The Centurion Show Band is a not-for-profit youth music organisation based in York, England, in the form of an American Style "Show Band" that puts high energy music to a fast paced choreographed visual show in order to create educational and entertaining concepts for both the organisations membership and it's audiences.

Members of Centurion are aged between 8 and 25 and play all types of marching and concert instrumentation, including snare and bass drums, trumpets and sousaphones, as well as vibraphones and marimbas.

The band is  a member of the British Youth Band Association and takes part in regular regional and national youth band competitions, giving the bands membership goals to work towards over the course of the banding season.

Aside from competition the band takes an active part in the community, leading parades, performing at galas and fetes, and even hosting educational activities including clinics and workshops.

Centurion is one large family, and we actively encourage the whole family to get involved.

Centurion rehearse throughout the year mostly on Sunday evenings between 6pm and 9pm.  We do occasionally run extra or extended rehearsals over the course of the year, and run a residential training weekend for all members and support staff over the May bank holiday weekend.

During the winter months the band rehearse at Huntington Scout HQ, before moving to our outdoor rehearsal site at York Racecourse around May time through until the middle of October.

Being a member of Centurion opens up a whole new world of adventure and excitement!  As part of the band you will learn vital life skills including the importance of teamwork and the value of trusting those around you, working towards goals and achieving them, and doing the very best you can, even in the most challenging of situations!  You will make loads of new friends, travel to places you have never been before, and experience things that you would never have had the opportunity to experience otherwise.