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Tuesday 30 June 2020

New Solo Horn at Fairey’s

Momentum continues at the Fairey Band as it welcomes Emma Conway as its new solo horn player. Emma hails from an exceptionally musical brass family and the band is delighted to be able to make this announcement. She joins the band after spending time in Norway studying at the Manger...read more

Tuesday 30 June 2020

Pershore entertainment goes Online

The Pershore Midsummer Brass Festival will become a virtual event this weekend. Organisers have planned a full day of online performances on Saturday 4th July, with bands who were originally to have taken part providing pre-recorded performances. Starting at 10.00am, the event will begin with the traditional fanfare from the top...read more

Tuesday 30 June 2020

Wantage Band Virtual Youth Solo Competition

Wantage Band recently held their 'Virtual Youth Solo Competition', with almost 150 entrants from 14 countries taking part. There 64 talented youngsters in the 11 Years and Under class, with all participants being given adjudications and sent certificates for taking part. Contest organiser Sam Wyne stated, "We are over the moon at...read more

Tuesday 30 June 2020

Zoe Lovatt-Cooper joins Geneva

Geneva Group are delighted to welcome on board Zoe Lovatt-Cooper as their new Flugelhorn Development and Performance Artist. Having almost completed her first recital performance for Geneva and Brass Pass tv, Zoe joins a long list of recently recruited artists and ambassadors. “Zoe has one of the sweetest most beautiful flugelhorn sounds...read more

Saturday 27 June 2020

New Solo Cornet at Grimethorpe

Grimethorpe Colliery Band is delighted to announce the signing of Vicki Kennedy to the Solo Cornet bench. Vicki is no stranger to the Grimethorpe Colliery Band having played for the band back in 2014 after she completed her studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Whilst a...read more

Saturday 27 June 2020

BlechKLANG returns to Music

After an almost three-month compulsory break due to the Corona Pandemic, the German Brass Band BlechKLANG was able to rehearse together again for the first time on June 23rd, 2020. Under strict hygienic conditions, the band met with musical director Alexander Richter in the courtyard of Saale Valley School in Jena. It...read more

Saturday 27 June 2020

Holly Bennett joins Whitburn on Baritone

Whitburn Band is delighted to announce Holly Bennett, the current Scottish youth brass champion, has joined on second baritone. The 18-year-old joins from Arbroath Instrumental Band and is a current member of the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland. Holly has been the Scottish solo champion in three different age groups, winning...read more