New BBW edition out now!

October edition out now, featuring:

THE BBW INTERVIEW
Maestro Bramwell Tovey rekindles his love affair with brass bands

BRASS BAND WORLD NEWS
BBC Radio 2’s hunt for Young Brass Musician is on!

LET’S DEBATE – JUDGING THE SYSTEM
International euphoniumist and educator, Steven Mead, debates the case for criteria judging and says ‘it’s ‘Time for more transparency’

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Howard Lorriman gives an inside view of the Swiss Open, Thomas Dunne surveys this autumn’s battle for European crowns and the 2017 World Music Contest (Kerkrade) in focus

PREVIEWS
Brighouse and Rastrick Band joins Yorkshire and Lancashire stars for concert celebrating the bicentenary of the historic Leeds and Liverpool Canal and RNCM Festival of Brass forges cross Continent links.

PRO PRACTICE
Leading embouchure expert, Marcus Reynolds, offers advice about achieving tone without tension

PRO PLATFORM 
David Childs meets the new Principal Cornet of the Royal Opera House and the imagination behind Billy’s Band, Dan Newell

BBW CASTAWAY
Adams Artist and educator, Matthew van Emmerik, selects his desert island listening and luxury item with host, Katrina Marzella

YOUNG VOICES
Mark Good meets Valaisia Brass Band’s Solo Euphonium - Valentin Duc

BBW CENTRE BAND
The new Section 1 British National Champion - St. Dennis, builds from the base up

…AND ANOTHER THING
A matter of percussion with BBW’s wry wit, John Barber and Nezzy

REVIEWS OF THE LATEST CD AND DVD RELEASES
Phil Cobb and the Central Band of the RAF; the Regionals 2017 and War Memorial CDs reviewed

NEW MUSIC REVIEWS
The latest Christmas music releases from Lake Music, Triumphonic, Hal Leonard and R. Smith & Co., plus new music from the historic Wright and Round stable

CONCERT REVIEWS
Philip Cobb and the London Symphony Orchestra play Haydn

BRASS BUSINESS
Studio Music Company re-launches website with thousands of new brass band products

PRODUCTS
Geneva Artist and Principal Trumpet of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Fountain, hits some high notes with the Richard Marshall signature Alliance mouthpiece range

RANKINGS
With Gordon Simpson of BrassStats.com - Which band has climbed 30 places?

DIARY DATES 
What’s on around the World in October and November

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS


Christopher Thomas
Daniel Hall
David Childs
Dr. Richard Jones
Gordon Simpson 
Ian Clowes - Goldy Solutions 
Howard Lorriman
John Barber
Katrina Marzella
Lisa Fitzgerald-Lombard
Malcolm Wood
Marcus Reynolds
Mark Good
Nezzy
Nicola Bland
Paul Cosh
Paul McGhee
Dr. Rodney Newton
Steven Mead
Thomas Dunne

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