November 6
The Music Panel of the National Championships of Great Britain has give its official response to the questions asked about percussion requirements for test pieces.
November 6 • Why not place a little festive Mozart into your band concerts this Christmas?
November 6 • Players from Brighouse & Rastrick Band led the tutoring on the recent East Anglian BBA Brass Training Day in Norwich.
November 6 • A new Classical Music for Brass study led by Morgan Griffiths is now available at Leeds Conservatoire.
November 6 • Cockerton's 'Connotations' claims the honours in Peterlee.
November 4 • An A star performance from Annan Town claims the honours at Innerleithen.
November 4 • An enjoyable day of cross border own-choice battles sees the SWBBA title head to over the River Severn to City of Cardiff (M1) with section victories to Markham & District, Pendennis Brass, Bay Brass, Plymouth City Academy and St Austell Youth.
November 2 • Hepworth claim the entertainment honours in Evesham with section awards to Blackburn & Darwen, Cross Keys Silver, Lydney Town and University of Warwick Brass.
February 4 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to RNCM International Brass Band Festival Artistic Director Dr David Thornton at the end of the 2024 event in Manchester.
February 3 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to conductor James Gourlay and presenter Emily Nicolas after the performance of the RNCM Brass Band at the recent RNCM International Brass Band Festival
January 31 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to Tredegar MD Ian Porthouse and soloist Matthias Hofs at the RNCM International Brass Band Festival
January 31 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to Simone Rebello about this weekend's RNCM Day of Percussion
October 28 • The great photographers from Warbermedia were on hand in Utrecht to capture the action on 'The Lost Circle' and its outcomes...
October 21 • The Brass Bands England Conference spoke of an organisation confident in its creative approach to the communal challenges of the brass banding movement.
October 11 • Kapitol is faced with a balancing act conundrum to solve as it reduces the number of competitors to increase the appeal of the top section National Championship of Great Britain.
October 8 • There were plenty of talking points that bubbled away at this year's National Final in London...
October 23 • A memorable evening for a modest man who has stamped his greatness on the banding movement with his playing for the past half century.
October 18 • A recital performance of perfectly balanced contrasts from three musicians in musical synchronisation.
October 16 • Challenges of character and style will ask demanding questions of the bands hoping to get to London and Cheltenham next year.
# | Band | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Brass Band Treize Etoiles | 1,309.97 |
2 | Foden's | 1,053.75 |
3 | Cory | 811.30 |
4 | Black Dyke | 803.61 |
5 | Eikanger-Bjørsvik | 771.74 |
6 | Tredegar | 643.04 |
7 | Flowers | 553.76 |
8 | Brighouse and Rastrick | 494.42 |
9 | Valaisia Brass Band | 404.16 |
10 | Grimethorpe Colliery | 290.63 |
Friday 8 November • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London. . W1C2DJ
Saturday 9 November • Longridge Civic Hall, 1 Calder Avenue, Longridge, Preston PR3 3HJ
Saturday 16 November • The Gladhous International Centre for Music, St Mary's Square, Gateshead NE8 2JR
Friday 22 November • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Saturday 7 December • Longridge Civic Hall, 1 Calder Avenue, Longridge, Preston PR3 3HJ
November 6 • Looking for a Euphonium to complete the section.
November 5 • Bilton Silver (Rugby) requires an Eb bass to join our Championship Section band. Under MD Brad Turnbull we have a varied programme of events. Rehearsals are held on Monday and Friday at 7-45pm in our own purpose built bandroom.
November 5 • Under the direction of David W Ashworth, we are making every effort to complete the rebuild of this very famous brass band. We require three percussionists , a Bb Bass and one Back Row Cornet to complete our line up for the North West Area Contest.
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Conductor, Band Trainer, Composer, Trumpet and Cornet Soloist, Arranger, Adjudicator