StAMP 2025: commission for youth brass players
St Andrews Music Participation (StAMP) is a music education project in Fife that aims to support and invigorate the cultural heritage of brass playing in schools, in the community, and across the world. The project is a partnership between the University of St Andrews Laidlaw Music Centre, Fife Music Service, Fife Brass Bands and The Wallace Collection
Finale Celebration - June 2025
StAMP has been a hugely successful 5-year project, expanding youth brass playing across Fife and creating pathways into bands for young players; and Oi Musica was delighted to come on board for the project's grand Finale! Creative Director Marcus Britton, along with emerging trombone player Oscar Hilliam-Cook, visited bands in Fife to gather creative ideas from their youth players and write a piece that celebrates the story of StAMP - from pre-pandemic planning and survival through the pandemic, to the success story it has become.
Hear about 'Hope, Lament and Stomp' in the players' own words!
Sadly, one of the founders of the StAMP project, John Wallace passed away early in 2026, but we were honoured to be able to perform the piece again in his memory.
On 13th August 2026, 100 musicians of all ages took to the stage in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, for another rousing performance of Lament, Hope & Stomp!
Participating players came from the following bands: StAMP, Cupar Brass Bandits, Kingdom Brass, Tullis Russell Wizards, Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra, Fife Youth Concert Band, Perth Youth Brass, Whitburn Youth Brass, SambaYaBamba, Shunpike Social Club, Golden Grooves Street Collective
