The Cory Online Brass Band Championships are all set to take place on the Friday and Saturday evenings of the 18th/19th and 25th/26th September, with 73 bands worldwide contributing 10 minute entertainment programmes.The contest, supported by Arts Council Wales, will be broadcast live from the offices of Kapitol Promotions headquarters in...read more
It has been announced that the 2020 Swiss National Brass Band Championship has been cancelled owing to ongoing concerns and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first time since 1982, when the contest became an annual event, that they have been cancelled. The decision was not taken lightly by...read more
Grimethorpe’s recent recording of ‘Dial H for Hitchcock’ by acclaimed composer Nigel Clarke is being used as part of an innovative dance performance project. Studio Wayne McGregor, Northern Ballet and Gary Clarke Company are uniting in a world-premiere triple bill of contemporary dance and ballet called ‘Locked Down, Locked In, but...read more
wobplay - the first ‘Netflix-style’ on-demand subscription audio and video streaming service for brass performance, was launched yesterday (3 September) by World of Brass, offering unparalleled audio and video listening and viewing.Having invested in audio and video recordings for over two decades, World of Brass has arguably the most extensive back...read more