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Report & Results: 2019 Whit Friday (Saddleworth & Oldham)
June 15
The Yorkshire Champion, Brighouse & Rastrick led by Dr David Thornton make it a quartet of Saddleworth & Oldham District Whit Friday titles boosted by over £8,000 in prize money.
Black Dyke to showcase Band of the Year programme
June 18 • Black Dyke will hold an open rehearsal ahead of its BrassPass Band of the Year challenge this weekend — with a trio of world premiere works being given an airing.
Earby honours heroes and stalwart
June 17 • The Earby Band has paid its tribute to those who took part in the historic D Day Landings as well as a hero of their own.
Report & Results: 2019 Hebden Bridge March & Hymn Tune
June 17 • Milnrow claims the silverware at Hebden Bridge.
New MD at East Riding of Yorkshire
June 17 • The experienced Frank Hoyland has become the new MD at East Riding of Yorkshire Band.
Report & Results: 2019 Morley March & Hymn Tune Contest
June 17 • Skelmanthorpe takes the march and hymn tune honours at Morley
Staines combine to help Kenya Trust
June 17 • Brass and voice come together to help raise funds for wonderful projects in Kenya.
New signings at Besses
June 17 • Besses o' th' Barn Band welcome a trio of new signings.
Results: 2019 French Open Championship
June 17 • Flowers claim a third French Open title in Amboise
Vision
Relive the 2019 European Championships
May 2 • You can still enjoy the action from a memorable 2019 European Brass Band Championships
Interview with Youth Brass 2000
March 30 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to conductor Chris Jeans of the 2019 National Youth Champions of Great Britain, Youth Brass 2000.
Interview with Darren Henley OBE
March 30 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to Darren Henley OBE, CEO of Arts Council England who was a welcome visitor to the 2019 National Youth Championships on the weekend
Interview with Wardle Academy School Band
March 30 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to two of the players from Wardle Academy School Band after they won the Intermediate Section of the 2019 National Youth Championships.
Editor's Picks
2019 Whit Friday: The times they are a changin'
June 13 • Malcolm Wood looks forward to what could be the start of a new era in the long history of the famous Whit Friday contests...
2019 British Open Spring Festival: As it happened
May 18 • All the action from the 2019 British Open Spring Festival — as it happened.
2019 British Open Spring Festival: Previews & predictions
May 16 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox looks ahead but not down on the thrills and spills of the trio of Spring Festival qualification contests at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool this weekend.
Take 5: A quintet of debating points from the 2019 European Championships
May 15 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox picks five points of interest that emerged from the recent European Championships in Montreux.
Reviews
CD review: Trials & Triumphs
June 16 • Foden's Band. Conductors: Michael Fowles & Russell Gray. Soloists: Mark Wilkinson, Gary Curtin. Featuring: Richard Evans (vocalist); Robin Dewhurst (piano). Doyen Recordings: CD 391
Concert: Black Dyke Arts Festival
June 15 • Conductors: Prof Nicholas J Childs; Dr Brett Baker; Richard Marshall. Leeds Town Hall. Sunday 2nd June
Concert: Foden's Band
June 14 • Conductor: Michael Fowles. St Andrew's Hall . Norwich. Sunday 2nd June
Rankings
| # | Band | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cory | 2,292.67 |
| 2 | Valaisia Brass Band | 972.33 |
| 3 | Eikanger-Bjørsvik | 928.52 |
| 4 | Brighouse and Rastrick | 816.55 |
| 5 | Paris Brass Band | 741.40 |
| 6 | Foden's | 511.26 |
| 7 | Black Dyke | 388.63 |
| 8 | Brass Band Willebroek | 372.60 |
| 9 | Tredegar | 277.49 |
| 10 | Burgermusik Luzern | 271.35 |
What's on
Lewes, Glynde and Beddingham Brass Band - Concentus - sings
Saturday 22 June • St. Saviours Church, South Street, Eastbourne BN21 4UT
Black Dyke Band - BrassPass.tv Band of Year Gala Concert, Manchester
Saturday 22 June • Hunts Bank, Manchester M3 1DA
Elland Silver Band -
Saturday 22 June • Blackley Baptist Church Blackley Elland HX5 0TD
Thundersley Brass Band - Summer Concert (A Night At The Movies)
Saturday 22 June • Richmond Hall, Richmond Avenue, Benfleet, Essex SS7 5HA
Imperial Brass - A Celebration of the Music & Legacy of Mark Freeh
Saturday 22 June • West Side Presbyterian Church. 6 South Monroe Street. Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Vacancies
The Corsham Band
June 18 • The band are currently looking for an experienced Back Row Cornet Player to sit on 2nd Cornet. We are a newly promoted Second Section band with a friendly and enthusiastic team.
Strata Brass
June 17 • SOLO CORNET & PRINCIPAL Eb BASS in this Yorkshire Championship Band.. Rehearsals MON/WED,bandroom 5 mins from J35/36 M1 (Hoyland). MD Jonathan Bates.. Sensible concert/contest schedule,good bandroom atmosphere.. Challenging exciting music guaranteed.
Witney Town Band
June 17 • Witney Town Band have a vacancy for a Principal Euphonium. . Rehearsals are once per week on Tuesday evenings - 7:30pm - 9:30pm at the Methodist Church in Witney, OX28 6HG.
Professional Cards
Sarah Groarke-Booth
BA (Hons) MA
Conductor, Adjudicator, Compere, Actor