On Saturday 19 September, Brass Bands England (BBE) will present The Brass Band Conference 2020. This year's conference, delivered online, will feature a diverse range of speakers, workshops and awards on a programme designed to have something for everyone in banding. The conference will take on the highly pertinent theme...read more
Auditions for the National Youth and National Children’s Brass Bands of Great Britain will be on-line this year. Young players from across the UK are being encouraged to audition for the National Youth and National Children’s Brass Bands of Great Britain this Autumn. The ongoing issues of COVID that are...read more
The organisers of the National Youth Concert Band have made the exciting announcement that they will be running their first ever National Children's Concert Band course next Easter. For younger musicians, aged 11-14 with grades 4 or 5, the band will be led by the experienced educator and conductor Jane Conway...read more
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts released a superb performance of a stirring new composition by Anthony Barfield earlier this month. Composed for a 15-piece brass ensemble, ‘Invictus’ is an anthem for New York City in this unique moment in time. The work pays tribute to the resilience of this...read more
The Cory Online Brass Band Championships are all set to take place on the Friday and Saturday evenings of the 18th/19th and 25th/26th September, with 73 bands worldwide contributing 10 minute entertainment programmes.The contest, supported by Arts Council Wales, will be broadcast live from the offices of Kapitol Promotions headquarters in...read more
It has been announced that the 2020 Swiss National Brass Band Championship has been cancelled owing to ongoing concerns and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first time since 1982, when the contest became an annual event, that they have been cancelled. The decision was not taken lightly by...read more
Monday 14 September 2020
