June edition available online

June's Brass Band World is out now and available in digital and hard copy format. In this month's edition:

THE BBW INTERVIEW - DAME OF PERCUSSION
Grammy award-winning Evelyn Glennie on her life, career and brass bands

PERCUSSION FOCUS
A guide to the percussion section and percussion playing by top experts: 
International percussion soloist and Yamaha Artist, Simone Rebello, on percussion as a rising solo voice
Cory Principal Percussionist, James Andrews, ask if the Aluphone could be the next contest debutante
Kit drummer, Steve Jones, mixes it up a little and highlights his perfect kit
Gavin Pritchard’s top tips for the percussion novice
Former pro timpanist - Rodney Newton tunes into ‘timps’
CBSO Percussion Leader, Adrian Spillett, says ‘don’t get pigeonholed’.

THE BRASS BAND WORLD
UK National Finals judges released, Brass in Concert announces draw and judges, the national youth bands of Great Britain gather, Scottish band prepares for European Brass/Wind Festival in Germany and Yamaha sings Le Yu.

YOUNG VOICES
Charlotte Horsfield is steeped in brass bands - 
Mark Good meets the solo trombonist

BBW CENTRE BAND
Mach 5 for Denmark's Concord Brass Band

RANKINGS
Which band has shot up 37 places?

MUSICAL ‘THUGGERY’
European Champion conductor, Philip Harper, asks if creativity is being ‘mugged’ by modern composers and argues that major contests are setting poor quality test-pieces

PRO PRACTICE 
Besson Artist and international tuba soloist, Les Neish, advises about how to engage an audience

BBW CASTAWAY
Composer, Jan Van der Roost, chooses 
his 60th birthday desert island listening

HIDDEN MUSICIANS
Professor Michael Alcorn charts the significant, but hitherto uncharted role of Irish bands in the development of brass banding

A GOLDEN STATE
Rodney Newton goes banding in California

REVIEWS 
Recordings from Evelyn Glennie, Cory and Septura, plus the low-down on the new and fresh Steven Mead solo CD; the latest repertoire from Boosey and Hawkes; reviews of the Elgar Howarth/Royal Academy of Music, Peter Parkes Tribute and King’s Division concerts; brass stars reviews the Alliance euphonium and baritone mouthpieces, New Generation gig bags from tomandwill.com and Wessex Tubas launches the new Super Tenor Trombone and the Festivo Euphonium

AND ANOTHER THING
John Barber’s take on the Whit Friday spectacle

DIARY DATES
What’s on around the World in June and July

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