The reigning National Champion, Brighouse & Rastrick Band and reigning Yorkshire Champion, Black Dyke Band will host their open rehearsals on the set-work, 'Odyssey' ahead of the Yorkshire Regional Championships. The band has already experienced success with this piece when they won the set-work half of the European Championships in Munich,...read more
The organisers of the 98th British Open Spring Festival have announced further details for the contests which will take place at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on Saturday 12th May. The Grand Shield will be the first event to go get under way at 10.00am, with the Senior Cup at 10.45am and Senior...read more
On Friday 23rd February members past and present of the Cory Band paid their final respects to Bernard Jones OBE who sadly passed away earlier this month at the age of 75. A group of players performed some of Bernard's favourite hymn tunes outside the crematorium as hundreds of people made...read more
As the first Regional Championships are successfully underway in the North West, BBW wish all competing bands good luck with their goal for National qualification. Below is a comprehensive list of competing bands in all Regional area competitions.
NORTH WEST (74 bands) Winter Gardens Blackpool Sunday 25 February Championship Section...read more
On Tuesday 22nd February Foden's Band held their annual Patrons Concert to a packed Sandbach School which gave the band chance to thank their loyal supporters. The Patrons Society comprises around 500 members and now celebrates 31 years of continued support to the band.
As always, the band provided an...read more
2018 marked a 'hat-trick' of wins for the RNCM brass band in the UniBrass Trophy contest. The 'Manchester' themed programme under the direction of student M.D. Alex Webb gave the band a four-point victory over runners-up Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, with the University of Huddersfield taking third place.
The University of Bristol...read more
The talented youngsters of the Yorkshire Youth Band enjoyed plenty of hard work and great music on their first gathering of 2018 in Saddleworth. The course was made possible by the continued support of Besson Musical Instruments.
The band, formed in 2006 by Black Dyke Director of Music, Prof Nicholas Childs,...read more
Sunday 25 February 2018
