The current National, British Open, European, Brass in Concert and BrassPass UK Band of the Year champions are holding an open rehearsal on Thursday 30th Sep from 7:30pm at Tonyrefail Comprehensive School, Gilfach Rd, Tonyrefail, Porth CF39 8HH. Entry is free, however there are a number of considerations for the audience...read more
The winners of this year’s Brass Bands England Awards were announced at the Brass Band Conference on Saturday 25 September. Awards were presented virtually to winners in six categories by BBE Chairman Mike Kilroy following selection by the Brass Bands England board of trustees and initial nomination by the banding public....read more
Blaenavon Town Band has announced the appointment of its new Musical Director, Dr Christian Jenkins. Commenting on the appointment a spokesperson for Blaenavon said, "It's fantastic news that someone of Christian's experience has agreed to lead us as we continue to rebuild. We are looking forward to working with him to...read more
The Uppermill Band has announced the appointment of Jamie Cooper as the band’s new Musical Director. Jamie Cooper is a Specialist Leader in Education for Music and has gained a proven record of developing musical ensembles, conducting and performing. Jamie has already worked with the band and will begin his permanent...read more
Following the successful two-day Sections 1-4 Finals 2021 of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain last weekend at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse, Kapitol Promotions including: Philip Morris – Managing Director, Nicola Bland – Director and Tim Jones – Event Manager wanted to pay tribute to everyone who attended the...read more
Kapitol Promotions has announced that their Social Media Co-ordinator at the Championship Section Final will be Kirsty Jayne Jones. She will be covering all aspects of the event, and will give people a look “behind-the-scenes” at arguably the most prestigious live music venue in the world: London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Kirsty...read more
The European Brass Band Association is pleased to announce Philip Wilby, one of the most admired composers for the brass band of the past 30 years, as the composer of the set test for the 2022 European Brass Band Championships, in association with World of Brass, to be held in Symphony...read more
Monday 27 September 2021
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