PEAK FOR PERFORMANCE Could sport science, epitomised by top athletes Mo Farah and Usain Bolt, be applied to brass contest performance? As we head towards a new contesting year, BBW’s Pro Practice host, Professor Roger Webster, applies world-class sport training techniques to achieving peak performance at brass band contests…read more
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The principal cornet of 2017 Grand Slam Band, Eikanger - David Morton - selects his desert island listening, book and luxury item…read more
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Norway’s Vikings completed a 2017 grand slam of four major titles at Brass in Concert, which invited the audience to award the first Audience Entertainment Trophy at its 41st edition…read more
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Mark Good brings coverage of the 2017 Scottish Open, at which Whitburn finished the year in dominant fashion, as well as brings coverage of the Band Supplies Scottish Challenge an Youth Championships…read more
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WANTAGE’S CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE The backwaters of Oxfordshire would not necessarily be where one might expect to find an oasis of brass music making, but with six bands and a new MD in Paul Holland, Wantage Silver Band has the firepower to succeed…read more
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As ever in the worldwide brass band community, the last 12 months have brought highs and lows - highs for Eikanger and Valaisia bands, which have taken two of the UK’s most prized titles back to Norway and Switzerland, but some harsh lessons for UK banding with this developing seismic shift...read more
The winter Holiday Season is the time to consider your summer holiday destination for 2018, so BBW has compiled a guide to the top summer schools that combine sun (hopefully), fun and first class tuition, plus festivals that showcase fantastic brass performances. BBW brings details of the 15th Future All Stars...read more
Thursday 28 December 2017
