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Saturday 6 November 2021

Bugle to return in 2022

The famous West of England Bandsmen's Festival is due to make a welcome return in Bugle next year. The wonderfully traditional outdoor brass band competition will take place on Saturday 18th June. With great test-pieces in six sections and the traditional march through the it provides an ideal opportunity...read more

Saturday 6 November 2021

New opportunities at Brass Bands England

There are currently positions and volunteer opportunities at BBE. Brass Bands England are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to support a number of important banding events in 2022. Volunteers will gain the opportunity to attend and be a part of running significant occasions in the brass banding calendar, as well as benefit...read more

Tuesday 2 November 2021

Soli Brass: 2021 Dutch National Champion

Congratulations to Soli Brass on becoming Championship Section Dutch National Champions in Utrecht last weekend. The Championship Section featured the eagerly-awaited world premiere of Edward Gregson's 'The World Rejoicing' (Variations on a Lutheran Chorale). The audience was not disappointed, with familiar quotes from previous works woven into a test that delivered...read more

Tuesday 2 November 2021

Wychavon Festival of Brass 2021

Congratulations to Aldbourne and conductor Glyn Williams on winning the Championship section of the ever popular Wychavon Festival of Brass. The band gave a fine performance that drew much praise from Adjudicator Chris King to secure a narrow victory over City of Cardiff Mellingriffith (M1). Verwood Brass completed the podium...read more

Tuesday 2 November 2021

Bands welcomed back to the Borders

Brass band contesting in Scotland makes a welcome return on Saturday 6 November when 13 bands take to the stage in the Scottish Borders Brass Band Association’s entertainment contest in the Buccleuch Centre in Langholm. The contest is the first to be held in Scotland since the Scottish Championships in Perth...read more

Tuesday 2 November 2021

YouTube simplifies NYBBS Applications

An online advert explaining how to register for next year’s NYBBS summer school has been posted on YouTube. The promotional video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/aERQ5mxSisU A feature of the video is the inclusion of a QR code which can be scanned to take the viewer to the registration website at https://bit.ly/3Bm1gDu The...read more

Thursday 28 October 2021

BandSafe programme Updated

Brass Bands England’s flagship safeguarding programme, BandSafe, has had a makeover, seeing a complete overhaul of the training programme and its accompanying suite of resources. BandSafe is an industry leading selection of tools, training and guidance to help bands and music ensembles manage activity in a way that safeguards all group...read more