This year’s Northern Counties entertainment contest will take place on Sunday 19 May in the North Inch Community Campus, Gowans Terrace, Perth. The contest will be pre-drawn and start times will be confirmed prior to the event. Format is maximum 20-minute entertainment programme, with programme notes to be submitted, ideally prior...read more
There was a good deal of national pride as well as friendly domestic rivalry on show at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea this weekend. 36 bands took to the stage at Welsh Regional Championships, hoping to show a bit more hwyl and spirit than the Wales rugby team. The audience and...read more
The popular ConsTest own-choice contest will return to Bradshaw Hall at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Saturday 6th April. Adjudicators Ian Porthouse and Ryan Watkins will have to compare and contrast 13 different contenders with a wide selection of ambitious own choice test pieces. There are a variety of prizes on...read more
The M15 Brass Quintet, comprising final year undergraduate and postgraduate students, is hoping to help raise funds to support the Royal Northern College of Music's 'Endangered Instrument Appeal'.
The ensemble, already having gained notable acclaim for numerous concert and competition performances, took to JustGiving in order to help others. Commenting on social...read more
The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (AoBBA) has announced the appointment of Martin Heartfield as Vice Chair of the organisation. With a long and illustrious career in the brass band movement, Martin has conducted and adjudicated bands at all levels. His adjudication activities have seen him on panels at the National...read more
The cooperation band were awarded the spoils in today’s Scottish Championships in Perth. Drawing tenth in order of play, the band and its MD Dr Glenn Van Looy, had to maintain their composure as the last band to perform. They certainly did this, with one audience member stating, “it was amazing!...read more