In 2015, academic staff at Queen’s University in Belfast, led by the Dean of Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor Michael Alcorn, started compiling the first comprehensive archive about brass bands in Ireland from 1850. In BBW’s June edition, Professor Alcorn reveals the hitherto uncharted,...read more
Lisa Fitzgerald-Lombard enjoys a Q&A session with Adrian Spillett - a BBC Young Musician of the Year winner, Percussion Section Leader for City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Birmingham Conservatoire’s Head of Percussion
What first drew you to percussion and when did you realise you wanted to pursue it as a...read more
The timbre and texture of brass band percussion sections is often overlooked as the spotlight falls onto the brass sections and soloists, so this month BBW brings readers an interview with Dame Evelyn Glennie, a Pro Platform with Adrian Spillett, plus percussion articles by Yamaha Artist Simone Rebello, Cory Principal Percussionist...read more
In an exclusive interview – David Childs chats to the world’s leading percussion soloist and three-time Grammy Award-winner, Dame Evelyn Glennie, about her music, career, what motivates her and brass bands
Dame Evelyn Glennie needs no introduction to anyone within the world of music. Having toured 42 countries, commissioned over 200 works...read more
In a recent blog concerning the poor quality of test-pieces at major contests, Cory Band MD and former BBW Editor, Philip Harper, argued that ‘artistic sophistication and creativity has been substituted for musical thuggery and charlatism’. In BBW’s June Let’s Debate article, Philip Harper expands his blog spot concerns with the...read more
Accompanying Christopher Thomas’s review of ‘Great Trombone Concertos’ featuring Jacques Mauger with the Orchestre Symphonique Français
conducted by Laurent Petitgirard, is an exclusive Q&A with the Courtois artist.
Learn about the former Paris Opera principal trombone’s journey from orchestral musician, to soloist, to college Professor, and his experience with brass bands along the...read more
Commitment these days… John Barber tells a few tales of yesteryear and wonders whether modern banding commitment standards have slipped in certain quarters. Cartoon by Nezzy
Whilst the musical rewards can undoubtedly be plentiful, playing in a brass band also takes time, effort, costs money, allows you the opportunity to dress in...read more
Wednesday 22 June 2016
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