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Wednesday 4 July 2018

Kyle Blake joins Cory trombone team

Kyle Blake has become the latest player to join Cory Band, filling the seat recently vacated by its long serving 2nd trombonist, Gareth Robinson. Kyle was the principal trombone of the Championship Section City of Bradford Band, and will be moving from Yorkshire to South Wales in the near future in...read more

Wednesday 4 July 2018

18th visit for Foden’s at Armagh Summer School

Foden's tutors are once again looking forward to working on the Armagh Summer School for the 18th consecutive year. The course is always one of the year’s highlights for the tutors, which continues to grow each year and attracts over 90 players of various ages and abilities. Delegates can once again...read more

Tuesday 3 July 2018

'Brassed Off!' at the British Open

A special showing of the film 'Brassed Off!' accompanied live by Grimethorpe Colliery will take place at a concert on Friday 7th, the eve of the British Open Championships 2018. The event has been arranged by Symphony Hall and Grimethorpe thanks to an agreement with the Royal Albert Hall, Film4,...read more

Tuesday 3 July 2018

UniBrass heads to Bangor!

The UniBrass Organising Committee are pleased to announce that next year’s contest will be held on 2nd February 2019 at Bangor University. Once again university brass bands from around the country will be welcomed to Bangor to compete across two sections; the Trophy and the Shield. Full details about the...read more

Monday 2 July 2018

Shirley Band appoints David Hirst as Principal Conductor

Shirley Band from Solihull in the West Midlands has appointed David Hirst to the role of Principal Conductor and signed a number of new players to its ranks. David’s first concert with the first-section band was at Solihull School’s Bushell Hall, alongside guest soloist Mark Wilkinson, the celebrated principal cornet of Fodens...read more

Wednesday 27 June 2018

Welsh Area moves North for 2019

The 2019 Welsh Regional Championships will take place at the 1,200 seat William Aston Hall in Wrexham on the weekend of the 16th & 17th March. The decision to move back to the North was made by the Welsh Regional Council, made up of representatives from South East Wales, West Wales and...read more

Tuesday 26 June 2018

Bolsover announces 2018 draws

The draws for the 2018 Bolsover Festival of Brass have been announced. The contest will take place at The Heritage High School in Clowne in Sunday 30th September and will once again be live streamed. This year’s contest has attracted a record entry and the 2019 date has already been...read more