Whitby Brass Band, 1963

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Unknown, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Members of the Whitby Brass Band posed in front of the Whitby Municipal Building at 405 Dundas Street West. The bandmaster was Stanley Redfearn.

Notes

Efforts to form a brass band in Whitby began in 1863. By 1866, the Whitby Brass Band was officially recognized for its contribution to the community in an article in the Whitby Chronicle (May 31, 1866).

The band was briefly associated with the 34th Ontario Regiment during the First World War before going on hiatus for the remainder of the decade. By the 1920s the band regrouped and was known as Whitby Citizens' Band.

The Second World War imposed another pause in the band's operations. In 1954, the band was reinstated, this time as the Whitby Police Band. During this time, the bandmaster, Eric Clarke, convinced Whitby Town Council to give the band an annual grant.

The band is still in existence.

Date of Original

November 11, 1963

Date Of Event

November 11, 1963

Subject(s)

Brass instruments
Bands (Music)

Corporate Name(s)

Whitby Brass Band

Collection

Community Snapshots: User Contributions

Geographic Coverage

Whitby

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.88342 Longitude: -78.93287

Donor

Steve Baxter

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