Congratulations to Wellington Brass, who proved their dominance in Dunedin last weekend by winning the A Grade New Zealand National title under MD, David Bremner, for an unprecedented fifth consecutive time. The band secured its win of the Gold Cup National Trophy in emphatic manner delivering outstanding renditions of the...read more
The ODBBA Entertainment contest, which will be held on Sunday 8th October, has made details and entry forms available for bands wishing to compete. The event will take place at Wood Green School, Witney in Oxfordshire where each band will perform a 20-minute entertainment programme. The contest will be adjudicated...read more
Grimethorpe Colliery Band has announced that it has been absolutely overwhelmed with the number and quality of compositions that it’s received for the band’s first annual Composition Competition. A spokesperson for the band stated, “We've received 105 entries from all over the world and are delighted that this means there...read more
Unison Kinneil Band had the surprise honour of playing for His Majesty King Charles III when he visited Bo’ness on Monday to view Kinneil House and plant a tree to commemorate the centenary of the estate becoming a public park. The band had been asked to play at a VIP...read more
Yorkshire Imperial led by Garry Hallas impressed at the popular Morley March & Hymn Contest last weekend with performances of 'The Wizard' march and the hymn tune 'Nearer My God to Thee'. In addition to taking the overall win for a fourth time the band added to its haul of...read more
The Flixton Band was victorious at the Blackburn & Darwen March & Hymn Tune last weekend. With 19 competitors, fantastic organisation and generous prizes the event was a tremendous success. Through the pouring rain, Flixton put on a great display of the march ‘Mephistopheles’ and a beautiful hymn tune rendition under...read more