Friday 7 October 2022

NYBBGB at the Grammy Awards

Members of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain featured at the 2022 Gramophone Classical Music Awards on Tuesday evening, providing some of the musical entertainment for the leading lights of the recording industry. The event took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Commenting on their inclusion...read more

Sunday 2 October 2022

BBC Young Musician of the Year 2022

The BBC Young Musician of the Year competition returns to television screens today (October 2nd) with the first of five Category Finals. Highlight programmes of each Category Final will be broadcast on BBC Four over a week, starting on Sunday 2nd October. They will be introduced by saxophonist and broadcaster...read more

Sunday 2 October 2022

Brisbane win in Queensland

The Queensland Brass Band Championship took place at the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba last weekend. The event coincided with the centenary celebrations of the Toowoomba Municipal Band and the city's annual Carnival of Flowers. Brisbane Excelsior Brass Band was victorious and retained the Championship title. Brisbane Excelsior impressed adjudicator Professor...read more

Sunday 2 October 2022

NYBBW Reunion Concert

Anyone near South Wales on 22 October should get this event in their diary! Close to 40 of Wales's finest brass players will reunite to mark the NYBBW 40th anniversary. The programme directed by former NYBBW Musical Directors Professor Edward Gregson and Dr Robert Childs will include music by Hoddinott,...read more

Sunday 2 October 2022

NYBBGB to Appear at Gramophone Awards

Every year, Gramophone hosts the Gramophone Awards to celebrate the very best artists, pieces, and recordings, from the past year in classical music. And this year, a glittering awards ceremony will take place in-person for the first time since 2019, at London’s De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms on Tuesday 4...read more

Thursday 29 September 2022

Brass Bands: Climate Action

In association with the Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy Programme, the Sheffield Region Brass Network has published a new online guide to help brass bands adapt to a sustainable, resilient, and climate-changed future. The climate is changing around us and is impacting on everyone’s lives across the world. As a...read more

Thursday 29 September 2022

Cory Band Composition Prize

Cory Band, in association with Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) and sponsor New Moon Insurance, will be broadcasting the four shortlisted finalists in its 2022 Composition Prize from next week, 3rd October. This is the fifth time the competition has taken place, although the first time since...read more


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