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Saturday 15 June 2024

Schoonhoven Win Dutch Open

The Dutch Open Brass Band Championships, part of the wider Groningen Brass Experience took place last weekend on Saturday 8th June. 19 bands competed across three sections at the De Oosterpoort in the city, with Brass Band Schoonhoven taking the Championship title. Adjudicators Owen Farr, Lito Fontana and Margaret Antrobus awarded...read more

Saturday 15 June 2024

French Open Success for Flowers

The 28th French Open Championships recently took place in the historic and picturesque town of Amboise in the Loire Valley. Six bands competed across 4 sections with Flowers taking the honours in the top section. Commenting on the win, a spokesperson for the band stated, “We are absolutely delighted to have been...read more

Saturday 15 June 2024

Wetherby Drovers Success for Fishburn

Congratulations to Fishburn Band on its recent success in a 16-band field at the Wetherby Drovers Contest. Each competitor opened with their hymn tunes, next to the town's Garden of Rest, before moving to the local bandstand to give their march performances. Fishburn successfully defended the title they won at the...read more

Saturday 15 June 2024

EverReady Launches Community Band

The EverReady Band has recently launched its own Community Band. 26 brass players attended the first rehearsal led by conductor Neil Davies, with many others expressing their desire to join up over the next few weeks. Commenting on the initiative a spokesperson for the band stated, “It was really great to see...read more

Friday 7 June 2024

Entry Open for GBBA Contest

Entries are now open for the popular Gloucestershire Brass Band Association (GBBA) Own Choice March & Test Piece Contest. The event will take place on Sunday 24th November at Chosen Hill School, Brookfield Road, Churchdown, Glos (GL3 2PL). The adjudicator will be Dr Brett Baker DMA, MA, ARCM (Hons) There are two...read more

Friday 7 June 2024

ODBBA Entries Welcomed

Entries are now open for bands wishing to take part in the 2024 Oxfordshire & District BBA Entertainment contest. The event takes place on Sunday 20th October at Cokethorpe School, Ducklington, Witney, Oxfordshire (OX29 7PU). All bands will be required to play a 20-minute entertainment programme, which will be adjudicated by Jonathan...read more

Wednesday 5 June 2024

Coop duo receive Life Membership Medals

Congratulations to Ewan Millar and Iain Chisholm of the cooperation band on receiving their lifetime membership medals from the Scottish Brass Band Association for 50 years’ service to brass banding. Ewan began his musical journey when he was 10, learning the cornet from the peripatetic teacher at his school in Paisley. After...read more