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Tuesday 17 September 2019

Foden's partner with Age UK Cheshire

Foden’s Band has recently entered into a partnership with 'Age UK Cheshire' as part of the 'Creating a Buzz' project, helping to tackle social isolation and loneliness amongst older people through learning to play a musical instrument. To help raise funds for the charity, Foden’s will be performing a ‘Salute...read more

Monday 16 September 2019

2019 National Championships of Great Britain: Section 2

Congratulations to South Yorkshire Police and conductor Leigh Baker as they took the final title on offer this weekend. The band was victorious in the Second Section and will no doubt be enjoying the journey back to the North as National Champions. The band’s performance of Edward Gregson’s ‘Occasion’ was universally...read more

Sunday 15 September 2019

Trott to inspire new generation of students

Trott to inspire new generation of studentsThe London College of Music (University of London) is thrilled to have Band of the Irish Guards euphoniumist Gareth Trott as a tutor. Gareth is himself a Welshman who began his banding in Goodwick, before moving East to the RWCMD where he studied with David...read more

Sunday 15 September 2019

2019 National Championships of Great Britain: Section 4

Congratulations to Tewit Silver and M.D. Martin Hall on winning the Fourth Section National Brass Band Championships at The Centaur Conference Centre, Cheltenham. The band gave the superlative performance on the day of Stephen Bulla’s ‘Beecher Variations’impressing not only adjudicators Ian Brownbill, Paul Holland and Craig Roberts, but also the large...read more

Sunday 15 September 2019

2019 National Championships of Great Britain: Section 3

Uppermill and conductor Dean Redfern were victorious in section 3 of the National Brass Band Championships. The band played a terrific show of the set test ‘Viking Age’ by Thierry Deleuyelle beating Gareth Ritter’s Taff Vale into second place. The adjudicating panel of Philip Harper, Paul Holland and Melvin White had...read more

Sunday 15 September 2019

2019 National Championships of Great Britain: Section 1

Congratulations to the newly crowned First Section National Champion Band of Great Britain, Unison Kinneil. The Scottish band led by Musical Director Raymond Tennant showcased a scintillating performance of the popular ‘Endeavour’by Philip Sparke, which the adjudicating panel of Gary Davies, Howard Evans and Glyn Williams agreed was worthy of the...read more

Friday 13 September 2019

Philip Biggs

The Brass Band World is still reeling from the news that Philip Biggs died yesterday, following a short but fiercely fought battle with cancer. Philip was well known and much loved by hundreds, if not thousands of people throughout the banding fraternity and beyond and heartfelt condolences, prayers and thoughts will...read more