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Tuesday 9 April 2024

SBBA honorary award Sheridan

Congratulations to Alex Sheridan of Coalburn Silver Band on being awarded honorary membership of the Scottish Brass Band Association. The award was presented by Coalburn president Alan Court at a recent concert. Alex began playing cornet in 1976 as a 16 year old. Inspired by his uncle he immediately fell in love...read more

Tuesday 9 April 2024

NYBBS Easter Course Begins

Sixty young brass instrumentalists and percussionists descended on Strathallan School in Perthshire today (9th April) to take part in the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland’s (NYBBS) four-day Easter residential course. Musical directors Ian Porthouse, John Boax and Alan Fernie are in attendance to rehearse the players from the NYBBS Reserve and...read more

Tuesday 2 April 2024

Trombone Marathon attempt for Macmillan

Nathaniel Dye, the conductor of the Pavilion Brass Band based in East London will be running the London Marathon later this month. He aims to complete the 26.2 mile course whilst playing the trombone, fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support in the process. Nathaniel is doing all of this whilst battling stage...read more

Tuesday 2 April 2024

King’s Award for Brighouse

Brighouse and Rastrick took to the stage at the 149th event in its massed band series, at Huddersfield Town Hall with friends the Hepworth Band, and the combined voices of the Colne Valley Male Voice Choir, Gledholt Male Voice Choir, and the New Mill Male Voice Choir. The concert was made...read more

Tuesday 2 April 2024

Shrewsbury entertains for Royal Visit

Shrewsbury Brass Band, led by conductor Steve Pritchard-Jones recently provided the musical entertainment to a visit by Her Majesty The Queen Consort during her visit to the town. The band delighted the waiting crowds with a light varied selection of music, including ‘Band of Brothers’, ‘Gold Crest March’, ‘The Middy’, ‘Tom Jones...read more

Monday 1 April 2024

Douvre and Paris say Au Revoir

Douvre is to step down from his roles of Artistic Director and Director of Paris Brass Band. Having taken over from Florent Didier in 2021, Douvre led the band to victory at the French Open in 2022 as well as 3 second place finishes at the French Nationals. They also...read more

Monday 1 April 2024

Brisbane Excelsior win 2024 Australian National Championships

Congratulations to Brisbane Excelsior on winning the A Grade Australian National Championships in Adelaide last weekend. Brisbane's victory under the direction David Bremner came thanks to first place in the hymn contest with 'The Light of the World', as well as second place finishes on the set-work, their march 'Knight Templar'...read more