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Wednesday 27 December 2017

Final appearance for Boobs and Brass

Boobs & Brass has raised over £227,000 for charity since forming in May 2006 in Northamptonshire. The band hopes to increase this total to £250,000 before its final performance on 25th March 2018. The band will go out in style as guests of National Champions Brighouse & Rastrick for a concert...read more

Tuesday 26 December 2017

Heritage Museum appearance for City of Chester

The award-winning Lion Salt Works Museum, near Northwich, Cheshire is waking up the new year with a masterclass on how the City of Chester Brass band rehearses for its winning competition performances. This inspiring and interesting insight into the inner workings of this top brass band will be held at the...read more

Tuesday 26 December 2017

On the Pulse of Time with Waespi and Bach

Exploring new ways of composing for symphonic winds, gathering down-to-earth experience in orchestrating, rehearsing and performing new music, bringing together emerging composers and conducting students in view of an exchange of ideas and visions – such were the topics addressed by the recent week-long Masterclass for Composing and Conducting Wind and...read more

Sunday 24 December 2017

Willebroek Youth withdraw from EBBC

The management of Brass Band Willebroek have unfortunately had to take the decision to withdraw Young Brass Band Willebroek from the European Youth Brass Band Championships 2018 in Utrecht. The band has enjoyed great experiences at the contest in previous years, winning three titles, with the last one being particularly special...read more

Saturday 23 December 2017

High profile TV broadcast for Lewis-Merthyr

On Christmas Day, South Wales' Lewis-Merthyr Band will feature in a national television broadcast with the legendary international baritone soloist, Sir Bryn Terfel. The programme entitled, Taith Bryn Terfel: Gwlad y Gân, sees the singer travel to four areas of Wales to meet interesting people and perform songs that are relevant to...read more

Saturday 23 December 2017

James McCabe returns to Rothwell

Rothwell Temperance Band are delighted to announce that James McCabe has returned to the band on Principal Cornet. James was previously the band's principal cornet player, a position he held for five years. During this time, the band won the Yorkshire Area Championship, the Grand Shield and finished in the frame...read more

Saturday 23 December 2017

Edwin Firth Celebration Concert

Foden's are to commemorate the life of the celebrated cornetist Edwin Firth, with two concert performances in 2018. Edwin Firth was born at Skipton on 23rd December 1888 into a banding family. His grandfather, Greenwood Firth, was the solo trombone with Black Dyke for twenty-five years, while his father Squire Firth...read more