It was celebration time for members of Riverside Youth Band as the Inverclyde organisation staged its annual awards night and ceilidh. The event, which took place in the 68 Club, Port Glasgow, saw players honoured for their achievements during what was a busy and successful year, in which Riverside did the...read more
The North West Area Brass Bands Association (NWABBA) has announced that its Rochdale Contest event to be held on Saturday 12th October is now open for entries. It will be held at Wardle Academy and will see four sections of own-choice test piece competition.
Bands in the joint Championship/First Section will have...read more
The finalists have been announced of the inaugural Derwent Brass International Composition Award (DBICA). The three finalists were selected from over 30 entries from across the world and following a comprehensive review of each by the band's Music Leadership Team, a longlist of six works was identified before being brought down...read more
The Hammonds Band welcomes Anabel Voigt as its new Solo Horn player. Anabel, who is from Jena in Germany, has been playing with Tredegar Band during her studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Following her graduation, she will be undertaking her Masters at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester...read more
Scottish Brass Band Association secretary Tom Allan and honorary vice president Peter Fraser MBE attended a special evening concert by Queensferry Community Band to thank John Gilmour for his years of work and dedication to the band which he founded in the 1970s when he was the principal teacher of music...read more
Tuesday 2 July 2024
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