British Open Preview
The 170th British Open Championship begins at 10.00am tomorrow morning, where the 18 competing bands will be performing Jan Van der Roost’s ‘The Lost Circle’. Those unable to be in Birmingham are able to follow the live stream broadcast by World of Brass on the www.wobplay.com media platform.
Competing Bands:
Aldbourne (Ivan Meylemans)
Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas Childs)
Brass Band Treize Etoiles (Frederic Theodoloz)
Brighouse & Rastrick (Prof. David King)
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Allan Withington)
Cory (Philip Harper)
Flowers (Paul Holland)
Foden's (Russell Gray)
Grimethorpe Colliery (Michael Bach)
Hammonds (Morgan Griffiths)
Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)
KNDS Fairey (Philip Chalk)
Leyland (Daniel Brooks)
Northop Silver (Erik van de Kolk)
Oldham Band (Lees) (John Collins)
the cooperation band (Glenn Van Looy)
Tredegar (Ian Porthouse)
Whitburn (Michael Fowles)
The attractions continue on Sunday at 10am with the free 'Have a Go Brass' for youngsters and families who can come along and find out more about all things brass banding. It's a great way to introduce yourself to brass band music making thanks to the Birmingham Schools' Training Band.
At 2.00pm there is an opportunity to hear the National Childrens' Band of Great Britain for free, as they are led by Lynda Nicholson through a reprise of some of the best loved music from their recent summer residential. The band will perform in the wonderful Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space.
The weekend concludes in fine fashion with the Brass Gala Concert featuring Black Dyke and Cory Bands, conducted by Prof Nicholas Childs and Philip Harper. They will each perform individual slots before being joined by the players of the NYBBGB Childrens' Band and those from the Services for Education Youth Brass Ensemble.
Tickets for the Gala concert are still available at:
https://bmusic.co.uk/events/brass-gala-2024
