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Tuesday 21 March 2023

Tredegar Triumphant

In one of the smallest fields of the Regional competitions, Wales was still able to boast some of the finest performances, not least in the top section at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea on Sunday. With the podium places following the draw, Tredegar was triumphant from a dreaded number one draw. Under...read more

Tuesday 21 March 2023

Regional Success for Zone One

In the last of the Regional Competition results to be announced the final two places at the Royal Albert Hall National Finals were awarded to Zone One and Friary. Zone One were declared the winners following a fabulous performance in Stevenage, which clearly found favour with adjudicators Howard Evans and David...read more

Sunday 19 March 2023

Icy Dip for Brass Foundations

Claire Mitchell and four colleagues from the Woodfalls Band took an icy plunge in Tor Bay, just hours before their ‘Regional’ performance in Torquay to help raise funds for BBE’s Brass Foundations programme. Claire explained, “I've been competing in Torquay for over twenty years, and I'm always tempted by the idea...read more

Sunday 19 March 2023

Multi-generation Performing in Perth

Aside from the keen competition and friendly rivalry among the bands at last weekend’s Scottish Championships, there were some individual stories that surfaced during the course of the event. People talk a lot about ‘band families’ but there were a couple of banding families in Perth boasting three generations of players...read more

Sunday 19 March 2023

Bokaris boost for Black Dyke

The Black Dyke Band has acted swiftly to replace solo euphonium Daniel Thomas, who left owing to re-location for work, with the announcement that Adam Bokaris will take on the role with immediate effect. Since moving to the UK to study, Adam has enjoyed tenures at Leyland, Fairey and from 2019,...read more

Sunday 19 March 2023

Bold as Brass is Back

Bold as Brass is a free-entry entertainment contest for bands in the second section and under, held at the National Coal Mining Museum for England. After holding its inaugural event last year, the Bold as Brass contest will return for 2023, offering an exciting day out for bands and supporters at...read more

Sunday 19 March 2023

Honorary SBBA Award for Helen Gray

Music may be the food of love, but without the sustenance provided by one person at Scottish contests for some two decades, Scottish Brass Band Association events like the championships could very possibly have ground to a halt! After virtually single-handedly providing the catering behind the scenes at contests for the...read more