2018 brings seismic shift

As ever in the worldwide brass band community, the last 12 months have brought highs and lows - highs for Eikanger and Valaisia bands, which have taken two of the UK’s most prized titles back to Norway and Switzerland, but some harsh lessons for UK banding with this developing seismic shift from the traditional powerbase of the genre. As 2017 draws to a close BBW’s Editor, David Childs, surveys an intriguing 12 months…read more

 
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Photo: Arsene Duc leads 2017 British Open Champions Valaisia to a third consecutive Swiss National title