Published on September 23rd, 2021
The Butlin’s Open Brass Band Festival is looking forward to welcoming all bands and supporters to the Skegness Resort on the weekend of 7-10 January 2022. Organisers are also reminding bands that this is an “open”... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2021
The trustees and players of the much loved and sadly missed Sun Life (Stanshawe) Band are planning a reunion to keep the bands memory in the limelight and to meet up with old friends. The event... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2021
The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, the UK’s leading brass bands for children and young people which next year celebrates its 70th anniversary, has just announced their first ever Conductors’ Competition is now open... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2021
Blackburn & Darwen Band are delighted to be holding their 6th annual March & Hymn tune contest on Sunday 12th September starting at 12 noon in Darwen town centre. Band representative Sue Speakman advised A4B that a promotional... Read More →
Published on September 2nd, 2021
“Surtaal Celebrates” is the exciting new musical fusion project by Grimethorpe Colliery Band, composer Liz Lane and RSVP Bhangra The project, which is supported by the PRS For Music and which launched this August Bank Holiday... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2021
Anyone who watched and enjoyed the live-streamed concert by the three bands of the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland (NYBBS) to mark the end of their summer residential course in Strathallan, Perthshire, a couple of... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2021
The Brass Band Conductors’ Association is looking at how it can best engage with and serve the conducting community, both BBCA members and those who haven’t yet joined! We have devised a short online survey to... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2021
The National Coal Mining Museum for England has launched its new Gala Day! exhibition by welcoming some well-known brass bands to its museum site. Despite the pit closures, the gala day remains at the heart of many former mining communities.... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2021
Live-streamed from The LifeCentre, Manchester The Brass Band Conference is back! Once again Brass Bands England’s annual Conference will be live-streamed so you can take part at home. This year’s theme of ‘Improving our art’ will... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2021
The UniBrass Foundation’s new summer-school, Band Camp, is just around the corner. A new annual initiative, the first Band Camp will be situated in Chapeltown, Sheffield, and will take place from 25 – 30 August. The group of talented... Read More →