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Saturday 1 July 2023

Joshua Parkhill appointed at Kinneil

Joshua Parkhill has been appointed as the new resident conductor of Unison Kinneil Band where he will work closely with musical director Raymond Tennant. Born in Ayrshire, Joshua studied trombone at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and graduated this year with a 1st Class Honours degree. He has already played...read more

Saturday 1 July 2023

RAH Gala Artists Revealed

Kapitol Promotions can announce that the pre-Results Ceremony Gala Concert at this year's Championship Section Final 2023 will see Scotland’s Whitburn Band appear with top trumpet soloist and Smith-Watkins Brass Instruments Artist, Mike Lovatt. Whitburn and Mike Lovatt have presented three concerts together so far: a virtual one in 2020,...read more

Thursday 29 June 2023

Riverside Youth Awards Night

The curtain came down on a busy year for Inverclyde's Riverside Youth Band as members put their best foot forward at the organisation's seventh annual awards night and ceilidh. Players, their families and supporters flocked to the 68 Club in Port Glasgow where they enjoyed Riverside's awards ceremony before dancing...read more

Thursday 29 June 2023

Brass Foundations join Brass at the Seaside

Brass Bands England (BBE) have teamed up with organisers of the ‘Brass at the Seaside’ weekend to offer a free Brass Foundations workshop this July. The event, featuring bands and schools from across Lancashire and Yorkshire, will take place at Lytham’s St Anne’s on the Sea Bandstand on the 8-9...read more

Thursday 29 June 2023

NYBBS attracts Record Numbers

A record number of young people have signed up for this year’s National Youth Brass Band of Scotland (NYBBS) summer course at the end of next month. The residential course will take place at the Strathallan School, Forgendenny, Perthshire from Sunday 30 July to Saturday 5 August, culminating in two...read more

Thursday 29 June 2023

Scottish Challenge becomes own choice Contest

Following discussions with a number of bands and between members of the Scottish Brass Band Association events committee, it has been decided that the Band Supplies Scottish Challenge on Saturday 18 November will revert to an own-choice test piece contest. With few own-choice contests around in Scotland, some bands were...read more

Thursday 29 June 2023

National Youth Band Summer Series

This year, the NYBBGB’s Youth Band residential will be under the direction of Guest Conductor Sarah Ioannides, and feature Guest Soloist, trombonist Scott Hartmann. Sarah Ioannides, is Music Director of Symphony Tacoma, and is recognised as one of the most inspiring and creative conductors today, performing internationally and working as...read more