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Wednesday 24 May 2023

Saddleworth Whit Friday Details

Details of the Saddleworth & Oldham District Whit Friday contests which take place on 2nd June have been announced. There is over £35,000 in prize money to be won this year courtesy of the generous financial support from private sponsorship and through Oldham Council. Competing bands are reminded that the...read more

Wednesday 24 May 2023

BTM features on ITV

The Bedwas, Trethomas & Machen Band (BTM) has recently been featured on the ITV Wales television programme 'Welsh Lives'. The programme followed the band as it prepared and then performed at the Welsh Open Entertainment Contest, which took place in Newport in February. 'Welsh Lives' shines a spotlight on people, organisations...read more

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Quartet of players receive Life Membership Medals

Four players received long service awards from the Scottish Brass Band Association last weekend. The awards were presented at separate Saturday night concerts by Langholm Town Band and Kilmarnock Concert Brass. At the Langholm event, ‘A Night at the Movies’ at the Buccleuch Centre, SBBA life membership medals were presented to...read more

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Gavin Higgins to receive Iles Medal

The Worshipful Company of Musicians has announced that composer Gavin Higgins will be the recipient of the 2023 Iles Medal. The award made by the City of London's historic livery company in recognises outstanding service to the brass band movement. The Iles Medal was established in 1947 by John Henry Iles,...read more

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Mortimer Medal for John Boax

Scottish Brass Band Association education officer John Boax has been announced as the winner of this year’s Mortimer Medal for his exceptional work with young people in Scotland for more than 40 years. John is a cornet and flugel player who is an original member of Kilmarnock Concert Brass. A peripatetic...read more

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Adjudicator Change for Conducting Competition

Mareika Gray will now replace Sarah Groarke-Booth on the Brass Band Conductor’s Association Conducting Competition adjudication panel, following a change in Sarah’s availability. No stranger to the Association, Mareika is a past chairperson of the BBCA, and actively involved with both the BBCA, and the Eccles Borough Band, who will...read more

Wednesday 24 May 2023

British Open Tickets Available Soon

Tickets for the 2023 British Open Championship are to go on sale later this week at 10:00am on Friday 26th May. Those people who are members of the B:Music Membership Scheme or purchased their tickets for the 2022 event will be contacted with details of how to purchase their tickets on...read more