Features | Brass Band World

Thursday 4 August 2016

‘The best job in the world’

Why does Senior Aircraftsman Michael Howley, of the Band of The Royal Air Force, regard his decision to join the Royal Air Force Music Service at the age of 34 as the best career choice he could have made? Join the growing band of BBW readers to find out… Subscribe here...read more

Thursday 4 August 2016

Test your strengths

In BBW’s extensive Brass Education focus this month, Christopher Turner - a well-respected brass educator, who has been coaching students through Trinity College London’s grade exams for the last decade - lends insight about the benefits of the Trinity examination process I have used the Trinity Exam Board since 1998 and believe...read more

Thursday 4 August 2016

Music for life

Yamaha has been pioneering Class Band music education right across Europe for the past 22 years, with incredible success – Nicola Bland finds out why the system gives children the gift of music for life In a world in which the recession of the last ten years and related austerity cuts have...read more

Thursday 4 August 2016

Katrina Marzella catches up with Jim Hayes

This month’s Castaway is brass banding’s answer to Bond - cornet and trumpet virtuoso Jim Hayes, or should that be the smooth cornet crooner Jonny Midnight? His popularity as an artist has been fuelled by this ‘tongue-in-cheek’ approach, bringing a much-welcomed smile and lighter side to our brass niche of the...read more

Thursday 4 August 2016

David Thornton Interview

David Thornton’s influence has reached pretty much every area of banding across the world, underpinned by career developments in the last year that have brought more high-profile success. Christopher Thomas caught up with the euphonium star following his recent a trans-Atlantic concert tour For the Nottingham-born Solo Euphonium player of Foden’s, the...read more

Thursday 4 August 2016

Let’s Debate with Edward Gregson

In last month’s BBW, Philip Harper criticised charlatan composers and poor test-piece choices by major brass band contest organisers. This month, leading international composer, Professor Edward Gregson, steps forward with a composer’s perspective I was very interested to read Philip Harper's article, 'Give us some good music,' in the June edition of...read more

Thursday 4 August 2016

Peter Graham's triumph over time

In this month's 'Know the Score' Peter Graham time travels back to Belle Vue in 1973 - the inspiration behind his set test at this year’s British Open Championship - The Triumph of Time I made my first trip to the British Open Brass Band Championships at the age of 14. Together...read more