Sunday 27 November 2022

2022 Swiss National Championships

Brass Band Treize Etoiles claimed the Swiss National title in Montreux last weekend in convincing style. The band and its Musical Director Frederic Theodoloz wowed the adjudicating panel of Dr Robert Childs, Kevin Houben and Anne van den Berg with its quality performance of the set work, ‘St Magnus’ by...read more

Sunday 27 November 2022

Scottish Open Win for Cooperation Band

In the grand setting of the Perth Concert Hall, adjudicators John Doyle and Glyn Williams were treated to 19 fine band performances, as the second part of the Scottish Open Championships got underway yesterday (26th November). Drawn last it was The Cooperation Band’s performance of Simon Dobson’s ‘The Journey of...read more

Friday 25 November 2022

BBSS 2023

Following this year’s hugely successful course, the Brass Band Summer School has released details for its 2023 edition, set once again in the brass band heartlands of Yorkshire. In partnership with Besson, the six-day course will take place at Harrogate Ladies College from 6-11 August under the musical direction of...read more

Friday 25 November 2022

Christmas is Coming

The programme is now complete for the Christmas Spectacular with Black Dyke at the Sage on 4th December. Black Dyke’s Director of Music, Professor Nicholas Childs, explained, “The first half is very much music for everyone. There are classics including ‘Nabucco’ and ‘Fire in the Blood’ and not forgetting our...read more

Friday 25 November 2022

PVM gets Festive

Prima Vista Musikk has released 13 Follow-the-score videos for some of its newest Christmas titles. These include some brilliant John Barber arrangements of Christmas classics such as ‘White Christmas’, ‘Once in Royal David’s City’, ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Cha Cha Men’ and more. Rodney Newton and Dean Jones are also...read more

Tuesday 22 November 2022

NYMO Status for NYBBGB

Following its successful bid for ACE funding for 2023 to 2026, the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain has also been awarded National Youth Music Organisation (NYMO) status. This status recognises that the work makes a significant national contribution to improving music education opportunities for children and young people and...read more

Tuesday 22 November 2022

New Horizons at City of Hull

The City of Hull Band has announced the appointment of Dean Jones as their new MD from January 2023. It follows the news that MD Stig Maersk is to return to Denmark at the end of the year to take up a post as Musical Director of Slesvigske Musikkorps. Band...read more


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