Following a nine-year association with Woodfalls Band Dr. Robert Childs has taken the decision to resign his position as Musical Director, commenting: “After, discussing the current situation with my friend and Band Chairman Remus Sawyerr, we decided this is the right thing to do for me and for the Band. I...read more
Brass Band World has been informed that the decision has been made to postpone the Brass in Concert Championship draw. The draw for the World’s premier brass band entertainment festival, returning to Sage Gateshead on Saturday 20th November, was due to have taken place live on facebook today at Ringway Primary...read more
Brass Bands England are delighted that Warwick Music Group and and Denis Wick Products are supporting our work in schools to inspire and engage the next generation of brass players. The organisations have kindly donated a whopping 500 mouthpieces to be used with BBE Brass Foundations schools workshops - that's 100...read more
The recent South West Brass Band Association online Solo & Quartet contest was huge success with around 200 performances submitted. The event was sponsored by Trevada Music and adjudicated by Steve Sykes.
SWBBA Chair, John Woods stated: "The entries came from across the banding world, and proved that with an inventive...read more
The popular International Brass Band Summer School Curse in Swansea has been cancelled due to ongoing Covid-19 concerns. The course, which has attracted hundreds of delegates from across the globe to Swansea University in Wales was due to have taken place from 1st-7th August. It has been working closely with...read more
Following the cancellation of the Dutch Open Brass Band Championships (DOBC), the contest organisers have announced a new scaled down initiative. A DOBC 'Mini Festival' will now take place on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th of July at the venue, featuring a programme of music, including concerts by leading Dutch...read more
The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (AoBBA) is to increase trainee places from six to ten from September 2021. The scheme has been extraordinarily successful, and head of the trainee scheme, Martin Heartfield commented, “The adjudicator training scheme has been effectively embedded into our core activities and the Executive feels the...read more