Members of Whitburn Band’s development bands, Whitburn Heartlands Band and Whitburn Youth Band, have had the chance to work on a ‘side-by-side’ project with the senior players. The Heartlands players, who perform in the Fourth Section, and the youth band sat in at some Whitburn rehearsals, working on some concert repertoire...read more
Duncan Beckley has been named in the King's Birthday Honours List and will receive an MBE for his outstanding service to brass bands. Having grown up in Yorkshire, Duncan’s career in banding has been prolific, including over 100 contest wins, beginning with the Warren Youth Band in 1978. A member of...read more
Entry for the National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2025, known as Youth Champs, is now open to all youth bands wishing to take part. The event will take place at Hymers College in Hull on Saturday 29 March 2025. Participation is open to youth bands of all levels...read more
Calling all Scottish tuba and euphonium players! The Scottish International Tuba Festival (SITF) is holding a Play Day on Saturday 27 July.
The event at the St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh will be packed full of playing, workshops and masterclasses, culminating in grand finale concert at the city’s historic Canongate Kirk...read more
Saturday 15 June saw ten semi-finalists travelling from as far afield as Canada, Italy, the US and Germany to battle it out in the semi-final of the Brass Band Conductors’ Association’s flagship Conducting Competition at Eccles Town Hall. Neil Brownless, Gary Perrin, Craig Sanders, So Matsukawa and Christopher Ward impressed adjudicators...read more
Riverside Youth Band has received the Live Music prize at this year’s ‘Greenock Telegraph’ Community Champion Awards. The accolade was made after deliberations by a panel of judges including politicians, business leaders and other prominent figures from across Inverclyde. It is the second time Riverside has won the award, having previously...read more
Saturday 22 June 2024
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