The Music Panel of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, comprising Michael Fowles, Paul Holland, C. Brian Buckley, John Maines and Richard Evans, with Philip Morris as Chairman and Tim Jones as Administrator, announces the test-pieces for the Championship Section and Sections 1 - 4 of the 2018 Regional...read more
The National Youth Brass Band of Wales gave a thrilling performance as part of the prestigious North Wales International Music Festival in St Asaph Cathedral on Saturday 16th September.
Conducted by Ian Porthouse, the programme included Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man', William Mathias's 'Vivat Regina', and 'Taliesin', a new...read more
Reg Vardy under the direction of MD, Russell Gray successfully reclaimed the Doctor Martin Wainstone Cup for the fifth time. The contest continues to provide a very lucrative and entertaining event to conclude the traditional British Open Championship weekend.
Building on the success of last year's event, the Princess Alexandra Auditorium...read more
In May 2016 Foden’s were successful in an application to Arts Council England through ‘Grants for the Arts’ for a ‘Three Year Strategic Music and Audience Development Plan’ . Included in the application was a plan to run a non-competitive Youth Festival (for 3 years) where 6 invited Youth Bands would perform...read more
Thursday 21 September 2017
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