Congratulations to Provinciale Brassband Groningen winners of the Dutch National Championships. Pro Rege, Excelsior, Looft den Heer and Halleluja were also celebrating success in the lower sections in Utrecht. The Championship section featured Torstein Aagaard- Nilsen's 'Old Licks Bluesed Up', a superb performance under MD Richard Visser giving the...read more
On Sunday, 4th November 18 bands will take to the stage at Dewsbury Town Hall for the annual Yorkshire and Humberside Brass Band Association Competition. The contest begins at 10.00am with each band presenting an own-choice test-piece. Works selected include:‘Cry of the Mountain’ (Howard Lorriman); ‘Dimensions’ (Peter Graham); ‘Episodes for...read more
In emphasising that 4BR will never become a 'pay to access' platform, Editor Iwan Fox stated that the changing face of online publishing means that there is also an ever-increasing need to keep pace with technology and consumer demands, elements that require extensive long term investment. As such a 'Support Us'...read more
The Yorkshire Imperial Metals Urqhuart Travel Band is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Gresswell as Musical Director with immediate effect. Simon has enjoyed an extremely successful playing career, including stints at Brighouse and Rastrick, Black Dyke, the Fairey band and Yorkshire Building Society. More recently he has been concentrating...read more
Saturday 3 November 2018
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