Articles & features: 2010 / International
2010 Norwegian National Championships - Introduction to Bergen
The first major National Championship takes place this weekend in Norway. 4BR will be there to find out who comes top in Bergen.
2010 Norwegian National Championships - Elite Division preview and prediction
4BR will be in Bergen to listen to the very best bands in Norway battle it out to see who will represent them at the 2011 European Championships. Can Eikanger make it three in a row?
2010 Norwegian National Championships - First Division preview and prediction
4BR casts its eye over the 12 bands hoping to make the step up and join the Elite bands in Norway this weekend.
2010 Norwegian National Championships - Second Division preview and prediction
Another promising contest in store in the Second Division with 13 well matched bands all hoping to do enough to gain another step up the Norwegian promotion ladder.
2010 Norwegian National Championships - Third Division preview and prediction
There is plenty to look forward to in the Third Division - especially as the bands usually have a taste for the classics of the banding repertoire.
2010 Norwegian National Championships - Fourth Division preview and prediction
The foundation base of Norwegian banding continues to grow - now with 24 bands taking part with their eclectic own choices.
2010 Norwegian National Championships - The Champions (1979 - 2009)
Who has won what and when since the Norwegian Nationals started in 1979.
2010 Yeovil Contest - Octagon preview
4BR looks forward to the cross border skirmish in Yeovil for what promises to be an entertaining Wales versus England weekend.
RNCM Festival of Brass - Postcard from Manchester
Chris Thomas looks back over the highlights of the 2010 RNCM Festival of Brass.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Postcard from Skegness
It may not be to everyone's taste but Butlins certainly understands the brass band culture.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Championship Section retrospective
Desford take their fourth Butlins title - but victory wasn't as clear cut as the record books may suggest...
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Entertainment innovators?
It's two years since innovation and invention became the brass band buzz words here - so did the 2010 contenders do the entertainment business?
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - First Section retrospective
A Scottish flavour in the First Section, but it was a Midland band who left Skeggy to toast their victory with a wee dram or two.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Second Section retrospective
No doubt about the winners in the Second Section as East London once again came up trumps in Skegness.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Third Section retrospective
A diamond edged performance gave the Third Section title to Delph and their young MD on the weekend.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Fourth Section retrospective
There was a touch of the Roman epic about Dronfield's victory in the Fourth Section.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Youth Contest retrospective
Youth Brass 2000 retained their Butlins title, but the Youth Contest was an absolute delight for everyone concerned.
Sleepless in Skegness? - Does PLC deserve a big city bonus with his latest test piece?
4BR takes a forensic look at Paul Lovatt-Cooper's latest test piece. Is it a first class journey to some of the great global destinations, or just a clever musical pastiche of Whicker's World?
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Introduction & preview
Never mind the weather and the economic climate, Butlins will once again provide a warm welcome to an ever growing number of bands.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Championship Section preview
Which band can mix and match their test piece to their entertainment skills to claim the Butlins title this year?
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - The Runners & Riders
11 bands take to the stage on Saturday and Sunday hoping that their mix of city sleeplessness and X Factor entertainment will gain them the seven grand top prize.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - First Section preview
Which of the competing bands will be able to capture the musical nuances of the Outer Hebrides to take the First Section title?
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Second Section preview
A well matched field will have to get in touch with their folk music roots if they are to take the Second Section title.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Third Section preview
Which of the bands can unearth a diamond of a performance to take the Third Section title on Saturday.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Fourth Section preview
A Roman inspiration for glory in the Fourth Section as Leigh Baker's test piece provides the battleground for the 13 gladiator bands.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - Youth Contest preview
There is sure to be plenty to enjoy at the Youth Championships on Sunday afternoon - with six cracking bands providing the entertainment.
2010 Butlins Mineworkers Championship - The adjudicators
These are the men in the box this year in Skegness.
2010 RNCM Festival of Brass - The Director's Cut
Artistic Director Paul Hindmarsh leads us through what's in store at the RNCM Festival of Brass later this month.
Gizmos & Gadgets - January
4BR looks at some of the post Christams bargains to be had in the January sales...
4BR Time Team - The WD & HO Wills Contests
A contest that profit shared, had open adjudication, pre draws, free bandsmen tickets and took place at the Albert Hall? So why did the WD & HO Wills Contest only last 4 years?.
ABBA's Waterloo? - The judges get new leadership and homework
C Brian Buckley reports from the AGM of the Association of Brass Band Adjudicators, where new leadership and plenty of test piece homework were on the wintery agenda.
The X Factor? - 10 who have it, want it or need it in 2010
These X Factor people and events could well provide the reading on the barometer of the brass band movements general good health in 2010.
4BR End of Term Reports - The top 20 pupils at the 4BR School
The 4BR Headmaster has been writing his 2009 end of term reports on the 20 top ranked pupils in the 4BR school.
4barsrest Classifieds
Vacancies
Roberts Bakery Band
Roberts Bakery Band currently has vacancies for Baritone and Percussion. The band is graded Championship Section and has a nu...
Contests
North West Regionals
Date: 14-Mar-2010
Venue: Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Concerts
Aldbourne Band Wootton Bassett Bowls Club
Date: 20-Feb-2010
Venue: Memeorial Hall, Wootton Bassett SN4 7EG
Professional Cards
Colin G Dance
BA (Hons)
Conductor, composer and arranger
