IBB Media Ltd has announced that the 'BrassPass.tv Band of the Year' competition, due to take place in July, has been postponed and moved to its reserve date of Saturday 30th October. A new 'Best of Brass Festival' will be held on Saturday 3rd July at Victoria Theatre, Halifax featuring performances...read more
The free Alpine Brass Festival will take place this weekend, on Saturday 15th May, in the beautiful Australian alpine town of Bright in northeastern Victoria. Perched 391 metres above sea level about 200 miles from Melbourne it has become a very popular tourist attraction thanks to its natural beauty and rich...read more
BrookWright Music has launched an International Brass Ensemble Composer Competition. Following the success of last year's composition competition, BrookWright is now offering the same exiting publishing opportunities for works for small brass ensemble. Founder Andrew Wainwright explained, "We're delighted to be launching this competition following the success of last...read more
The Mid Sussex Brass Band 'Return of the Solo Contest' attracted 58 competitors contributing excellent performances and creating a tough job for adjudicator Brett Baker to decide the winners of each category.
A spokesperson for the event stated, “Our thanks go to everyone who took the time to enter and we...read more
Foden’s Band has announced its success in an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for £26,400. The focal point of this latest award is to further our community engagement by creating a museum in which all of the band’s historical artefacts will be stored and open to the public, as...read more
Following a year of COVID-19 impacts and funding suspensions, Creative New Zealand is has awarded its 2021 Music Scholarships. Creative New Zealand Senior Manager Arts Development Services, Cath Cardiff commented, “Creative New Zealand is thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity in 2021 to give much needed support to...read more