All the delegates, from the 15 countries represented in EBBA, are in the process of nominating the players to be part of the EYBB 2024, with final nominations being made by 1st December. After 1 December, EBBAs music commission will go through the nomination list and listen to the audition videos...read more
The popular ConsTest Competition will return next year to The Bradshaw Hall at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Saturday April 6th. Organised by former student Mikey Foley-Hall as part of his final year study assignment, this year’s inaugural event proved to be very popular with performers and listeners alike, with a...read more
Organisers have revealed musical highlights for the Brass in Concert Festival’s Friday night gala concert taking place 17th November at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music (formerly Sage Gateshead). Following an Aspire youth day and final concert in the afternoon, World of Brass in Concert will feature Fountain City Brass Band...read more
Congratulations go to Louise Renshaw, who was presented with the 2023 ‘Brass Band Conductor Award’ award at the Brass Band Conference on Saturday 7 October in Huddersfield by BBCA Chair James Holt. At the request of the Brass Band Conductors’ Association, Brass Bands England has added a new ‘Brass Band Conductor...read more
Downshire Brass won the North of Ireland Bands Association Championship title for the first time since 2018 at the Market Place Theatre in Armagh last weekend. Led by MD Michael Alcorn their fine performance of the set-work, 'A King's Lie' by Stan Nieuwenhuis saw them pip defending champion 1st Old Boys,...read more