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Saturday 11 January 2020

Junior Brass Band Workshop at RWCMD

Dr Robert Childs, international conductor and Head of Brass Band Studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will lead an action packed day of great music making at the RWCMD on Saturday 18th January. The day is open to school-age brass players of Grade 5 standard and above...read more

Saturday 11 January 2020

Foden’s Band mark 20 Glorious Years in Armagh

Foden's will travel to Armagh for the 20th year from the 31st of January to the 2nd of February 2020 for their annual gala concert, young soloists and service of celebration weekend hosted by Armagh Old Boys Silver Band. Foden's first made the journey to Armagh in February 2001 establishing...read more

Saturday 4 January 2020

60th Celebrations in Gwent

The Greater Gwent Youth Brass Band celebrated its 60th Anniversary in style this afternoon with a fantastic concert featuring the current youth band, intermediate and beginner band as well as a band of alumni featuring over 70 players that have risen through the ranks of this fine institution. Featured as...read more

Friday 3 January 2020

New role for Gwilliam at Beaumaris

With a new year comes new challenges and as the Seindorf Beaumaris Band looks ahead to what is likely to be a very busy 2020 the band has announced that Bari Gwilliam will become the new Musical Director and resident conductor. Bari needs no introduction to the band having been a...read more

Thursday 2 January 2020

Shaun Crowther leaves Grimethorpe

Grimethorpe Colliery Band has announced that Eb Tuba legend Shaun Crowther has retired from its ranks from the end of 2019. A spokesperson for the band said: “Grimethorpe Colliery Band are sad to be saying goodbye to Shaun after almost 17 years of loyal and dedicated service. An exemplary bandsman, superlative...read more

Thursday 2 January 2020

Champion Brass Spectacular in Hull

Current Yorkshire Champion Brighouse and Rastrick band will join forces with current North of England Champion City of Hull Band in a Champion Brass Spectacular at Hull City Hall on Saturday 18th January. The perfect antidote for those January blues with two champions for the price of one. City of Hull...read more

Thursday 2 January 2020

OBE for Bingham

Composer Judith Bingham has been awarded the OBE. Born in Nottingham, the renowned musician studied at the Royal Academy of Music and is a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music. She is well known to brass band musicians for her works such as, 'Four Minute Mile', 'These are our...read more