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Research Project: History of Brass Bands in British Columbia

Lillooet

The Lillooet Brass Band was developed according to Bishop Paul Durieu's reduction system. In 1890, the Lillooet Brass Band performed, along with four or five other bands, for the opening festivities of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Five Brass Bands outside  Our Lady of the Rosary Church 1890

Bailey and Neelands, City of Vancouver Archives, Out P426.

The Lillooet band is wearing flower-bedecked buckskin jackets and straw hats, ca. 1890.



Lillooet Brass Band

Royal British Columbia Museum 16695.

Lillooet Brass Band, date unknown.



Lillooet Funeral 192-

Royal British Columbia Museum 16695.

Lillooet funeral, 192-. The band is now a concert band.



Author: Brian Stride (2012)

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Updated 2012 Feb 24, 23:56 EST/EDT

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