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Tuesday 28 November 2023

Venue announced for The Brass Band Conference 2024

Following last month’s announcement of the theme and date for The Brass Band Conference 2024, BBE has shared that London’s China Exchange will host the event on Saturday 19 October. Located in Central London’s Chinatown, the China Exchange is housed in the iconic BT Telephone Exchange and describes itself as a...read more

Tuesday 28 November 2023

2023 BBNI Festival of Brass

The Brass Bands Northern Ireland Festival of Brass took place recently at the Maldron Hotel in Templepatrick, Co Antrim, where adjudicator Chris King and a supportive audience enjoyed the excellent entertainment programmes provided by the bands. Congratulations are deserved by all the competitors; however it was Laganvale (Metal Technology) that claimed...read more

Tuesday 28 November 2023

Online registration open for NYBBS 2024

Online applications are now invited for next year’s National Youth Brass Band of Scotland (NYBBS) summer course at Strathallan School in Perthshire. The Reserves / Senior residential course will take place from Sunday 4 to Sunday 11 August 2024 and the Children’s from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 August. Click here to...read more

Tuesday 28 November 2023

Scottish Youth Championships

Over 500 young musicians, together with their families and supporters, took over Perth Concert Hall last weekend to participate in the Scottish Youth Championships, the final event in this year’s Festival of Brass. The occasion brought smiles of joy to the faces of participants and audience alike as the percussionists and...read more

Tuesday 28 November 2023

Shaw joins WFEL Fairey

The WFEL Fairey Band has announced the signing of Pete Shaw on Flugelhorn. Pete began playing with Poynton Band before first joining Faireys at the age of 15 under Peter Parkes. Following a successful period as principal cornet of the BT Band, Pete re-joined Faireys in 2001 and went on to...read more

Tuesday 28 November 2023

NYBB Announces Conducting Finalists

The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain’s second conducting competition, this year funded by the Garrick Charitable Trust, closed a few weeks ago, and after much deliberation between the judges, the four finalists have been announced. They are Andreas Ashikkis, Felicity Cliffe, Joshua Parkhill, and Craig Sanders. A spokesperson for the...read more

Sunday 26 November 2023

Coop retain Scottish Open

Perth Concert Hall was filled with the heavenly sounds of brass as 13 top-tier bands competed for the Scottish Open Challenge Trophy with their performances of the set test piece ‘Astralis’ by Philip Wilby. The cooperation band, conducted by Michael Fowles, took the top prize in a successful defence of its...read more