Published on May 12th, 2018
Follow all the action live from Blackpool Winter Gardens as bands battle it out at the Spring Festival… #BritishOpen2018 Tweets The Grand Shield Test Piece: The Triumph of Time (Professor Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice &... Read More →
Published on May 10th, 2018
Pennine Music and the Brass Band Music Shop will be heading to Blackpool this weekend with their trade stand all ready at the Winter Gardens for the Spring Festival. With hundreds of music titles on display,... Read More →
Published on May 9th, 2018
The Enderby Band regretfully accepted the resignation of Musical Director, Simon Gresswell. Simon brought a wealth of playing experience with him and the band took on board his comments and assistance. With Simon’s help, the band... Read More →
Published on May 9th, 2018
Foden’s are pleased to announce that they will accompany Mike Lovatt on his first solo CD at the end of June. The CD will also feature a rhythm section comprising of Graham Harvey piano, Jeremy Brown... Read More →
Published on May 9th, 2018
Brass Bands England (BBE) has offered its congratulations to the youth brass bands that represented England at the weekend’s European Youth Brass Band Contest in Utrecht, where Youth Brass 2000 and Wardle Academy Youth bands won... Read More →
Published on May 9th, 2018
CUBrass is a new app available for both Android and iOS that makes getting your latest brass band news fix & interviews, easier and quicker than ever before, and best of all, it’s free! Launched at... Read More →
Published on May 8th, 2018
The Stockport Salvation Army Citadel is throwing open its doors on Saturday, 12 May to allow amateur musicians of all ages to take part in a day-long brass workshop that ends with a live performance in... Read More →
Published on May 8th, 2018
The University of Salford Library is making the world’s largest collection of Wright & Round’s Brass Brand News available digitally for the first time. Wright and Round’s Brass Band News was Britain’s first brass band newspaper... Read More →
Published on May 8th, 2018
Hammonds band Solo Horn, Zoe Wright is making a name for herself, having been awarded the Solo Horn seat for the European Youth Brass Band at their current course in Utrecht, Holland. Zoe was previously also... Read More →
Published on May 8th, 2018
Cornet virtuoso Mark Wilkinson, the principal cornet of one of the UK’s top brass bands, the Fodens Band, is to hold a free masterclass for brass players in Solihull on Sunday 20 May. The masterclass is... Read More →