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Tuesday 20 August 2019

Brass on the Grass at Westminster Abbey

Friary Guildford Brass Band will be entertaining the crowds in the Capital tomorrow (Wednesday 21stAugust), when they perform in the grounds of Westminster Abbey, as part of the ‘Brass on the Grass’ series. The concert begins at 12.30, concluding at 2pm and is completely free of charge with no prior booking...read more

Tuesday 13 August 2019

Bates to MD Wantage

Wantage Band has announced that Jonathan Bates will be at the helm as they compete at the the Wychavon Festival of Brass in November and Butlins Mineworkers Championship in January. Jonny has worked alongside Paul Holland for a number of months and is looking forward to adding his own inimitable...read more

Tuesday 13 August 2019

McVicar awarded NYBBS Young Composer Prize

Iona McVicar, a tenor horn player, recently won the 2019 National Youth Brass Band of Scotland’s 'Young Composer's Competition'. Scottish composers Alan Fernie and Paul Drury were the adjudicators who awarded Iona the top prize for her piece 'Golden Sands', written for tenor horn and band. Iona, who has also played...read more

Tuesday 13 August 2019

Streaming of the British Open for under £10

It has been confirmed that the cost to watch the live-stream broadcast of 167th British Open Championship from Symphony Hall in Birmingham on Saturday 7th September will be the bargain price of £9.99.The event will be broadcast by World of Brass in association with 4barsrest with viewers able to subscribe and...read more

Tuesday 13 August 2019

Coldstream Guards bid farewell to Sergeant Parry

Sunday 11thAugust saw Sergeant Rob Parry, Principal Cornet with the Band of the Coldsteam Guards, perform his final Changing of the Guard ceremony before he joins the Band of the Scots Guards. Commenting on the move a spokesperson for the Coldstream Guards stated, “Sergeant Parry joined the band in 2003 and...read more

Wednesday 7 August 2019

Brass Band Conference Awards nomination deadline looming

BBE has launched a number of new awards to recognise those individuals and organisations in the banding world who have made an exceptional contribution to brass banding. The Brass Band Conference Awards are for our community with nominations from our community so don’t miss out on making a nomination. Nominations...read more

Wednesday 7 August 2019

European Composers for Palanga are Announced

The European Brass Band Association is pleased to announce the composers who have been commissioned to write the set test pieces for the 43rd European Brass Band Championships, Palanga, Lithuania (25 April - 3 May 2020). The host organiser, Palangos orkestras, has commissioned new works for each of the four competitions...read more