Features | Brass Band World

Wednesday 4 January 2017

Paul Cosh on Pageantry's accents

Following on from David Read's excellent introduction to Herbert Howells' Pageantry published in the recent December / January edition of BBW, Paul Cosh delves into the score's articulation subtleties, offering his thoughts to bands, conductors and adjudicators ahead of the forthcoming regional contests I am looking forward to the upcoming 'area' contests...read more

Wednesday 4 January 2017

Trinity College London

The exams board, Trinity College London, is changing the aural and improvisation parts of its exams for all instruments from 1 January 2017. The changes have been introduced to improve the smoothness of progression and academic consistency from grade-to-grade. Candidates are now required to clap the pulse, stressing the strong beat, instead...read more

Wednesday 4 January 2017

Cultural boost for Geneva

Geneva Group’s scholarship holders from 3BA Band in Germany benefited from a recent cultural exchange with several top brass bands and the University of Salford… Read more… Read about the UK trip enjoyed by Geneva’s scholars by subscribing to BBW Digital. Alternatively, subscribe to the printed magazine delivered by post: £40 (UK); £68...read more

Wednesday 4 January 2017

Junior RNCM Open Day

Potential junior students will have a great opportunity to see first-hand what the JRNCM offers, meet current staff, students and parents, and listen to the juniors perform at an Open Day from 10.30am-5.00pm on 11 February. The Junior RNCM provides intensive training to 200 musically gifted youngsters each Saturday and is poised...read more

Wednesday 4 January 2017

The blue sheep

NMC Recordings - responsible for the recently released War Memorials disc that has drawn plaudits for brass bands from national press critics - is the ‘blue sheep’ of the recordings market. Nicola Bland asks why the Company is interested in brass bands and what benefits it might hold for them. Read more… Find...read more

Wednesday 4 January 2017

New era for Birmingham Conservatoire

Birmingham Conservatoire is on the edge of an exciting new chapter as, next September, it relocates to a new, purpose-built, 'state-of-the-art' home at the city's Millennium Point. The Conservatoire is also poised to hold an Open Day on 26 January. Contact details for Birmingham Conservatoire: To register for the Open Day, telephone:...read more

Wednesday 4 January 2017

'Euro Stars'

Which contenders in seven of Europe’s national contests, from Sweden to Switzerland, are booking their passages to the 2017 Ostend ‘European’, which Norwegian and US bands secured their tickets to the UK’s 2017 Brass in Concert Championship and which bands finished the Welsh League holding hands? Thomas Dunne reports Read more… Read Thomas...read more