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Thursday 21 June 2018

New Soprano for Hammonds

Following on from being crowned Grand Shield winners 2018, Hammonds now have a new Soprano player. Rob Jaggar has moved from Assistant principal to soprano cornet, making an impressive soprano debut at Batley Town Hall earlier this month. Rob joined Hammonds on assistant principal cornet in 2015 having had successful spells...read more

Wednesday 20 June 2018

AoBBA welcomes new members

The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators is pleased to announce that the highly respected and accomplished musician Sheona White will be joining the Association this month. An experienced educator; Sheona’s sparkling solo career, which includes releasing two very successful solo CDs, combined with her dedication to developing the next generation...read more

Wednesday 20 June 2018

New edition of BBW out now!

The latest June edition of the Brass Band World magazine is now out, and it's packed with fantastic and fresh features, articles, reviews and interviews from around the globe… EDITOR’S VIEW With David Childs. YOUNG VOICES Joseph Heartfield was recently named principal trombone at Rothwell Temperance Band at the age...read more

Tuesday 19 June 2018

Entries invited for Don Lusher Trophy

The British Trombone Society is proud to remember Don Lusher, one of the world’s great trombonists. This exciting competition, with kind support of Diana Lusher, gives young players the opportunity to display their melodic, ballad style of playing. Don was renowned worldwide for his mastery of this genre of playing. Applicants are...read more

Sunday 17 June 2018

National Youth Brass Band of America

The newly founded National Youth Brass Band of America (NYBBA) is excited to announce the launch of its inaugural course for 2019. Founders Helen and Lee Harrelson established NYBBA to support and develop the growing youth brass band community in the U.S.A. The inaugural course will allow students to explore...read more

Saturday 16 June 2018

International Focus on Smith-Watkins

Instrument maker, Smith-Watkins, has found itself in the centre of the royal wedding media frenzy yet again UK national media interest in the North Yorkshire-based instrument-making Company, Smith-Watkins, spiralled into a global media feeding frenzy after a Ministry of Defence announcement that Household Cavalry State Trumpeters, which have used Smith-Watkins instruments for...read more

Friday 15 June 2018

Great North Brass will shine at Great Exhibition

Three of the North East’s finest brass bands will be performing at Sage Gateshead as part of the Great Exhibition of the North this summer. The Great Exhibition of the North is a free, summer-long celebration of the North of England. Running from June 22 to September 9; an 80-day...read more