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Friday 13 May 2016

Foden’s secures major award

Foden’s Band has secured a major award from Arts Council England through the Grants for the Arts for Three-year Strategic Music and Audience Development Plan 2016-2019. Grants for the Arts is supported using Public Funding by Arts Council England. The grant over three years is worth £31,020 towards a total...read more

Friday 13 May 2016

Four figure cheque for Smithills

The Mayor of Bolton Presents A Cheque To Smithills Senior Brass Band On the morning of Thursday May 12th, the Mayor of Bolton, Councillor Carole Swarbrick, presented a four figure cheque from her year in office to Musical Director Chris Wormald and leading Smithills School Senior Brass Band members in her town...read more

Monday 9 May 2016

This month's edition of BBW out now!

MAY EDITION OUT NOW! FEATURING: COVERTom Hutchinson, Cory Band's star principal cornet GLORIOUS CORY Welsh giant tops European fraternity in Lille - full coverage of the 39th European Brass Band Championships by our team in France: Steven Mead - Championship Section European battle; Brenden Wheeler - Challenge Section; Russell Gray - Soloists Competition;...read more

Monday 9 May 2016

BBC Young Musician 2016 Finalists

The three Finalists for BBC Young Musician 2016 have been announced: saxophonist Jess Gillam, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and French Horn player Ben Goldscheider. The Final of BBC Young Musician 2016 will take place on Sunday 15 May at the Barbican, London. It will be recorded for broadcast the same day at 7pm...read more

Sunday 8 May 2016

David Childs with Vancouver Symphony

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Tovey and the Vancouver Bach Choir present their Last Night of the Proms on 25 May, featuring world-renowned soloist, David Childs. Traditional proms favourites will be featured along with Karl Jenkins’s Euphonium Concerto. The event takes place in the Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5G1. Tickets:...read more

Sunday 8 May 2016

Black Dyke Festival

One of the most popular Black Dyke events of the year will take place in Leeds on 5 June, when the Queensbury band once again hosts it own Black Dyke Festival. Led by Director of Music Professor Nicholas Childs, the day provides musical activity and excellence, which culminates in a fantastic...read more

Sunday 8 May 2016

Lower Brass Day at Portsmouth Citadel

On Saturday 9 April, Portsmouth Citadel Band hosted the first in a series of Brass Workshops with tutors Derick Kane (euphonium) Stephen Kane (baritone) and Ady Clee (tuba). The event attracted 25 candidates that don't usually attend Portsmouth Citadel and some of had never previously been to the Salvation Army. They all...read more