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Thursday 26 November 2020

Sebastian Rowe is a Double Champion of Champions

The Band Association of New South Wales recently held is prestigious State Champion of Champions online event, where Sebastian Rowe won both the Under 15 and Under 19 Champion of Champions titles. The move to an online presentation saw an incredible response from performers with over three hundred entries across all...read more

Wednesday 25 November 2020

Trumpeter donates ‘Sit Down’ Silver Disc

Trumpeter Andy Diagram is raffling his silver disc for James “Sit Down” single presented to him in 1991, to raise funds for a friend’s son’s cancer appeal. Joel is the 19 year old son of Ian Runacres, singer with Manchester band Dislocation Dance, with whom Andy played trumpet before joining James. Commenting...read more

Wednesday 25 November 2020

City of Chester Brass offers Festive Cheer

The City of Chester Band has decided to bring a bit of festive cheer to those most in need this Christmas. A spokesperson for the band stated, “With the end of lockdown in sight City of Chester Brass Band would like to offer a bit of Christmas cheer to care homes,...read more

Wednesday 25 November 2020

NYBBGB to collaborate with Royal Marines

The 80-strong National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain will premiere a new arrangement for brass and military band of Dan Price’s ‘Andromeda’ with the Royal Marines Band Service in a joint virtual performance. Musicians from the Royal Marines will record the military band parts in advance and support a series of...read more

Wednesday 18 November 2020

Stephanie Wilkins endorses Geneva

Stephanie Wilkins becomes another Black Dyke star to join Geneva as a Performance and Development Artist. Stephanie hails from Cornwall, where she started playing the cornet, aged 8 with the Mount Charles Youth Band, under the direction of the late Euphonium player Shaun Thomas. Steph progressed through to the Principal Cornet...read more

Wednesday 18 November 2020

New Rep at Grimethorpe

Grimethorpe Colliery Band are delighted to announce the signing of Seb Williman as its new Repiano Cornet. Currently a student at the Royal Northern College of Music, Seb is taught by two former Principal Cornets of Grimethorpe; Richard Marshall and Roger Webster. Seb has also previously held the Assistant Principal Cornet...read more

Wednesday 18 November 2020

Help Save Bilton Silver

Bilton Silver band is at a critical stage in its 127 year history. With over a hundred enthusiastic members aged from 6 to 90, all from the local community, but they have not been able to play together since March. A spokesperson from the band commented, “We have a fantastic band...read more