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Tuesday 21 July 2020

Pershore Midsummer Festival

There was success at the on-line Pershore Midsummer Brass Festival success as pre-recorded performances and highlights were broadcast allowing listeners to enjoy plenty of great brass band entertainment. The event began with Jaguar Land Rover Band in its traditional welcoming fanfare, followed by performances from Arrow Valley Brass, AW Parker (Drybrook), the...read more

Tuesday 21 July 2020

IBBSS to Party on Zoom

Although the International Brass Band Summer School has been cancelled this year, delegates who usually enjoy the sun, sea and brass at Swansea will still get a chance to ‘party’ together on August 2nd and 3rd. Delegates will be able to enjoy a number of outstanding Geneva 'Virtual Recitals' from Richard Marshall,...read more

Tuesday 21 July 2020

Band of the Year contest cancelled

The 2020 BrassPass.tv 'Band of the Year' contest and the Young Brass Award competitions have been cancelled. IBB Media Ltd, the contest organisers confirmed the cancellation of both events due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation. Media Managing Director, Martin Gernon stated, "We wanted to give both events every chance of happening,...read more

Tuesday 21 July 2020

EABBA cancels Brass Training Day

The East Anglian Brass Band Association (EABBA) 2020 Brass Training Day, which was due to take place in Norwich on 25th October, has been cancelled. Association Secretary Christine Wade stated, "With an anticipated attendance of around 70 brass musicians we had no choice other than to cancel the event given the...read more

Friday 17 July 2020

Whitburn continues to support the Community

Whitburn Band is delighted to announce that the band’s recent Virtual Concert with trumpet superstar Mike Lovatt has raised £1,262 for the West Lothian Foodbank. The West Lothian band performed in a concert on YouTube on Saturday, June 27 to celebrate the ensemble’s 150th anniversary. The band members individually recorded eight...read more

Thursday 16 July 2020

Final piece of the jigsaw for Geneva

Having released news of several Black Dyke soloists becoming Geneva artists in recent months, the latest press release from Black Dyke and Geneva confirm that the world-famous band will become a Geneva Partner Band with immediate effect. Soloists within Black Dyke, such as Richard Marshall, Dan Thomas, Siobhan Bates, Zoe...read more

Thursday 16 July 2020

Martin Irwin returns to B&R

The Brighouse and Rastrick Band has announced the signing of Martin Irwin as their soprano cornet player. Martin Irwin is regarded as one of the finest soprano players in the business and returns to the band having previously had two successful tenures in the famous purple and gold colours. Martin...read more