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Sunday 26 January 2020

North of England Regional Championships

The North of England Brass Band Championships will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year with a fresh new look. Regional Contest Secretary Tony Griffiths explained the new branding with a working partnership created by local company Encore Design & Publicity: "We're always looking at ways to improve our regional contest as...read more

Saturday 25 January 2020

Holme Valley Brass Contest

The Holme Valley Brass Contest will take place on Sunday 26th April at Holmfirth Civic Hall with bands competing across four sections. The closing date for entrants is Monday 16th March and the draw will take place on March 26th. Championship and First Section bands will compete in Section A, Second...read more

Saturday 25 January 2020

Andrea Price takes on Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury Town Band has announced the appointment of Andrea Price as their new Musical Director. Andrea is a former Principal Percussionist of Black Dyke Band and a former Director of Music at Bolton School Girls' Division. In 2019, she was appointed Head of Academic Music at Malvern College and she is...read more

Saturday 25 January 2020

Applicants welcomed for 2020 NYBBS

The National Youth Brass Band of Scotland is inviting talented youngsters to audition for a place as part of the organisation's musical success. Applications can be made on-line for the course which takes place between the 7th & 10th April at Strathallan School. Further information is available at: https://www.sbba.org.uk/news/5774/nybbs-easter-course-applications...read more

Saturday 25 January 2020

2020 NCBBA Solos & Ensembles

The Northern Counties Solos contest held in Forfar recently, was a fabulous showcase of performing talent. As well as the NCBBA titles, the event also served as the regional qualifier for the Besson Scottish Solo & Ensemble Finals. Adjudicator Robert Fraser commented, "I was surprised by the difficulty of the pieces...read more

Saturday 25 January 2020

Judges announced for the Scottish Championships

The Scottish Championships will take place on the weekend of 7th and 8th March at Perth Concert Hall. The day will begin at 9.30 am with the Second, Third and First Sections taking place in that order on the Saturday. The Fourth, 4B and Championship Sections will take place the following...read more

Saturday 25 January 2020

Junior RNCM Open Day

The Junior RNCM is offering an 'Open Day' for the families of gifted young musicians aged 8 to 18 to experience for themselves how young talent is developed and nurtured within the Royal Northern College of Music. The open day will take place on Saturday 8th February starting at 10.30 am. Liz...read more