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North West Regional Results 

Congratulations to all involved in the first of the 2026 Regional Championships, in particular the winners of their respective sections: Foden’s, Haydock, Lostock Hall Memorial, Allerton Brass and Wardle Community Band. They will be joined by fellow qualifiers KNDS Fairey, Tyldesley, Blackburn & Darwen, Bollington ... read more

Lower Section Nationals move North 

Kapitol Promotions Ltd., which owns and promotes the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, has announced that the Section 1-4 National Finals will relocate from The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse to York Barbican, and will take place over the weekend of Saturday 19 & Sunday ... read more

UniBrass 

Congratulations to The University of Birmingham Music Society brass band on successfully defending the UniBrass Trophy as well as the University of Nottingham band on winning a first UniBrass Shield title. The 2026 UniBrass, Contest was a fabulous event, held this year at the ICC ... read more

Reviews

  • CD: Shift

    For those of us that have followed Peter Moore’s career from the start, it still seems hardly credible that he was ... read more

  • CD: Virtuoso

    At first glance, in terms of repertoire this is, perhaps, the lightest CD that David Childs has recorded since his days ... read more