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
Following the news that there has been an adjudicator change at this year's Brass in Concert with renowned French Horn player Peter Francomb replacing Richard Martin as an entertainment judge, The Brass in Concert Championship has also announced an innovative new entertainment award. The interactive 'Audience Prize' will enable people to...read more
Foden's Band welcomed over 100 entries from all over the world to their recent Solo, Duet & Quartet event, with superb performances from competitors young and old.
The high class competition was enjoyed immensley by the international panel of adjudicators, Prof. John Wallace CBE, Dewi Griffiths and Brian Kingsley. There...read more
The list of set test pieces has been announced by the French Open Championship. The contest is due to take place in the historic town of Amboise in the Loire Valley between the Friday June 1st to Sunday 3rd June 2018. Carlton Main Frickley Band will perform in the Gala Concert...read more
Saturday 11 November 2017
