Friday 6 November 2020

Covid Guidance Update for English bands

Covid Guidance Update for English bands - effective from 5 November Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement on 31 October, Brass Bands England (BBE) has now received clarification from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) over exactly how the second national lockdown will affect banding activity. The DCMS has...read more

Friday 6 November 2020

Brass Bands England Looks to the Future

Brass Bands England Webinar: Challenge 2030 - What does the future of banding look like?Event: Thursday 12 November at 7:00pm Next up in the fortnightly Brass Bands England webinar series, the BBE team are joined by IVE Associate, Sophie Hunter, to look at the future of the sector. Challenge 2030 is Brass...read more

Thursday 5 November 2020

Provisional date for Cheltenham Finals 2021

Kapitol Promotions has released a provisional date for the Sections 1-4 Finals 2021, which will hopefully be held over the weekend of Saturday 18-Sunday 19 September 2021 at The Centaur (Cheltenham Racecourse). Sections 4 and 1 in order would take place on the Saturday, with Sections 3 and 2 in order...read more

Thursday 5 November 2020

GBBA Solo and Ensemble Festival

The Gloucestershire Brass Band Association has launched a lockdown initiative aimed at Association members to boost banding in the area throughout the next difficult period faced by the country. The annual Association Contest would usually be held in November, but with current restrictions the GBBA has take the decision to ‘Go...read more

Wednesday 4 November 2020

Cenotaph Requiem Remembrance Release

‘Cenotaph Requiem’, composed by Lieutenant Colonel Simon Haw MBE, has been recorded by the Bands of the Household Division to be released for sale from Sunday 7th November. The piece, dedicated to Her Majesty The Queen, is a Universal Act of Remembrance; a poignant musical reflection on service and sacrifice...read more

Wednesday 4 November 2020

2020 Foden's Online Competition Results

The results are in from the Grand Final of the 2020 Foden's online Solo and Ensemble Competition. The event formed part of the Sandbach band's latest initiative supported by Arts Council England to help promote brass banding activity during the Coronavirus pandemic. Based on its successful annual event that has taken...read more

Thursday 29 October 2020

Virtual Brass in Concert

The management team of Brass in Concert has announced that the 2020 event, the cancellation of which was announced in May, will go ahead online as a highlights Festival on the originally planned weekend of 14 & 15 November. The Festival will largely follow its traditional format, with Youth Brass in Concert...read more


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