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Wednesday 8 September 2021

Australian Nationals Test Piece Announcement

Peter Graham, Gareth Wood, Thierry Deleruyelle and Jan van der Roost are the composers of the works set to test the competing bands at the 2022 Australian National Championships. The 2022 event will be presented in an innovative way being held remotely around a number of locations throughout the country, with...read more

Wednesday 8 September 2021

Plans Revealed for Butlins 2022

The organisers of the Butlins Brass Band Festival have released details of a spectacular 2022 Festival. Next year’s event will incorporate the Butlins Youth Band Festival and British Open Solo & Quartet Championships as well as the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain 'Reunion Band' conducted by Dr. Robert Childs...read more

Wednesday 8 September 2021

MD change for B&R National Appearance

Brighouse and Rastrick have competed at the National Finals each year with Professor David King since his first Royal Albert Hall appearance with the band in 2010 where the band won on Terra Australis. The band have won the National Championship title with Professor King on two other occasions since then,...read more

Wednesday 8 September 2021

Young Middle Brass returns to RNCM

The Junior RNCM are excited to be relaunching the Young Middle Brass series of free workshops at RNCM, with the first event on Sun 19th September. The Young Middle Brass events are for young Flugel, Tenor Horn, Baritone and Euphonium players. As before the events are held at the Royal Northern...read more

Wednesday 8 September 2021

Friary Wow at Westminster

‘It’s wonderful to be playing in public again!’ Those were the watchwords on everyone’s lips as Friary made a welcome return to the tranquil, apart from the occasional siren, setting of College Garden, Westminster Abbey, as part of the Abbey’s programme of lunchtime concerts. It was the Band’s first engagement since...read more

Thursday 2 September 2021

Surtaal Celebrates!

‘Surtaal Celebrates’ is the exciting new musical fusion project by Grimethorpe Colliery Band, composer Liz Lane and RSVP Bhangra.The project, which is supported by the PRS For Music and launched on the August Bank Holiday weekend, celebrates the return of live music making, and combines that with the “virtual” style of...read more

Thursday 2 September 2021

Foden's Youth & Junior Bands set for Autumn Restart

Sunday 15th March 2020 saw the last face-to-face rehearsal of the Foden’s Youth and Junior Bands. Since then, a series of online workshops, solo competitions and virtual performances were offered to keep the bands alive, but Foden’s is now delighted to announce that the Youth and Junior Bands will return this...read more