Cross Continent link at RNCM Festival 2017 - For the first time, the Royal Northern College of Music Brass Band Festival will welcome a band form the United States - James Madison University Brass Band (JMU) from Virginia - to its 2017 edition, as well as mark three significant birthdays for...read more
Howard Lorriman has adjudicated the Besson Swiss Open no less than 11 times. Following this year’s event, topped by Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan, he lends insight into one of Switzerland’s premier and most successful brass band events.
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From the Bristol Easton Band of the Salvation Army to Principal Cornet with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, David Childs catches up with trumpet star, Dan Newell - also the imagination behind Billy’s Band
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The 2017 World Music Contest in Kerkrade binds together cultures – BBW brings the detail Read full article…...read more
Thomas Dunne surveys the forthcoming battleground across Europe as bands prepare to contend their national titles in Switzerland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden.Read full article…...read more
In this month’s Let’s Debate, Professor Steven Mead asks ‘Do you really know what the judges at brass band contests thought and what they heard, or is it time to re-examine the case for criteria adjudication?’Read full article…...read more
Thursday 13 October 2016
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