The National way

In this month’s Let’s Debate, Philip Morris, Organiser of the British National Brass Band Championships, joins the current hot ‘political potato’ discussion started by Cory Conductor, Philip Harper, aired in BBW, about how the biggest contest series selects test-pieces and argues that the ticket-paying audience must be an important consideration

A recent survey carried out by the Royal Albert Hall showed that a large proportion of the audience at the Championship Section FInal includes people from geographical areas not normally associated with the traditional brass band movement, including the owners of members’ boxes in the Hall, Royal Albert Hall corporate hospitality and general live music enthusiasts.

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