Ticket sales boost for National Youth Bands
July 5
Tickets for the end of course performances of both the National Children's Band and National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain are bring snapped up quickly.
Mutum book gains plaudits to boost sales
July 5 • 'The Brass Band Hall of Fame' is proving to be a popular read — with plaudits helping add further information and insight to Tim Mutum's book.
World Cup preview for the cooperation band
July 4 • Scotland is still in the draw for the brass band version of the World Cup — and you can hear how they are putting the final preparations in place ahead of Kerkrade.
Essence of Tredegar enjoyed by young euph player
July 4 • 19 year old Carys Rycroft recently enjoyed her prize of a solo spotlight at a rehearsal with Tredegar Band.
Soli connection to come to an end
July 4 • The musical partnership between Anne Van den Berg and Soli Brass will come to an end after this year's Dutch National Championships.
Woolston Band on the rise again
July 4 • New Zealand's most successful band is getting ever closer to putting the final touches to its future home.
Brass Band Week kicks off
July 4 • Bands are being asked to show the world what they are all about during Brass Band Week.
Football's coming home...via Queensbury.
July 4 • Could 60 years of hurt be over for England — with a little help from Black Dyke Band...
NXTOD set for busy hosting schedule
July 4 • You can enjoy live streamed brass banding from Lancashire to Devon with a stop off in Elland thanks to NXTOD this July.
The Fenlands: Soli Brass
£7.05
LSO Live: Holst & Bax (Sir Antonio Pappano)
£15.50£13.17
Still Glides the Stream
£11.50
Remembering Trevor Austin
June 24 • A year ago today, Trevor Austin, the widely admired and respected founder of Rosehill Instruments passed away aged 94. In his eulogy, his younger son, Paul, shared his fondest memories of working with his father - a man who touched many musical lives.
4BR Review - Episode 19
June 19 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and colleague Chris Thomas casts their opinions on the recent Elgar International Festival of Brass plus lates CDs, books, events and LPs
4BR Review - Episode 18
May 21 • Iwan Fox and Chris Thomas are joined by Edward Gregson and Paul Hindmarsh to discuss how the wider musical world perceives the banding movement, and what we must do to reinvigorate our artistic vision.
4BR Review - Episode 17
May 11 • Iwan and Chris look at the wider contest issues that have arisen from the recent European Championships in Linz and Spring Festival in Birmingham.
Sponsored Content: Rrrrrosehill!: Remembering Trevor Austin
June 24 • A year on from Trevor's death, Rosehill Instruments reflects on the legacy of its founder in the banding world.
Nordic investment funds: Musical dividends paid to young and old
June 11 • Long term investment and inspirational leadership has seen a brass band playing renaissance in one small part of Norway.
Hey Diggle, Diggle: 2026 Whit Friday images
June 5 • Well known brass band photographer John Stirzaker enjoyed the Whit Friday music making at Diggle through the lens of his camera...
Opinion debate: The luck of the draw or data driven evidence?
May 18 • Is it a myth that the winning of a contest can in part be down to the luck of the draw, or does new research add statistical substance to back up the belief?
Kathleen Gaspoz has been drilling into the stats to back her opinion.
Concert: the cooperation band
July 5 • For the second time in two days the cooperation band provides entertainment of invention and innovation to an audience in tune with their musical outlook.
CD review: Gothique Fantasy - The music of Andrew Wainwright
July 4 • Andrew Wainwright and Black Dyke provide plenty of scope for engaging musical exploration — from Richmond to Victoria Falls.
LP review: Hammer of the North
June 29 • In 1988 the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain provided a thumping endorsement of its musical ethos.
| # | Band | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flowers | 1,159.01 |
| 2 | Valaisia Brass Band | 838.74 |
| 3 | Brighouse and Rastrick | 768.39 |
| 4 | Eikanger-Bjørsvik | 765.01 |
| 5 | Brass Band Treize Etoiles | 741.42 |
| 6 | Cory | 714.36 |
| 7 | Foden's | 647.08 |
| 8 | Brass Band Willebroek | 587.55 |
| 9 | Tredegar | 547.92 |
| 10 | Black Dyke | 506.62 |
Regent Hall Concerts - Central Band of the RAF
Thursday 2 July • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Air Force Squadronaires
Friday 3 July • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Regent Brass - Living Lines
Sunday 5 July • St Saviour's, Pimlico, St.George's Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 3QW
Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band
Sunday 5 July • St Alfege Church . Greenwich Church Street. London SE10 9BJ
Regent Brass - Brass on the Grass
Wednesday 22 July • The College Garden, Westminster Abbey, Deans Yard, London SW1P 3PA
Cross Keys Silver Band
July 2 • Solo Euphonium - With an array of concerts, contests and community engagements lined up for the remainder of 2026, we're looking to fill our Solo Euphonium seat. If you're the strong player that we're interested in, please get in touch.
Cross Keys Silver Band
July 2 • Solo Horn - We're looking to recruit a new Solo Horn player to help shape the section in our 2nd section band in South Wales. We have an array of concerts, contests and community engagements lined up for the remainder of 2026.
Crewe Brass
July 1 • Crewe Brass are looking for a FRONT ROW CORNET to join our highly motivated 4th section band. We are a very welcoming and sociable band, with a positive outlook and a reasonably busy calendar of engagements. Other enquiries are welcome.
David Frame
Bass/Tenor Trombone Player, Adjudicator (Member of AoBBA) Occasional Conductor