Monday 16 November 2020

Cory is BIC Champion of Champions

Inspite of Covid-19 organisers of the Brass in Concert Championships were determined to showcase the finest in original brass band entertainment. In an online highlights Festival, on the originally planned weekend of 14 & 15 November, we treated to a magnificent top quality show, all streamed for free by World of...read more

Sunday 15 November 2020

UniRun: Bangor to Sheffield

Swapping trombones for trainers: four Trustees of the UniBrass Foundation are set to run the distance from Bangor to Sheffield in a bid to raise much needed funds for the charity. The challenge involves running the 176km distance from Bangor University’s Pontio Arts Centre (2020 contest host) to Sheffield University’s Octagon...read more

Sunday 15 November 2020

Sam Fisher is BBE’s Safeguarding Officer

Brass Bands England (BBE) has announced that Sam Fisher is the successful candidate in the search for the first dedicated Safeguarding Officer with responsibility for the organisation and administration of the organisation’s groundbreaking BandSafe programme. Sam was chosen for the role from an outstanding field of 82 applicants, ten of which advanced...read more

Sunday 15 November 2020

Trumpets feature in BBC Instrumental Sessions

As the cold weather continues to draw in and the nation is missing the opportunity to jet off to warmer climates, the trumpets of the BBC orchestras will transport you somewhere sunny and exciting with a cracking Spanish themed virtual performance. Launched on BBC Radio 3 ‘BBC Instrumental Sessions’ sees the trumpets...read more

Sunday 15 November 2020

Cory’s latest Lockdown Offering

Cory’s latest socially distanced musical offering is an absolute stunner. ‘Swan Lake Fantasy Overture’, expertly arranged for the band by M.D. Philip Harper, showcases the very best of the World’s number one band. Listeners can enjoy Act 1 Scene 1, Act 1 No.4 Pas de Trois No. 6, Act 3 Scene...read more

Wednesday 11 November 2020

Yu-Han Yang wins Jeju International Brass Prize

Euphonium player Yu-Han Yang has won the prestigious Jeju International Brass Competition in Korea. The Tredegar Band’s principal player gave a fantastic performance of Philip Wilby’s 'Euphonium Concerto' to win the ,000 first prize. Yu-Han is in excellent company with past winners including: Glenn Van Looy, Bastien Baumet, Lilian Meurin and...read more

Wednesday 11 November 2020

AoBBA goes Online

The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (AoBBA) is hoping to turn a negative into a positive with its AGM on 10th January 2021. The impact of COVID-19, distancing and lockdowns has resulted in everybody finding new ways of working, and the AoBBA Executive Team is no different. So successful...read more


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