Cory Band
| Cory Band | |
|---|---|
| Brass Band | |
The Cory Band that achieved a grand slam of all British major titles in 2016 and 2019 | |
| Short name | Cory |
| Former name | Ton Temperance Band |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Location | Treorchy, Wales |
| Principal conductor | Philip Harper |
| Concertmaster | Tom Hutchinson |
| Website | coryband |
The Cory Band is one of the oldest and best known award-winning brass bands in the world based in Treorchy of the Welsh Valleys, Britain.
Ranked the world's No. 1 brass band for 13 consecutive years, Cory made world history in 2016 by winning all three majors titles: 'Best Brass Band' at British, National and European championships – the banding world's Grand Slam – along with the Brass in Concert Championship title becoming the first band in history to be quadruple champions – simultaneously holding the National, Open, European, and Brass in Concert titles. Their reputation for excellence has spread throughout the world through their competition successes, numerous recordings, concerts and community outreach education programmes.