FemmesFortissimo

Femmes Fortissimo is a group of women brass and percussion players based around York, from Yorkshire and beyond.

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

Happy New Year for 2026!

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

'A New Anthem' was written specifically for Femmes Fortissimo and of course is dedicated to Sarah Everard
https://t.co/cTLoEnpN8N

[Women's Rights Network - WRN @WomensRightsNet]

Sarah Everard's mother Susan shares her endless torment:
'I go through a turmoil of emotions—sadness, rage, panic, guilt, numbness... I keep thinking about what she went through in her final hours. It's unbearable.'
This is the end point of male violence against women and girls - horror, grief and endless heartache.
The Angiolini Inquiry's latest report, exposes persistent systemic failures in UK policing four years after Sarah Everard's murder by Met officer Wayne Couzens. 1/4
https://t.co/EjdQjVzDty

[Vaughan Fleischfresser @VFleischfresser]

Schools need Music Departments.

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

We’ve just had another successful charity concert where more than 40 wonderful women got together to make great music, furthermore a total of £880 was raised for the York based charity Survive. Check out our website for an update:
https://t.co/Vo3QsvlPfv

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

The Brassettes Podcast celebrates and shares the stories of the fabulous women in brass. Hear about Femmes Fortissimo and our 2025 concert on the Brassettes YouTube channel https://t.co/JC3OIT0keC

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

Tickets for Femmes Fortissimo 2025 here
https://t.co/qoamv00dQ4

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

Something from rehearsals for Femmes Fortissimo 2025 charity concert, This Is Me from The Greatest Showman
https://t.co/t8ZeQAcK3i

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

Femmes Fortissimo 2025 features more than 40 women brass band players from academy to championship section level. We had the 2nd of our 3 rehearsals this afternoon and we sounded amazing, please do come and support us at our annual charity concert.
https://t.co/qoamv00dQ4

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

The Femmes Fortissimo project began in 2018 to commemorate 100 years since UK women got the vote. We hope to make our 2025 charity brass band concert a special one, so please do come and support us.
https://t.co/qoamv00dQ4

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

The annual Femmes Fortissimo brass band charity concert takes place in York on Saturday 12th April, 7.30pm. Tickets are available here:
https://t.co/qoamv00LFC

[Easingwold View @EasingwoldView]

By popular demand Shepherd Concert Brass are back to entertain in aid of @yorkshirecancer at the Easingwold Galtres Centre 7.30pm Sat 25th Jan 2025.
Info and tickets available here:
https://t.co/hNdN69o6cP

[Yorkshire Youth and Music @YYandMusic]

YY&M creates music based projects for some of the most challenged children in the region. If you're considering a donation this year, please do take a look here at how you can support us: https://t.co/yz9aK3wObd

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

Great to see Katrina Marzella Wheeler nominated for the RPS Inspiration Award 2025. There are relatively few women conducting top level brass bands and Katrina is a fantastic role model.

[Royal Philharmonic Society @RoyalPhilSoc]

Voting is now open for the 2025 RPS Inspiration Award! This is your chance to celebrate non-professional music-makers and those who work with them. Have your say and choose from an outstanding shortlist: Katrina Marzella-Wheeler, @openartsni, @pinksingers and @wolvsymphorch 🧵

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

Enjoying Brass in Concert 2024 great music and entertainment.

[The Golden Rail Band @YRIGR_Band]

We are celebrating our #York railway roots in our 40th anniversary concert at @yorkearlymusic this Friday.
Tickets just £5 as we want to make this accessible for all. Come and find out how we’ve grown since we started in 1984!

https://t.co/RsnI9H0GtY

@BenYorkMix @joncowap

[Vaughan Fleischfresser @VFleischfresser]

It was in band …

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

This episode of the Brass Band Podcast from @BrassBandsEng focuses on women in brass banding, it includes a discussion about Femmes Fortissimo, the origins of 'A New Anthem' and how it found its way into the Brass Band Archive (01:07:37).
https://t.co/ohSqJsrcS2

[4barsrest.com @4barsrest]

Marzella to lead Aldbourne BiC challenge: Katrina Marzella Wheeler will conduct the West of England contenders at the Brass in Concert Championships in November. https://t.co/gkWIZTtXdk

[FemmesFortissimo @FemmesFortissi1]

Been updating our band links page showing the bands represented by the various Femmes Fortissimo players who have joined us for our annual concerts since we we started in 2018. That's an impressive collection 🎶☺️
https://t.co/l63r3ohnHe

[The Golden Rail Band @YRIGR_Band]

Outstanding’, ‘Superb’ and ‘Cracking value for money’ - just some of the fantastic responses we had to our previous concert of Sounding Brass and Voices with the glorious @YorkPhilChoir .
Make sure you’re there to see us back together on 20 Sept!

https://t.co/E7XcMIE6yu