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Monday 15 January 2018

Silver Jubilee for Onyx!

Onyx Brass is one of the rare breed of chamber ensembles whose musical and technical virtuosity is matched by the accessibility and vitality of their presentation. Their mission is to have their extraordinary abilities at the disposal of the music at all times, and to play music of the requisite quality...read more

Saturday 13 January 2018

Stellar line up for FTBBSS

Course dates have just been announced as Thursday 19th July to Saturday 21st July for the 2018 Fermanagh/ Tyrone Brass Band Summer School. Whilst you're thinking about booking a summer holiday, why not take a mini break to Co. Fermanagh N.I. for FTBBSS? The Fermanagh / Tyrone Brass Band Summer...read more

Saturday 13 January 2018

FANFARE WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT 2018

Thurrock Marching Brass in conjunction with Marching Band Activity United Kingdom is proud to confirm that they are organising a World Record attempt for the longest fanfare line in history during 2018. They have teamed up with the British Youth Band Association who has graciously allowed the attempt to take place...read more

Saturday 13 January 2018

Brass at the Guild

Lancashire Contests are delighted to announce the list of competing bands and adjudicators for Brass at the Guild, which will take place at The Guild Hall, Preston on Sunday 28th January. The competing bands in Championship through to Section 4 will have the opportunity to showcase either their set work for...read more

Thursday 11 January 2018

BBC axes Listen to the Band

BBC has announced that the Radio 2 'Listen to the Band' programme is to be 'rested' indefinitely following a comprehensive revamping of the station's output, thus marking the end of any regular brass band broadcasts on national BBC radio and worrying media commentators that this spells the end of the BBC’s...read more

Wednesday 10 January 2018

New Principal Trumpet at the Scottish Opera

Music graduate Jason Owen Lewis starts his new job as Principal Trumpet for Scottish Opera this month. Jason started playing with the National Youth Brass Band of Wales, and by the time he was thirteen he’d passed Grade 8 on both cornet and trumpet with distinction. At fourteen, he joined...read more

Tuesday 9 January 2018

Grimethorpe announce Sandy Smith as the new Resident M.D.

The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is delighted to announce the appointment of Sandy Smith as their Resident Musical Director. Sandy needs little introduction to the banding world, having been a highly decorated and respected horn player with Black Dyke, Fairey and Grimethorpe Colliery Bands. The arrangements from his pen are played world-wide,...read more