"href":"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions\/541"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miltonkeynesbrass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}