Conductor, arranger and player, Sandy Smith, has taken a lead role in adventurous music collaborations - here, he debates the benefits of throwing caution to the wind by collaborating with other genres to find new audiences.
Over the years as a player, conductor, arranger and occasional composer, the idea of collaborating with...read more
BBW’s Chief Contributor, Christopher Thomas and Iwan Fox of 4barsrest.com beamed into 32 countries as they fronted the live Internet stream of Bolsover Festival of Brass on 1 October. Christopher over-views the event’s success story, built on a spirit of adventure.
For those of us that are involved in the brass band...read more
Septura is set to showcase its precious ‘loot’ through Kleptomania. Septura’s very own trombone star, Matthew Knight, enlightens.
Septura is now five years old, and we’re in the middle of one of our most ambitious projects yet - a four-concert series called Kleptomania, which we will perform at both St. John’s Smith...read more
Thomas Dunne surveys the forthcoming battle for European and Scandinavian crowns. All five ‘National’ contests will see top section title defences, two of which – Switzerland and Belgium – bring hat trick contentions and all will
be bent on qualifying for places in the ‘European’ Championships…
Read this article in full, featured in...read more
‘Pressures for Freshers’ - This month, BBW Pro Practice host and Besson Artist, Professor Roger Webster, offers wisdom to daunted music freshers embarking on the new academic term.
The new academic year is now underway, with schools and colleges back in full swing. For music students and, in particular, for our ‘brass...read more
Monday 9 October 2017
