Black Dyke to feature at WMC

Black Dyke will be trying to add World Champion to its newly retained Yorkshire Champion title with a trip to the World Music Contest in Kerkrade later this year. The band has also confirmed that it will be performing in a special Gala Concert on Sunday 10th July alongside Brass Band Willebroek. Tickets for the World Music Contest Festival that takes place from the 7th to 31st July are now on sale. 

Artistic Director Björn Bus stated, "We are proud of the programme that we have put together for this 19th WMC. Despite the corona crisis we have a broad, international field of more than 200 bands that reflects the versatility and richness of wind music. The United States Marine Band and the Black Dyke Band are among the absolute best in the world. We are therefore delighted to welcome them to Kerkrade."

The Brass Gala Concert on Sunday 10th July will feature the multi title winning combinations from England and Belgium, both of whom have also been confirmed as entrants in the main Concert Division contest. The contest will also feature Brass Band Schoonhoven, James Madison University Brass Band, Hauts-de-France, Immortal Brass Eternally and Valaisia Brass Band.

Full line-ups will be announced by WMC in the coming weeks. Further information and the current program can be found at www.wmc.nl

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