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Congratulations to the Co 

Huge congratulations to the cooperation band on its victory at the Brass in Concert Championships in the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead last weekend. Pre-drawn to play off the no.3 spot, the band put on a creative programme which transported the audience to ... read more

Royal recognition for Eagley Band  

Eagley Band are the proud recipients of the King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2025. The MBE For Volunteer Groups Bolton’s Eagley Band has achieved Royal recognition in being named recipients of The King’s Award For 2025, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in ... read more

Calling all youth bands 

Only two weeks remain of the registration window for the 2026 National Youth Brass Bands Championships of Great Britain (Youth Champs), and event organisers Brass Bands England (BBE) are urging youth bands to apply without delay to avoid disappointment as spots are filling up fast.  Taking ... 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