Wednesday 30 August 2023

Steven Craig Awarded SBBA Life Membership Medal

Congratulations to Steven Craig on being awarded his life membership medal by the Scottish Brass Band Association for achieving 50 years of service to the banding movement. Steven started playing with the Tullis junior band in 1970 on tenor horn before moving to the Tullis Russell senior band two years later...read more

Wednesday 30 August 2023

Memorial concert for Women’s Aid

An annual event which brings together three bands to celebrate the life of a former member who was tragically killed on her way home from a rehearsal over six years ago takes place next Sunday afternoon. The annual Joan Price Memorial Concert, featuring Dunaskin Doon Band, Kilmarnock Concert Brass and Irvine...read more

Wednesday 30 August 2023

Death of Gareth Wood

The death has been announced of composer Gareth Wood, aged 73. Born in Cilfynydd near Pontypridd in 1950, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music and joined the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as a double bass player in 1972. During his career he performed across the world under many leading conductors...read more

Wednesday 30 August 2023

Foden’s leads on Inclusive Initiative

Over the last three months Foden's has run a successful programme to deliver brass lessons to hearing impaired and deaf children in partnership with the Love Music Trust and the Warwick Music Group. The project, funded by Arts Council England, initially saw four members, who also work for the Love Music...read more

Wednesday 30 August 2023

Foden's and LMT announce winning Compositions

In January Foden's Band and the Love Music Trust announced an exciting composers’ competition that saw four short listed compositions performed as part of LMT's annual Summer Celebration Weekend at Clonter Opera, Macclesfield on the 22nd June, an event which was supported by Foden's. Speaking about the initiative, John Barber Director of...read more

Wednesday 30 August 2023

Riverside has Summer to Remember

Inverclyde's Riverside Youth Band has enjoyed a summer to remember as the organisation looks to a busy year ahead. Six members recently took part in the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland's summer residential course at Strathallan School in Perthshire with Ash Paton and Scott Crumlish gaining principal positions. The pair...read more

Wednesday 30 August 2023

Kirkintilloch takes Top Spot in Troon

Well done to The Kirkintilloch Band on winning the West of Scotland Entertainment Contest in fine style. The first section band beat two championship outfits to take the top prize in the Walker Halls, Troon. The band’s winning programme opened up with ‘Four Minute Mile’, composed by Judith Bingham, followed with...read more


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