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Saturday 24 June 2023

Bon-Accord 60th Anniversary Gala Concert

Bon-Accord Silver Band celebrated its 60th year with a special Anniversary Gala Concert on Sunday 18 June in the Tivoli Theatre in Aberdeen. The event saw both the Bon-Accord Silver, under the direction of Steven Malcolm, and Bon-Accord B, conducted by Jennifer Cook, bands take to the stage. And in...read more

Saturday 24 June 2023

Golf Challenge Fundraiser

Four intrepid golfers from Irvine & Dreghorn Brass have just completed a 40-round golf challenge to raise money to support their band’s trip to the National Finals in Cheltenham in September. Over just three days, tuba player Steven Purrs, percussionist Jordan Dickson, band friend Simon Bertie and principal cornet Derek...read more

Saturday 24 June 2023

Lydbrook’s Centenary visit to Belgium

The Lydbrook Band undertook a memorable trip to Belgium, where they were honoured to perform at the Tyne Cot Cemetery and the Menin Gate, as part of the band’s centenary celebrations. Forty-three players and supporters embarked on the short centenary tour that included concert performances as well as a visit...read more

Saturday 24 June 2023

BTM performs at Parliament

On the 12th June BTM Band paid a unique musical visit to the House of Commons in honour of its 50th Anniversary. People in attendance included The Rt Hon Dame Eleanor Laing, Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths, Lord Griffiths of Burry Port, Catherine West MP, Chris Evans MP and many others....read more

Tuesday 20 June 2023

Abbey Brass launch Online

An Isle of Wight brass band has launched into cyberspace. Abbey Brass now has a website plus Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages to promote its news and events to a wider audience. Band Musical Director Phillip Littlemore, who created the website, said, “There are about 140,000 people resident on the...read more

Tuesday 20 June 2023

Raisbeck bids Foden’s fond Farewell

On Saturday 17th June, Foden’s Youth Band took part in the Love Music Trust 10-year Celebration Event alongside Lions Youth Brass, Macclesfield Youth Brass and Poynton Youth Brass bands. The concert also marked the end of a ten-and-a-half-year tenure as Foden’s Youth Band project co-ordinator for Foden’s former cornet player...read more

Tuesday 20 June 2023

Harper honoured by RWCMD

As the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama counts down to its 75th anniversary next year, it welcomes five exceptional people in the arts into its community as Honorary Fellows. They will each be honoured at RWCMD’s graduation ceremony on Friday 7th July at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall. This...read more