Monday 13 December 2021

Kapitol Benefits from Culture Recovery Award     

Kapitol Promotions Ltd, which presents the National Championships of Great Britain, has confirmed that it will receive a second Culture Recovery Award of £50,000 through Arts Council England. Alongside Brass Bands England, Kapitol Promotions was among 925 recipients to benefit from the £300 million final round of awards announced on...read more

Monday 13 December 2021

RCB Composers Competition Deadline Nears

February 1st is the deadline for composers to get their scores in for the first-ever River City Brass Composers Competition. This new venture represents the opportunity for composers of all backgrounds, from around the world, to write music for America’s favourite brass band. The competition will be judged by Artistic/Music Director...read more

Monday 13 December 2021

Larry Celebrates 50 years of Brass Playing

Dalkeith and Monktonhall Band’s front row cornet player Larry Blair has received a long service award from the Scottish Brass Band Association. Larry, who celebrates 50 years of brass banding, has spent the whole of this time with the same band. He was presented with his SBBA long service medal...read more

Sunday 5 December 2021

BBE Development Workshops on Tour

BBE’s famous Development Programme is finally ready to tour England once again. Training will include Player Development and Artistic Development, with workshop leaders Philip Harper, Roger Webster and Paul Cosh. BBE’s Education and Development Manager, Sarah Baumann, commented: “After a long wait, we are incredibly excited to be taking our...read more

Sunday 5 December 2021

BBCA 2022 Virtual Networking Dates

The Brass Band Conductors' Association virtual meet-up sessions began in September on zoom when interesting conversations were sparked by the outcome of the BBCA survey between the BBCA exec and members. Such was the success of that networking event that another session is being held on Thursday 9th December to...read more

Sunday 5 December 2021

SBBA Speaks podcast takes to the Airwaves

The Scottish Brass Band Association’s very first podcast has taken to the airwaves. The SBBA Speaks podcast is hosted by young brass banders Iona McVicar and Laura Carter who have developed the initiative after their experience of putting together a Youth Speaks Roadshow for SBBA in June. It has the...read more

Sunday 5 December 2021

Verwood Win at Wessex

Congratulations to Verwood Concert Brass who won the Wessex Brass Band Association Winter Contest held recently at Poole High School. Under the direction of Kevin Smith, the band claimed victory with a thrilling performance of ‘Blitz’. Open to bands in all sections, victory went to a confident Verwood Concert Brass,...read more


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