Triangle Youth Brass Band a national award-winning British style brass band located in Raleigh, North Carolina that was formed in 1997 as a youth component of the Triangle Brass Band. Under the direction of Jesse Rackley, Matt Edwards, and Robin Gorham. The Youth Band program serves nearly 100 high school-aged musicians in three separate bands, Triangle Youth J. Perry Watson Brass Band, the Triangle Youth Brass Band and the Triangle Youth Academy Brass Band. All three bands have done performances outside the triangle area, including tours to North American Brass Band Association championships. The three bands also perform locally and regionally as ambassadors of the British brass band tradition.
History
The Triangle Youth Brass Band was founded in 1997 as a youth component for the Triangle Brass Band. In its first year, the band only gave one performance. It was conducted by Matt Edwards, Stephen Lytle, John Enloe, and Randy Guptill. Guptill took over conducting the band until Tony Granados took over in 2001. Tony Granados continued to conduct the band until May 2013 when Jesse Rackley, the band's current director, took his place. In 2007, the organization split off into two bands, the Triangle Youth Brass Band, and the Triangle Youth Brass Ensemble, the former being the more prestigious of the two and following a stricter instrumentation. The Triangle Youth Brass Ensemble was renamed the Triangle Youth Academy Brass Band in November 2013 and was under the direction of Matt Edwards. In 2015 the Triangle Youth Brass Band Organization added a third band under the direction of Robin Gorham. The two existing bands were renamed. TYBB was renamed to the Triangle Youth J. Perry Watson Brass Band and TYABB was renamed to TYBB. The 3rd band assumed the name of the Triangle Youth Academy Brass Band. The Youth Band's mission is to provide an opportunity for the finest area high school brass and percussion players to supplement their wind band experience by performing in a British-style brass band and to raise the level of brass playing in the area. TYBB and TYABB follow the instrumentation centered on the British brass band tradition. The TYBB and TYABB instrumentation includes: B-flat and E-flat cornets, E-flat tenor horns, and B-flat baritone horns, as well as tenor trombones, bass trombones, euphoniums, B-flat and E-flat tubas, and percussion. The bands perform a variety of music including orchestral and band transcriptions, solo accompaniment, and original works created specifically for brass bands. Students also have the opportunity to perform chamber music.
National Competitive Awards
North American Brass Band Association Championships, Youth Division
2001 First Place, TYBB
2002 First Place, TYBB
2004 First Place, TYBB
2006 First Place, TYBB
2007 First Place, TYBB
2009 First Place, TYBB
North American Brass Band Association Championships, Youth Open Division
2007 First Place, TYBE
2008 First Place, TYBE
2009 First Place, TYBE
North American Brass band Association Championships, Solo and Ensemble
2002 First Place, Youth Percussion, Triangle Youth Percussion
2004 First Place, Youth Percussion, TYBB Percussion
2006 First Place, Youth Ensemble, Triangle Youth Brass Quintet
2006 First Place, Youth Percussion, Triangle Youth Percussion
2007 First Place, Youth Percussion, Triangle Youth Percussion
