Friday 10 February 2023

Norwegian National Championships

The Norwegian National Championships return in Bergen this weekend (10th & 11th February) at the Grieg Hall. 76 bands will perform across six sections. For those who can’t make it in person there is an opportunity to catch up on performances through a live stream broadcast on www.brasspass.tv The 10 Elite...read more

Friday 10 February 2023

Tuor to Direct Kingdom Brass

Kingdom Brass will team up with experienced Swiss conductor Corsin Tuor for next month’s performance of ‘Red Priest’ at the Scottish Championships. Band secretary John Todd said, “When we appointed Ian Porthouse as our professional conductor in 2017 it was on the basis of that partnership being a five-year project,...read more

Friday 10 February 2023

Fifty bands head for Perth

There will be 50 bands heading to Perth Concert Hall to take part in this year’s Scottish Championships, competing for a place at the national finals later this year. The regional qualifying contest for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain will be held over the weekend of 11/12 March....read more

Friday 10 February 2023

Yorkshire Regional Line-Up Revealed

The list of bands that compete at Huddersfield Town Hall for the Yorkshire Regional Championships on the weekend of the 4th & 5th March has been announced. The weekend’s events begin with the Fourth Section at 9.00am, followed by the First Section at around 12.15pm and the Second Section at approximately...read more

Friday 10 February 2023

Norman Jones Trust Closes

BBE has announced the closing of the Norman Jones Trust, following the distribution of the final funds to band projects, and the appointment of a new Fundraising Manager to support bands. Norman Jones was for many years the secretary of Brass Bands England in its previous incarnation, the British Federation...read more

Friday 10 February 2023

New BBE Safeguarding Officer

BBE has announced a new set of BandSafe training dates following the appointment of Elizabeth Smith as their new Safeguarding Officer. She brings with her experience of working with young people, having worked as a primary school teacher, where she often found herself taking on the role of Music Coordinator....read more

Friday 10 February 2023

Free Workshops at Youth Champs

BBE is offering bands and audience members the chance to participate in a number of free workshops at the next Youth Champs, due to take place on 25 March at Stockport Grammar School. Workshops were first introduced at last year’s event, and due to the popularity of these sessions, they...read more


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