Published on August 13th, 2020
There are just three weeks left to enter the Durham and Open Composition Competition! The competition, hosted by Durham University Brass Band and supported by Durham Music Shop and Steve Robson, is set to publish two... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2020
Resonance has hosted a Dudley Performing Arts summer school for local primary and secondary pupils. Around 85 pupils from schools in the Dudley borough took part in the summer school at Resonance – the brand-new, state-of-the-art music... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2020
Invited guests from organisations including Pride Brass, the Bandspeople’s Alliance to Negate Discrimination (BAND), the Kinetika Bloco performance group, Leicester’s Drum and Brass, and other individuals representing a diverse cross-section of those less well-represented in banding met at... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2020
Registration closes this weekend (Sunday 9th August) for the next NYMAZ Big Brass Day youth workshop. Youth music charity NYMAZ are working with Brass Bands England (BBE) and the North Yorkshire Music Hub to put on... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2020
Following a short break from online delivery in July, Brass Bands England (BBE) is launching a new series of online webinars and events. This new programme will feature a range of online webinars focusing on different... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2020
Saturday’s online concert by Scotland’s young brass musicians was a stirring triumph of the enthusiasm and determination of youth over the adversity of the Coronavirus lockdown. The 2020 NYBBS (National Youth Brass Band of Scotland) Virtual... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2020
Preparations for two SBBA learning events to celebrate the organisation’s 125thanniversary year which were derailed when the Coronavirus hit our shores are back on the track, albeit in a more limited format. The Learning Roadshows had... Read More →
Published on August 5th, 2020
Cory Band, from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, has recently been awarded £35,000 from Arts Council Wales’ Coronavirus Survival Fund to deliver a number of projects which aim to provide inspiration to other brass players,... Read More →
Published on August 4th, 2020
The results of a set of investigations into the release of respiratory aerosols by brass instruments has been released by Brass Bands England (BBE) as a preprint, having been submitted for peer-review. The study, led by... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2020
Black Dyke Band, the most famous of all names in brass banding worldwide, has announced the retirement of its Chair of Trustees of the past 14 years, David Allen. David, who served a total of 18... Read More →