Monday 18 January 2021

Yorkshire Youth enjoys success of first Virtual Course

Yorkshire’s Premier Youth Band enjoyed their first ever virtual course this weekend supported by Geneva Group. The YYBB course was led by Prof. Nicholas Childs with principal players including Richard Marshall, Brett Baker, Connor Lennon, Dan Thomas, Gareth Hand, Siobhan Bates and Dave Smith from the Black Dyke Band. The course was...read more

Sunday 17 January 2021

Geneva Heritage cornet Competition

Phillip McCann and Geneva Group has launched an exciting new cornet competition seeking to inspire the next generation of lyrical performers. The Geneva Heritage Cornet International Slow Melody Competition is aimed at inspiring young players in the lyrical artistry of playing that made Phillip such an iconic performer. There will be three...read more

Sunday 17 January 2021

AoBBA AGM

The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (AoBBA) held their Annual General Meeting on Sunday 10th January, with a record number attendees tuning in to take part. There were two changes to the Executive Committee. David Ashworth stepped down as treasurer after three years valuable service with Chris King taking over the role....read more

Friday 15 January 2021

Kapitol Cory Online Championships 2021

The dates for the upcoming Kapitol Cory Online Championships have been altered to reflect the latest national lockdown restrictions in the UK. The new dates for broadcast will be as follows: 12-Mar, Fri, 6pm-10pm, 2nd Section 13-Mar, Sat, 1pm - 10pm, 4th Section 19-Mar, Fri, 6pm-10pm, University Section 20-Mar, Sat, 1pm - 10pm, 1st Section 26-Mar,...read more

Friday 15 January 2021

Brass Bands England reveals new appointments

Brass Bands England (BBE) has announced the successful candidates in its recent search for five Youth Development Brass Specialists, working as part of the organisation’s new Brass Foundations education project. Sheila Allen, Paul Fisher, Paul McLaughlin, Helen Minshall and Deirdre Waller-Box were chosen from an outstanding field of applicants and across...read more

Monday 11 January 2021

GBBA showcases Virtual Festival

From Tuesday 12th January 2021 at 6pm, the GBBA will share a series of showcases of the contest performances from their YouTube channel. The Showcase Series will run from Tuesday 12th to Sunday 17th from 6pm, with each showcase celebrating performances from each class of the competition. You can watch the...read more

Monday 11 January 2021

Dutch Open Brass Band Championships 2021

Last year, due to the measures taken by the Dutch government concerning COVID-19, the organization of the Dutch Open Brass Band Championships (DOBC) and Groningen Brass Experience was forced to cancel the events for 2020 and postpone both events till June 2021. Due to the strict regulation in the Netherlands and abroad...read more


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