The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain (NYBBGB) is launching a Conductors’ Competition, the first prize of which will bring the unique opportunity of being tutored by, and working as Associate Conductor with international maestro and English National Opera Conductor, Martyn Brabbins (pictured above), appointed guest conductor for the NYBBGB...read more
Following the announcement of the postponement of the 2021 British Open to January next year, the publishers of the commissioned set-work, 'The World Rejoicing' (Variations on a Lutheran Chorale) by Edward Gregson, have taken the opportunity to remind bands about its performance rights. Gregson’s work was commissioned specifically for the British...read more
The 2021 Wychavon Festival of Brass is all set to take place in Evesham on Saturday 30th October and is still welcoming competitors in the Second, Third and Fourth Sections. The organisers, of this popular entertainment contest, have been working hard to ensure that the event can held in full Covid-19...read more
Following the departure of the long-serving Eliot Darwin, Dodworth Colliery Band have appointed the vastly experienced Professor John Morahan as their new MD. John was quick to pay tribute to his predecessor saying, “It is a privilege to have the opportunity to build on the work that Eliot has done, He...read more