The Cory Band are currently the number one Brass Band in the World based in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales, UK. The band performs concerts, competitions and festivals all over the World. The achievements speak for themselves: •National Champions - 1974, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2000, 2013,2015,2016,2019 •British Open Champions - 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011,2016,2018,2019 •European Champions - 1980, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013,2016,2019 • World Music Contest Champions 2009 - 2012 •Brass In Concert Champions - 2008, 2012, 2013,2015,2016,2018.2019 The Cory Band hails from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. They were formed in 1884 and originally bore the name ‘Ton Temperance’. In 1895 Sir Clifford Cory, Chairman of Cory Brothers heard the band and offered to provide financial assistance for them resulting in the band’s change of name to ‘Cory’. The band is dedicated to new music, raising the profile of the brass band genre and keeping music alive in Wales. They have an active commissioning policy and have performed works by my many of Britain’s leading composers; John McCabe, Judith Bingham, Elgar Howarth, Edward Gregson, Alun Hoddinott, Karl Jenkins, Gareth Wood, David Bedford, as well as John Pickard to name but a few. The band’s current ‘Composer in Residence’ is Welshman Gareth Wood. The Cory Band are recognised as one the Principality’s finest and most innovative music ensembles. Their numerous CD recordings and live concert performances have received worldwide acclaim.