Entries closed for the NYBBGB Composition Competition at the end of December 2022, and, after much deliberation, the final six have been chosen by Dr. Robert Childs, NYBBGB Director of Artistic Planning. The six finalists are Charlotte McGregor-Graham (UK), Daniel Hall (UK), Jack Yagerline (USA), Kang Ning Lim (Singapore), Lennert...read more
With less than three weeks to go, UniBrass have announced the line up of bands and adjudicators for the 2023 UniBrass Contest, being held in Warwick Arts Centre on Saturday 11th February. A spokesperson for the event stated, “Twenty-two university brass bands and over 700 students will take to the...read more
Britain’s core national brass brands will be assembling for a spectacular weekend festival taking place at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) as part of the College’s 50th anniversary celebrations from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 January. The RNCM Brass Band Festival encapsulates all that is thrilling about brass...read more
There is a call to musicians across the country to take part in the first Musicians’ Census. Help Musicians and the Musicians’ Union have launched a new nationwide census to generate the first ever comprehensive picture of the UK’s music-making population. The ambitious project aims to both map the total...read more
Scottish Young Musicians is returning for 2023 to find Scotland’s best solo performer and ensemble. Young musicians from around the country will compete to win big prizes and perform live on a national stage in front of internationally renowned judges. This year more local authorities are taking part to offer...read more
The 2023 North American Brass Band Championships will take place at the Von Braun Centre in Hunstville, Alabama from the 21st-22nd April. The 37 competing bands will perform a set-work plus their own-choice test piece selections in each of the Championship, First, Second, Third and Youth Championship and Youth First...read more