The European Brass Band Association is pleased to announce the two set pieces commissioned by event organisers for the 41st European Brass Band Championships to be held in Tivoli Vrendenburg, Utrecht, 4 and 5 May.
Following the withdrawal of Harrie Janssen from the commission for the Championship set test, EBBA...read more
In 2016 Foden's were successful in an application to the 'Heritage Lottery Fund' for a 'Heritage and Digital Project' that would see the band digitise its histortical artefacts, original 78 recordings (outside of copyright) as well as original manuscripts.
Foden's plan to launch a new Heritage Website, which will host...read more
Awarded four stars and heralded by The Times as "An absorbing, immediate slice of history rendered with the kind of emotional truth that deepens its impact as popular entertainment", 'COAL' was created to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the 1984/5 British Miners' strike and features three brass bands...read more
The four semi-finals of the 2018 Band Cymru competition will take place this weekend at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
The first semi-final features Northop Silver, Cory and the Royal Welsh College Big Band on Saturday 17th February at 2.30pm. At 8.00pm the second semi-final will see City of Cardiff (Melingriffth),...read more
Black Dyke Band will give the premiere performance of 'The Forces Unleashed' by Paul Lovatt-Cooper at Lincoln Cathedral on 28th April.
The piece was commissioned by the Market Rasen Band with funding from Grants for the Arts supported by Arts Council England, and depicts the battle that took place in...read more
Saturday 17 February 2018
