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Friday 12 October 2018

Mike Lovatt to star at Brass in Concert

The organisers of the Brass in Concert Championship have announced that trumpet star Mike Lovatt is to present a masterclass on the Saturday of this year's event at Sage Gateshead. The Masterclass will be held in the Northern Rock Foundation Hall at 4.00pm on Saturday 17th November. Admission is free, although...read more

Friday 12 October 2018

Change to BIC adjudication team

The Brass in Concert organisers have announced a revision to the line-up of adjudicators for the 42nd Festival, which will be held at Sage Gateshead on Sunday 18th November. Rieks van der Velde, who has established a reputation as one of the leading conductors in The Netherlands over many years, will...read more

Friday 12 October 2018

Italian Championships cancelled

The 2018 Italian National Championships have been cancelled, but thankfully will return in 2019 as a biennial event to be held in Vipiteno on the Italian border with Austria. The 2018 Championships, which was due to have taken place in Novi Ligure in the Piedmont region near Milan in November, has...read more

Friday 12 October 2018

Lenton signs for Leyland

Sarah Lenton has joined the Leyland Band as their new solo baritone. Sarah joins the North West band from Foden's, and said that she is looking forward to a new challenge at Leyland led by MD Thomas Wyss. Well regarded as one of the UKs finest baritone players, the Sterling artist...read more

Friday 12 October 2018

Massed Bands Celebrate Remembrance

The 2017 National Champions, Brighouse and Rastrick will be teaming up with Midlands Champions GUS Band for the next concert in their Massed Bands Series. The concert will take place at Hudersfield Town Hall on Saturday 27thOctober with proceedings being led by Musical Director Dr. David Thornton. The concert is...read more

Friday 12 October 2018

All Stars support Create Boltones

An All Star’ Band made up of many of the top brass band players in the UK featuring Richard Poole and Melanie Wylde (Fodens), Brett Baker (Black Dyke), Sarah Lenton (Leyland) and Kathleen Gaspoz, Philippe Schwartz and Helen Varley (Grimethorpe) will perform conducted by the most colourful and flamboyant of conductors,...read more

Sunday 7 October 2018

Mark Ford awarded prestigious Frank Wright Medal

The respected Australian brass musician Mark Ford has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Frank Wright Medal for Services to Music. Frank Wright MBE was born in 1901, becoming a leading figure in Australian brass banding before moving to England in 1933. There he became a figure of world renown composing and transcribing...read more