Valaisia Brass Band made it four wins in a row at the Swiss National Championships at the Stravinski Auditorium. The band failed to make its mark with their own choice selection of ‘Glass’ by Simon Dobson, resulting in judges Philip Harper, Tom Davoren, and Stephen Roberts placing them 4th, giving...read more
In a closely fought contest at the Perth Concert Hall, adjudicators Frank Renton and Steve Sykes placed Whitburn ahead of the rest following a stunning performance of the band’s own choice selection; ‘Rococo Variations’ by Edward Gregson. The win was particularly significant for the band and Musical Director Professor Childs, as...read more
Congratulations to Brass Band Willebroek and their Musical Director, Frans Violet on a resounding National win this weekend. The weekend was hosted by the CC Zwaneberg venue in Heist-op-den-Berg, organised by VLAMO and saw 12 bands perform at consistently high levels across all sections of competition. Brass Band Willebroek secured...read more
South East Wales Brass Band Association's Autumn Festival Contest was held yesterday (Saturday 24th November) at Willows High School Cardiff. Congratulations to Llwydcoed, who were victorious in the Championship section, under the skilful direction of Christopher Turner, with a superb performance of ‘Between the Moon and Mexico’. As well as scooping...read more
In April this year 30 primary school children from Marriott Primary School on the Saffron Lane estate, Leicester went to the National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain in Warwick to compete in the Beginners Section. A new band, and against the odds and with just a few months...read more
On Friday 9th November a Quartet from Foden's were invited to perform on BBC 'Live Lessons'. All Live Lessons are available on the BBC website https://www.bbc.com/teach/live-lessons and are streamed online, at a set time, to classrooms across the UK. Each lesson is 30 minutes long and covers a range of topics...read more
The revived British Open Solo & Quartet Championships will take place at the Butlins Mineworkers Brass Band Festival from 11thto 14thJanuary 2019. Entries for the competitions at the Skyline Resort in Skegness have been received in all categories, although it is hoped that there will be more to come in the...read more
Monday 26 November 2018
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