Features | Brass Band World

Friday 17 March 2017

TYB’s two decades of excellence

The Territorial Youth Band Course’s milestone 20th course under the baton of founder, Dr. Stephen Cobb - Catherine Wallis recalls the first course and finds its modern-day incarnation in rude health In the mid-1990s, Dr. Stephen Cobb had the vision to create a course that would inspire young Salvationist brass musicians, Grade...read more

Friday 17 March 2017

Debut RNCM tops university challenge

Now in its seventh year, UniBrass welcomed over 500 student competitors on 18 February in a superbly organised event celebrating the very best of university-level brass banding. Thomas Dunne brings the action The RNCM claimed the Unibrass Trophy in the band’s contest debut, whilst Durham University triumphed in the inaugural UniBrass Shield...read more

Friday 17 March 2017

Wardle ‘Trumps’ opposition

Malcolm Wood was at the 2017 Action Medical Research Youth Entertainment Championships of Great Britain, when Wardle gave the new incumbent of the White House, Donald Trump, something sweet to tweet about! The new President of the United States, Donald Trump, has certainly grabbed the attention of a worldwide audience in recent...read more

Friday 17 March 2017

French heights for Hauts-de-France

The French National saw the Hauts-de-France Brass Band take the place of non-competing, but quintuple Champion, Paris Brass - Malcolm Wood captures the action It was a case of 'what's in a name' at the French Championships held in Lyon last month, after Hauts-de-France Brass Band was declared the 2017 National Champion....read more

Friday 17 March 2017

Eikanger’s benchmark for 2017 British Open

Chief Contributor, Christopher Thomas, was Bergen, for the Norwegian National, at which Eikanger-Bjørsvik secured its eighth title in a decade with a performance that will live in the memory. Walking through central Bergen on the first evening of NM 2017, it was impossible not to miss a very clear symbol of the...read more

Friday 17 March 2017

Shock waves in the Southern hemisphere

Christopher Thomas interviews David Bremner, who recently sent shock waves around the Southern Hemisphere by announcing his departure as Musical Director of Wellington Brass, which he has turned into a dominant competitive force in New Zealand. David Bremner graduated with honours from Victoria University of Wellington after studying with Marc Taddei and...read more

Friday 17 March 2017

"You're under arrest!"

Composer, adjudicator, player and educator, Stephen Roberts, sheds light on copyright law, argues a convincing case for its need and poses the critical question: ‘Are YOU breaking the law?’ I read today that nearly two billion people use social media worldwide. For some it’s crucial to inform the world via Facebook or Twitter,...read more