The Queen has approved the award of Her Majesty’s Medal for Music for the year 2021 to John Wallace CBE. An internationally renowned Scottish trumpet soloist, composer and educator, John Wallace is the seventeenth recipient of the award, following the celebrated organist Thomas Trotter, who received The Queen's Medal...read more
Congratulations to Cory on completing a hat-trick of victories with this year’s Brass in Concert Championship title. The band performed with its usual assured confidence, and under the direction of Philip Harper, who brought his own inimitable style to the winning programme, Cory proved to once again be an unbeatable force....read more
More than £100 million has been awarded to hundreds of cultural organisations across the country including Brass Bands England in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary announced last week.
Brass Bands England (BBE), the national sector-support organisation for brass bands, has been awarded a...read more
On Friday 19th November the much anticipated #BrassBandsAtChristmas crowdfunding campaign has launched to the public. The campaign, which so far features over two dozen bands from across the country, has been designed to raise funds for the organisations taking part as well as raise awareness of, and appreciation for, brass bands...read more
The popular Welsh Open Entertainment Championship is to return in 2022. The event will take place on Sunday 20th February at the new venue of the Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre in Newport. The contest attracts Championship and First Section competitors with the highest placed qualifying band gaining an invitation...read more
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Wednesday 24 November 2021
