For the first time, the VLAMO Composition Contest competition catered exclusively to new and high-quality fanfare repertoire for lower divisions in hopes that with this initiative, VLAMO would give fanfare bands a boost. In 2020, fanfare bands became part of the Flemish Inventory of Cultural Heritage and in 2021, they...read more
Whitburn Band is currently preparing for a very special concert that has been on the cards for two years. The Scottish Open champion celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2020, but the pandemic prevented the band from holding its planned anniversary concert with trumpet legend Mike Lovatt and several other events. Instead,...read more
Brass in Concert has announced the retirement of long-standing board member, David Bennett, who has also been the organisation’s Chairman since 2019. David’s involvement with Brass in Concert goes back to the event’s origins in Darlington, where it was established to celebrate HM The Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977. He...read more
The UniBrass Foundation is looking for a fixed term project manager to run its ‘Artist in Association’ programme. Funded by Arts Council England, this new project aims to embed professional artists within university brass bands that would not otherwise be able to work with artists of this calibre. Established professionals...read more
The West of England Brass Band Association has announced that the 2022 West of England Regional Championships have been cancelled. A spokesperson for WEBBA made the following statement:
“Due to circumstances beyond our control we have been forced to make the decision to cancel this year’s West of England Regional...read more
Seb Williman has been appointed by Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band as its new Principal Cornet player. The 20-year-old, from York, is studying trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester under the guidance of Roger Webster and Murray Greig.Seb previously enjoyed a short tenure as bumper-up at...read more
Student euphonium performers from all over Europe are invited to apply to compete in the first Fontys AMPA Euphonium Competition. The event, being led by Robbert Vos, the highly respected virtuoso and Euphonium tutor at the Fontys Academy of Music & Performing Arts in The Netherlands, has been specially created...read more
Friday 28 January 2022
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