Saturday 26 August 2023

2023 Victorian State Championships

Darebin City Brass — Preston Band secured a comprehensive win at the recent Victorian State Championship under the leadership of Musical Director Andrew Snell. The band won each of the four disciplines of hymn, set-work, own-choice, and march to take the victory from runners-up Footscray Yarraville City with Glenferrie Brass placed...read more

Saturday 26 August 2023

Open Champion Opens its Doors

On Wednesday the 6th of September, The Brighouse and Rastrick Band is once again opening its doors to the public, in order to offer a glimpse of the band’s preparations for the 2023 British Open Brass Band Championships. The Championships take place on Saturday September 9th at Birmingham Symphony Hall, where...read more

Saturday 26 August 2023

EABBA Extends Deadline

The East Anglian Brass Band Association has extended the deadline for entry to its Online Solo & Ensemble Contest. The closing date for entries has now been extended to 30th September. The adjudicator is Mark Wilkinson and prizes include a free lesson with one of the soloists from Foden's Band. The...read more

Saturday 26 August 2023

National Eisteddfod success for Hughes Brothers

Congratulations to the Hughes brothers for their category wins at this year's National Eisteddfod of Wales. Bass trombonist George won the Brass Solo 16-18 years. George is entering his final year at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and is supported by the British Trombone Society through the BTS Instrument Loan...read more

Saturday 26 August 2023

Ashley Hall-Tighe joins Canadian Brass

Congratulations to trumpeter Ashley Hall-Tighe, who has recently been appointed to the world’s pre-eminent brass quintet, Canadian Brass. An accomplished international soloist, Principal Trumpet of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and faculty member at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Ashley becomes the second-ever woman to join Canadian Brass after Manon...read more

Saturday 26 August 2023

Wonderful Achievement for Adrian Harvey

At a recent ‘Last Night of the Proms Concert’ Adrian Harvey, the MD of Sidmouth Town Band, received a special presentation in recognition of his outstanding musical leadership for the past 25 years. The event at Connaught Gardens was compered by television’s Jeremy Vine and Adrian was presented with an engraved...read more

Wednesday 23 August 2023

Higgins Premiere in Stavanger

'Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra' by Gavin Higgins will receive its Norwegian premiere next month. The South Bank Sky Arts Classical Music and Royal Philharmonic Society Award winning work will be performed by the Stavanger Symfoniorkester alongside Stavanger Brass Band on Thursday 21st September at the city's major Konserthus...read more


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