The Royal Northern College of Music’ Conducting Department, in conjunction with the University of Stavanger (Norway), the University of Aveiro (Portugal), and the Open University (UK), has launched ConductIT: a comprehensive set of digital learning resources aimed at helping aspiring conductors at all levels.
Thanks to €436,000 of Erasmus+ Strategic...read more
The Bold as Brass Contest is a brand new brass band contest delivered by Brass Bands England (BBE) in partnership with the National Coal Mining Museum of England. Bands in the second section and under are invited to participate in the event, which will take place at the Museum site...read more
As a new year begins, the national champion band of Great Britain is looking forward to more exciting and enriching rehearsals and performances with its own Foden’s Youth and Junior Bands.
Based in Sandbach, Cheshire, the Youth and Junior bands meet ten times per year, with tutors and conductors from Foden’s...read more
Organisers have confirmed that the 168th British Open Championships, originally scheduled for September 2021, then rearranged to January 2022, has again been postponed owing to the ongoing effects of the pandemic. The event will now take place on Saturday 10th September 2022, with ticket holders able to use their tickets for...read more
On 19th December the Black Dyke Band completed its hectic ’12 days before Christmas’ period with the presentation of awards at the final concert of the band’s calendar at Huddersfield Town Hall. The Pondasher award chosen by the band's MD, Professor Nicholas Childs, went to as he put it, “Probably the...read more
Whilst the number of band CDs released this year (Nov 20 – Nov 21) has been understandably limited, it is pleasing that the four recordings shortlisted for the ‘Band CD of the Year’ remain high in quality, all offering something that is both musically satisfying and refreshingly diverse. Our specialist...read more
The Grand Christmas concert of the Brass Band BlechKLANG from Jena, which was recorded live in the Stadtkirche St. Michael on 5th December 2021, is now available as an on-demand service. The decision to release the concert was the great success of the livestream, which was heard by more than...read more
Thursday 6 January 2022
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