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Saturday 14 March 2020

BBE Virus Advice

Brass Bands England (BBE) has provided its own advice to its member bands regarding the Coronavirus pandemic: “During the course of the last 48 hours, Brass Bands England (BBE) has received calls from across the banding world about events carrying on in the UK in light of the Coronavirus pandemic....read more

Monday 9 March 2020

BrassPass.tv UK Band of the Year Draw

The draw for the BrassPass.tv UK Band of the Year Contest took place in Perth at the weekend prior to the Fourth Section Championships. The competition will take place at the Albert Halls in Bolton on May 23rd, with band number one taking to the stage at 2pm. The event is...read more

Monday 9 March 2020

UniBrass Links Forged with New Contest Host

The 11th UniBrass contest is set to return to Yorkshire on Saturday 6th February 2021. The newly-crowned 2020 UniBrass Shield Champions, the University of Sheffield, will play host to the largest student music event in the country. Since its creation ten years ago, the UniBrass contest has featured more than twenty...read more

Monday 9 March 2020

Time for Change at Butlin’s

The organisers of the Butlin’s Open Brass Band Festival have announced wide-ranging changes to the format of the 2021 event, which will take place at Butlin’s Resort in Skegness from 8-11 January. With all competing bands previously performing set test-pieces, only bands in the Championship Section will now be set...read more

Monday 9 March 2020

Spring Festival details announced

Details of the 2020 Spring Festival have been announced by the organisers of the British Open Championships. The event will take place at the traditional venue of Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on 9th May. Stephen Cobb, Garry Cutt, Alexandra Kenyon, Sandy Smith, Steve Sykes and Roger Webster will form the...read more

Monday 9 March 2020

The Cooperation Band are Scottish Champions

The Cooperation Band under the direction of Russell Gray is celebrating for the second year in a row as Scottish Champions today in Perth. Following an engaging performance of Philip Sparke’s ‘A Tale as yet Untold’, adjudicators Sandy Smith and Dave Barringer placed them two points ahead of the rest in...read more

Monday 9 March 2020

Black Dyke top in Yorkshire

Adjudicators Nigel Boddice MBE and Garry Cutt certainly had their work cut out deciding between the high quality performances offered by the Championship section bands in Yorkshire. It was pre-qualified Black Dyke, under the Musical Direction of Professor Nicholas Childs that topped the results, following a wonderful performance of Philip Sparke’s...read more