John Barber, already known to many as a talented composer, arranger, educator and long time principal trombone player at Foden’s Band, can now add published author to his list achievements. John’s book ‘Hungry Bill!’ is described by Amazon as, “A fun rhyming read aloud picture book about Bill's musical adventure for...read more
Following the conclusion of the eight Regional Championship contests, which saw over 470 bands competing, Kapitol Promotions has confirmed the names of the hundred bands, across five sections, that will compete in the National Finals.
Eighty bands will journey to Cheltenham to compete at The Centaur on the weekend of 16th and...read more
British Open Spring Festival organisers have announced the line-up of adjuciators who will be judging the three sections of the competition. The list of judges in alphabetical order is: Dr Brett Baker, Dr Robert Childs, John Doyle, David Hirst, Andrew Porter and Mark Wilkinson. The pairs for each of the three...read more
Hosted by the St Louis Brass Band, the Gateway Brass Band Championships took place recently at the Ritenour High School Performing Arts Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Bands were given the opportunity to perform own choice programmes with adjudicators Tony Granados, Dr. John Korak and Prof James Jackson rewarding technical...read more
David Thornton has been announced by the RNCM as the Director of the International Brass Band Festival. David, the RNCM Director of Brass Bands, takes over from Paul Hindmarsh, who stepped down in January after 30 successful years. Established in 2001 as the RNCM Brass Band Festival, the newly named RNCM...read more
Saturday 25 March 2023
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