Sunday 15 April 2018

Worshipful Company awards Iles and Mortimer medals 

The Worshipful Company of Musicians has announced that the 2018 Iles Medal is to be awarded to the Managing Director of SATCOL - Trevor Caffull and the Mortimer Medal to the Musical Director of the Beaumaris Youth Band organisation, Gwyn Evans. Making the announcement, the Chairman of the Worshipful Company’s Brass...read more

Sunday 15 April 2018

New Sop at B&R 

The Brighouse & Rastrick Band are delighted to announce the signing of Connor Lennon on soprano cornet with immediate effect. Connor joins the band shortly after Dominic Longhurst, who reluctantly decided to leave the Band to focus on furthering his trumpet playing career in the orchestral world. Having recently graduated...read more

Sunday 15 April 2018

2018 Yamaha Australian National Band Championships 

Congratulations to Wellington Brass Band from New Zealand on winning the Australian National Band Championships, under Nigel Seaman their Musical Director. Their first class performances saw them top the honours roll in each part of the event, just ahead of Australian rivals, Brisbane Excelsior Band, who had to settle for the...read more

Sunday 15 April 2018

Foden's Launch Heritage Site 

On the 27th March Foden's Band held a 'Heritage Concert' and 'Heritage Website Launch' to a capacity audience at Sandbach Town Hall. The concert was a celebration of the bands history as well as marking the conclusion of a major fifteen month project. The first half of the concert included un...read more

Saturday 7 April 2018

April edition of BBW out now!

The April edition of the Brass Band World magazine is now out, and it's packed with fantastic features, articles, reviews and interviews from around the globe… LET'S DEBATE: LEADING ENGLAND TO GLOBAL GREATNESSBrass Bands England has appointed Kenneth Crookston as its new CEO. Nicola Bland charts his career to date and probes...read more

Sunday 1 April 2018

Rothwell welcomes talented young trombone star 

Rothwell have just announced a very special new player joining the Yorkshire outfit. The band are delighted to welcome to the band Joseph Heartfield, who at the age of just 13 will be joining the band on Solo Trombone! Joseph started playing the Trombone when he was just 6 years...read more

Friday 30 March 2018

NABBSS 

As Europe almost has Spring in sight, America is already thoroughly looking forward to summer and the North American Brass Band Summer School 2018! Dr Robert Childs will be leading the course, ably assisted by a stellar line up of talented tutors including Tom Hutchinson, Brett Baker and David Childs. As...read more


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