Published on March 6th, 2017
Championship Section Test Piece: Pageantry (Herbert Howells) Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts and Sandy Smith Results: 1. Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas J Childs)** 2. Hammonds Saltaire (Morgan Griffiths)* 3. City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey)* 4. Brighouse & Rastrick... Read More →
Published on March 6th, 2017
The neighbouring villages of Woodfalls and Downton come together on Wednesday for an open rehearsal of two of the set works ahead of the West of England Area contest in Torquay. Woodfalls Band, conducted by Dr... Read More →
Published on March 3rd, 2017
UniBrass is looking for a new host university to take over the contest in 2019, after its second year hosted by the University of York. The successful applicant will hold the contest for two years, 2019... Read More →
Published on March 3rd, 2017
The Southern Counties Youth Band (SCYB) is returning to St Catherine’s School in Bramely this year for their third residential course from 10th – 13th April. This year’s course will be led by the renowned percussionist,... Read More →
Published on March 3rd, 2017
The Aldbourne Band is one of the latest recipients of the generosity of the patrons of The Blue Boar pub on the green in the picturesque village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire. Landlord and landlady Michael and... Read More →
Published on March 3rd, 2017
The week commencing the first week of May is Marching Band Awareness Week. Marching Band Activity United Kingdom has connected together all styles of bands across the United Kingdom. It’s been a roller coaster that has... Read More →
Published on March 2nd, 2017
Brass Bands England has announced the appointment of a Chief Executive with immediate effect. Andrew Coe joins the executive team on an interim basis in order to provide a focus to the organisations operational functions. Andrew... Read More →
Published on March 2nd, 2017
The bands of Yorkshire have a new temporary home this year, as the iconic St. George’s Hall is undergoing repairs and refurbishment. Of course, this is not the first time that the Yorkshire ‘Area’ has been... Read More →
Published on March 2nd, 2017
Hatfield Band is pleased and hopeful, that when the band takes to the stage at Huddersfield this forthcoming weekend in the Championship Section of the Yorkshire Area of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain,... Read More →
Published on February 28th, 2017
A4B is happy to report that the possible registration issues surrounding Manx Concert Brass and their performance in the first section of the North West Regional Championships has been cleared. Speaking the A4B, Richard Skinner, the... Read More →