Thursday 8 June 2023

Entry Opens for 2024 Youth Champs

Entry for the National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2024, also known as Youth Champs, is now open to youth bands wishing to participate in the event. The event will take place at Dean Close School in Cheltenham on Saturday 23 March 2024.Participation is open to youth bands...read more

Thursday 8 June 2023

Whit Friday Wins for Foden’s and Brighouse

Blessed with beautiful weather as well as the usual mix of competition and bonhomie, the 2023 Whit Friday Marches in Tameside and Saddleworth and Oldham District were a resounding success. Bands from all over Britain, and further afield, convened for a fabulous afternoon, evening and well into the night for...read more

Thursday 8 June 2023

Brass in Concert Festival 2023

The 46th Brass in Concert Festival, presented in association with World of Brass, Banks Group and Yamaha, sees the long-anticipated return of the event’s gala concert, World of Brass in Concert, plus a revamped ‘Aspire’ education programme and pre and post-event entertainment for the Championship itself. In a change for 2023,...read more

Thursday 8 June 2023

French Open Championship Results

The 27th French Open Championships took place last weekend (2nd – 4th June) in Amboise, situated in the beautiful Loire Valley. Adjudicators Chris Jeans and Luc Vertommen had plenty to admire across the event, not least Hammonds Band’s terrific winning performance of Edward Gregson’s ‘The World Rejoicing’. As always,...read more

Thursday 8 June 2023

‘Elevate’ Artists Announced

BBE has announced participating artists for its collaborative programme, ‘Elevate’, designed to bring together brass bands and artistic talent to create and learn together across a nine-month partnership. The programme will see BBE member bands looking to challenge their normal performance practice being paired with an artist who will support...read more

Thursday 8 June 2023

Bandstand takeover by StAMP

An award-winning music outreach programme run by the University of St Andrews is taking over bandstands in St Andrews, Cupar and Dunfermline this weekend to enable children from local brass bands to reach for the stars. The StAMP (St Andrews Music Participation) programme has been working with composer Andrew Knight-Hill...read more

Friday 2 June 2023

Royal Appearance for Comber Brass

Comber Brass from Northern Ireland performed at a Royal Garden Party held at Hillsborough Castle on 24th May. The event was attended by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, on what was their first official visit outside England since their coronation last month. Almost a century ago in 1924, the band...read more


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