Published on June 27th, 2017
The draw for this year’s Bolsover Festival of Brass has been released. This year, the contest is going to be broadcast live from both halls through two channels via www.firstart.org.uk The contest will begin at 9am... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017
The Thoresby Colliery Band are pleased to announce the appointment of new Vice Presidents at a recent presentation to two of their strongest supporters, Tee Dean and Jon Taqvi. Thoresby’s recent run of luck on the... Read More →
Published on June 23rd, 2017
The organisers of the Fife Charities Band Association Open Contest have announced a new contesting link with the British Open Championship. The contest joins Brass at the Guild Hall, the Wychavon Festival of Brass and Bolsover... Read More →
Published on June 23rd, 2017
A trio of talented young cornetists made their Leyland debut in the band’s recent performance at the Prescot Festival. Musical Director Thomas Wyss has welcomed James Nash (Soprano), Bethanie Moore (tutti cornet) and Sam Ball (Repiano)... Read More →
Published on June 23rd, 2017
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has been acknowledged as ‘Outstanding’, achieving the highest available Gold ranking in today’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) announcement. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced the... Read More →
Published on June 23rd, 2017
Last weekend saw the members of the North East Midlands Youth Brass Band meet to celebrate their first anniversary with a workshop day and concert. Membership has grown from 24 to 58 over the year and... Read More →
Published on June 22nd, 2017
Aldbourne Band is once more calling on conductors to join them at their annual conducting weekend on 20th-22nd October 2017 with David Johnson BMus (Hons) LLCM LRSM. Based in the picturesque village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire,... Read More →
Published on June 19th, 2017
Kidlington Concert Brass are calling on all previous associates of Oxford Concert Brass and Kidlington Silver Band for big anniversary celebrations, taking place in July. 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of Kidlington Concert Brass, formed by... Read More →
Published on June 19th, 2017
A BLAZER and tie amnesty has been introduced by the East Yorkshire Motor Services Band. The Hull-based band has discovered that it has at least 10 blazers and around 30 ties missing, which represents a big... Read More →
Published on June 19th, 2017
There was another enjoyable day of excellent music making at the Seventh Holme Valley Solo & Ensemble Competition held at the weekend in the impressive Hade Edge Band Room. Adjudicator, Alan Morrison, expressed his delight that... Read More →