Following on from Hyde Band’s recent appointment of Andy Wareham as Resident Music Director, the band is delighted to announce the additional appointment of Nigel Seaman ARMCM ARNCM as Professional Musical Director. Nigel Seaman is a busy freelance conductor, teacher, brass band trainer and adjudicator currently working with a number...read more
The Brighouse & Rastrick Band will be hosting an open rehearsal in the Brighouse Methodist Church on Wednesday 9th October. It is a warm Brighouse invitation for all those interested to hear the band rehearse on this year’s National Finals test piece, ‘Titan’s Progress’. This is a chance to hear the...read more
Congratulations to the prize winners at the 2019 Bolsover Festival of Brass. Skelmanthorpe took the honours in the Championship section with Crofton Silver, Chapeltown Silver, Whitworth Vale & Healey and Matlock also winning their respective sections. Brass band fans enjoyed a full day of non-stop brass band entertainment broadcast live from...read more
The application process is now open for young players to apply to be part of the 2020 National Youth Brass Band of Scotland Senior Band, Reserve Band or Children's Band. The National Youth Brass Bands of Scotland (NYBBS) offer young brass and percussion players aged from 9 to 22 years of...read more
Brighouse and Rastrick were delighted to share the stage with Besses Boys’ Band once again in their annual joint concert at Bury Parish Church on Saturday 5th October. James Holt, Professor David King and B&R’s Visiting International Professor Lee Harrelson conducted the bands throughout the evening and the band was delighted...read more