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Sunday 13 January 2019

Draw announced for 2019 National Youth Championships of Great Britain

The draw for the 2019 National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain took place this weekend at the Butlins Mineworkers Championship. 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and Alex Parker, the Development Officer for Brass Bands England made the draw with young members of the Whitwell Band, who competed in the Fourth...read more

Sunday 13 January 2019

Katy Jones to give masterclass and recital

Katy Jones, the principal trombone of the Halle Orchestra and a former co-principal trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra will lead a masterclass with brass students from the University of Huddersfield before performing a recital concert at St Paul's Hall on Thursday 17th January (1.15pm). In addition to her extensive high...read more

Sunday 13 January 2019

Strong Field announced for Welsh Open Entertainment Competition

Porthcawl's Pavilion Theatre will host 14 excellent bands on Saturday 16th February for the 2019 Welsh Open Championship. In addition to the CISWO Trophy and £1,000 top prize, bands are also competing for a coveted invitation to the Senior Trophy at the British Open Spring Festival in Blackpool in May. The...read more

Sunday 13 January 2019

AoBBA invites applicants for the ‘Young Adjudicators Scheme’

The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators is once again linking up in a joint initiative with the Yorkshire Regional Committee and the London & Southern Counties Regional Committee to run a 'Young Adjudicators Scheme' at their forthcoming Area championship events. Aspiring judges can apply to take part in the initiatives to...read more

Thursday 10 January 2019

Gloucester Youth Resurgence

The Gloucestershire Youth Brass Band (GYBB) was rekindled in the new year with a supportive partnership created between Gloucestershire Music and the Gloucestershire Brass Band Association (GBBA). The reinvigorated organization spent a weekend under the expert direction of Ian Porthouse, guest conductors Piet Visser, Remi Vilys from the Netherlands and Lithuania...read more

Thursday 10 January 2019

New personnel at Hammonds

The Hammonds Band is pleased to announce that Toby Brazier has joined the solo cornet bench and Hélène Missioux takes over the 2nd Euphonium chair. Toby joins the band after recently relocating to Thornton near Bradford. Earlier this year Toby completed a Masters degree in Jazz performance at The Guildhall....read more

Monday 7 January 2019

3rd SBBA Young Scottish Composers Competition announced

Young Scottish composers, up to the age of 23, are invited to submit an original piece for brass soloist with full brass band accompaniment. The choice of instrument for the soloist must be from a brass band i.e. cornet, tenor/flugel horn, euphonium/baritone, trombone or bass. The scores should be submitted in...read more