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2026 European Championships
Brucknerhaus, Linz
23-26 April

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Flowers

Result: 2026 European Championships Championship Section

April 25
History is made as Flowers Band are crowned Champions of Europe on their contest debut.


Kingdom Brass

Result: 2026 Fife Brass Brand Festival

April 29 • Kingdom Brass tops the entertainment in Dunfermline to claim the Fife Brass Band Festival title.


Unite

Results: 2026 Holme Valley Contest

April 29 • Unite the Union is in top hymn and test piece form in Holmfirth with section titles going to Hatfield & Askern Colliery and Shepherd Youth Band


Laganvale

Results: 2026 BBNI Spring Festival

April 29 • Laganvale Metal Technology strikes gold in Omagh with section titles for CWA Brass, St Mark's Silver and 1st Old Boys Youth.


Linz

Result: 2026 European Youth Championships Premier Section

April 26 • Premier delight for Hordaland Ungdomsbrassband as Norway reigns supreme in Linz.


Result: 2026 European Youth Championships Development Section

April 26 • Its a Norwegian one and two as the title is claimed by Smoras Skolemusikk.


Result: 2026 European Championships Challenge Section

April 25 • Brass Band Wipptal claims the honours and takes the title back to Italy.


2028 European Championships to be held in Birmingham

April 24 • EBBA to run 50th anniversary event at Symphony Hall in Birmingham.


Report & Result: 10th European Solo Championship

April 24 • Young Swiss cornet star Simon Gabriel adds to his growing list of accolades as he becomes European Solo Champion in Linz.


4BR Review - Episode 16

4BR Review - Episode 16

February 26 • Iwan and Chris look forward to the 2026 Regional Championships - the issues, music and tips for victory...


4BR Review - Episode 15

4BR Review - Episode 15

February 1 • Iwan Fox and Chris Thomas look back at the RNCM International Brass Band Festival as well as forward to the Norwegian Nationals and more...


4BR Review - Episode 14

4BR Review - Episode 14

January 16 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox is joined by Chris Thomas and special guest Dr David Thornton to preview the 2026 RNCM International Brass Band Festival in Manchester.


4BR Review - Episode 13

4BR Review - Episode 13

December 31 • Iwan and Chris announce the long list of nominations for the 2025 4BR Awards. Drum roll please...


2026 European Brass Band Championships: Test piece reviews

2026 European Brass Band Championships: Test piece reviews

April 23 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox takes a closer look at the set-works to be played this weekend from Thomas Doss, Andreas Ziegelback, Otto M Schwarz and Thomas Murauer.


2026 European Brass Band Championships: Own choice selections

April 21 • 4BR finds out more about the own-choice works to be performed by the bands in the Championship and Challenge Sections in Linz.


2026 European Brass Band Championships: Welcome to Linz

April 20 • Increased size and wider vision underpins EBBA's ethos behind its flagship event — but concerns about the direction of future travel remain...


A Laugh Less Ordinary: A musical tribute to Victoria Wood

April 8 • Simon Watts of the NYBBGB talks to composer Andrea Price ahead of the world premiere of her work celebrating the life and laughs of the unique Victoria Wood.

Concert: National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

April 20 • There was nothing ordinary about the spirit of fun and fearlessness on display by the talented youngsters of the NYBBGB in Manchester.


Concert: Amazing Grace

April 19 • Traditional sounds of brass and voice provide a fine reminder of the qualities of hymn singing and march playing in Huddersfield.


Concert: Strike up the Band

February 14 • Ian Bousfield inspires as well as thrills with his display of consummate musicianship in Cardiff.


# Band Points
1Eikanger-Bjørsvik971.10
2Brighouse and Rastrick860.34
3Brass Band Treize Etoiles822.07
4Cory791.88
5Foden's711.59
6Flowers586.54
7Black Dyke547.59
8Brass Band Willebroek517.67
9Valaisia Brass Band471.82
10the cooperation band469.21

Newstead Brass - St George's Day Celebration

Saturday 25 April • St Wilfrid's Church. Church Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8LA


Newstead Brass - St George's Day Celebration

Saturday 25 April • St Wilfrid's Church. Church Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8LA


Regent Hall Concerts - Central Band of the Royal Air Force

Friday 1 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Sunday 3 May • St Alfege Church. Greenwich Church Street SE10 9BJ


Regent Hall Concerts - FiveBy5 Trumpet Quintet

Tuesday 5 May • Charlton House and Gardens. Charlton Road, . London. . SE7 8RE


Tintwistle Band

April 28 • Tintwistle Band are looking for a Soprano and front row cornet players to help complete our team.. We rehearse Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom on Old Road in Tintwistle, and perform a variety of concerts all year round.


CLEETHORPES BAND CIO

April 23 • Cleethorpes Band are seeking a Musical Director. The band rehearse on Thursday and Sunday evenings. Placed 3rd in the North of England 4th section contest. We are a registered charity and have a thriving training band.


Leicestershire Co-op Band

April 23 • SOLO HORN Vacancy. The Leicestershire Co-op Band (2nd Section National Finalists & 1st Section from 2027) have a vacancy for Solo Horn. We are an ambitious band with a healthy balance of contests and concerts, always striving for high musical standards.


Jack Capstaff

Bmus (Hons)
Conductor | Composer


               

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