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Friday 28 February 2020

Mitchell joins The Feds

The South Brisbane Federal Band, affectionately known as ‘The Feds’ are excited to announce the appointment of a new Musical Director, Fletcher Mitchell. The Feds are one of the iconic A Grade brass bands of the city of Brisbane. Formed in 1912 in the tradition of the great English brass bands,...read more

Friday 28 February 2020

Bands line-up for the Scottish Championships 2020

The list of competitors has been confirmed for the forthcoming Scottish Championships next weekend on the 7th and 8th March. The fisrt, second and third sections will take place on the Saturaday with the weekend concluding with fourth and Championship sections on Sunday. The adjudicating team of Dave Barringer, Anne...read more

Friday 28 February 2020

Joe Cook to take Whitburn to the Scottish

Whitburn Band is delighted to announce that Joe Cook will conduct the band at the forthcoming Scottish Championships. As the Principal Eb Bass player with Black Dyke, Joe won the British Open, the Nationals and the European as well as touring the world as a soloist. After relocating to Norway, Joe continued...read more

Friday 28 February 2020

Welsh Regional Championships

The Welsh Regional Championships will be held this weekend in the brand new venue at Swansea University's Great Hall. 40 bands will make the trip to Swansea. The Championship section consists of 7 contenders with Tredegar Town Band as the defending champion. Two bands, in addition to the seemingly unstoppable National...read more

Wednesday 26 February 2020

Turner becomes a Geneva Ambassador

Geneva Group have added to its collection of renowned musicians by appointing cornet player Chris Turner as an Ambassador. Chris has over twenty years of playing and teaching experience and is Cornet Tutor for the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, a post he has held for the past 18...read more

Tuesday 25 February 2020

Bumper Youth Champs entry inspires Dave Benson Phillips’ Trombone dream

After the introduction of the redesigned National Youth Brass Band Championships in 2019, this year has seen a recent record of 36 bands enter the Youth Champs. The bands will be performing at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in South Yorkshire on 28 March 2020, with 18 in the Championship Section...read more

Tuesday 25 February 2020

Yorkshire Regional Championships 2020

Fifty-three Brass bands will converge on the Town Hall, Huddersfield, from 7 – 8 March to compete in five sections for the honour of being crowned the Yorkshire Champion Brass Band. The current Yorkshire Champion, Brighouse and Rastrick, will defend its title in the Championship Section on the Sunday afternoon against...read more