On the 5th of November the Woodfalls Band, under their talented Musical Director, Dr. Robert Childs, gave a fantastic concert of remembrance at Salisbury City Hall. The band was joined by the world famous 'Opera Babes' who delighted the audience with repertoire including, Rossini's 'The Cat's Duet', Delibe's 'Flower Duet', Verdi's...read more
Rob Westacott has announced that his competitive cornet playing career will come to end following his appearance at the Brass in Concert Championships with the National Champions, Brighouse and Rastrick. Rob has enjoyed a distinguished career having been a vital member of the cornet sections at Black Dyke, Tredegar, Grimethorpe...read more
After the great success of the 2016 master class with Adam Frey, the German Brass Band BlechKLANG continued its series, “Jenaer Blechbläserseminare” (Brass Seminars of Jena). From October 13 to October 15, a master class with renowned cornet soloist Roger Webster, supported by Besson, took place in the premises...read more
Thoughts of summer days, though well ahead, are always welcome, so the West of England Bandsmen’s Festival is pleased to announce during these darker days of autumn the Test Pieces chosen for next summer’s Festival on June 16th.
Chosen as always to challenge the Bands with attractive music, thought is also given...read more
An innovative partnership aimed at attracting a new generation of youthful talent to brass bands has been announced between Brass Bands England and Warwick Music Group.
The collaboration will launch a nationwide competition utilising the market-leading manufacturer and supplier's ground breaking 'pBuzz' instruments to help Brass Band England's future strategy of...read more
Marking the 175th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic ‘A Christmas Carol’, The Brighouse & Rastrick Band and celebrated actor Simon Callow join forces for a very special Christmas album. It combines Simon Callow’s acclaimed adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ together with traditional Christmas carols performed by the newly...read more
Congratulations to Eikanger Bjorsvik and their conductor Reid Gilje for for successfully adding the Siddis entertainment title to their clutch of other awards this year, icluding the Norwegian National and European top prizes. It was a convincing win for the band with flugel pplayer Gyda Matland taking the soloist prize and...read more
Monday 13 November 2017
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