Features | Brass Band World

Thursday 16 November 2017

New European Order Heads for Utrecht

Brass Band De Wâldsang reclaimed the title of Dutch National Champion for the first time since 2009; something of a surprise occurred in the Austrian National Championships as a delighted Fröschl Hall beat back the pre-contest favourites to claim the band’s first-ever victory at the competition; Concord retained the Danish National...read more

Thursday 16 November 2017

BBW Castaway: Richard Evans with Katrina Marzella

BBW’s November Castaway is perennial Brass in Concert favourite - ‘Dick the Stick’ Richard Evans, who selects some real tearjerkers for his desert island listening! Read this article in full, featured in November 2017’s BBW, by subscribing to BBW Digital. Alternatively, subscribe to the printed magazine delivered by post: £40 (UK);...read more

Thursday 16 November 2017

Pro Platform – sound advice on vibrato

Professor Roger Webster looks at the age-old question of what constitutes a good sound and issues a warning about the vexed issue of vibrato. Read this article in full, featured in November 2017’s BBW, by subscribing to BBW Digital. Alternatively, subscribe to the printed magazine delivered by post: £40 (UK); £68 (Europe);...read more

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Young Voices

It’s a bit of a Brighouse edition this month, as Mark Good meets one of the band’s rising talents - 18-year-old trombonist, Ellena Newton. … Read this article in full, featured in November 2017’s BBW, by subscribing to BBW Digital. Alternatively, subscribe to the printed magazine delivered by post: £40 (UK); £68...read more

Wednesday 15 November 2017

The British National Final

Led by Professor David King, Brighouse and Rastrick notched up its tenth British National last month against the backdrop of an intriguing and musically compelling contest on Howard Snell’s test-piece, Gallery, that emerged as one of the closest-fought battles in recent National Final history. BBW’s Chief Contributor, Christopher Thomas, brings the...read more

Wednesday 15 November 2017

The BBW Interview: David King

One of the most dynamic figures in worldwide brass banding, Professor David King, recently returned to his native Australia with yet another title conquest - this time the British ‘National’. However, for the man dubbed ‘the green boy from the brown land’ when he arrived on British shores, musical greatness lies...read more

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Let’s Debate: Power in the Hands of Bands

Adam Goldsmith, Producer and Senior Recording Engineer for World of Sound, which has recorded ten of the nominees for BBW’s 2017 Recording Awards, surveys the fast-moving changes to the audio and video recording landscape, from hard copy to digital consumption. ‘Streaming services, such as Spotify and Apple Music, provide instant access to...read more