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2025 Brass in Concert Championships
The Glasshouse, Gateshead
15-16 November 2025
Harper to head to USA in 2026
November 26 • The Cory MD will direct Chicago Brass Band at the North American Brass Band Championships.
Belgian contenders prepare for National challenges
November 26 • 18 bands will head to Heist-op-den-Berg this weekend for the 2025 Belgian National Championships.
Podcast: That's Not Banding — Episode 12
November 26 • The Brighouse brace are back with their viewpoints and opinions of the latest going-ons in the banding world — the coop to coffins and more.
Foden's welcome percussion addition
November 26 • Ollie Jackson joins the percussion ranks at Foden's Band
Granite enjoy 175th anniversary celebrations
November 26 • Music, history and well deserved awards were on offer at Granite City's recent 175th anniversary concert.
Hairsine tenure at Fulham comes to an end
November 26 • The musical partnership between MD Sam Hairsine and Fulham Brass has ended after two seasons together.
Gregson's vision helped by chart success
November 26 • Edward Gregson's latest CD release has already made its mark on the Classical Music charts.
Early Area success for Foden's
November 26 • Over 100 performers have already benefitted from some early Area test-piece insight and help from Foden's Band players.
Nyman Brass
£11.52£11.52
Music for Organ and Brass
£12.89£12.89
The World of the Brass Band
£11.96£11.96
The Yankee Brass Band
£13.75£13.75
Postcards from Grimethorpe
£13.50£10.12
Still Glides the Stream
£11.25£11.25
4BR Review - Episode 11
November 23 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and Chris Thomas discuss whether or not UK banding can learn from the way in which our European friends host major championship competitions.
4BR Review - Episode 10
October 21 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and Chris Thomas look back at the 2025 Albert Hall National Championship.
4BR Review - Episode 9
October 10 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and Chris Thomas preview the 2025 Albert Hall National Championship as well as look at the latest CD releases.
4BR Review - Episode 8
October 1 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and Chris Thomas open up the debate to views and opinions on just what our choices of test-pieces for competition tell the wider musical world about us?
Are you not entertained?: Is a new era ready to be maximised at Brass in Concert?
November 24 • Have the competing bands signalled their intention to usher in a new era of entertainment at Brass in Concert — and where does that leave its marking system?
2025 Youth Brass in Concert Championship: Images from Gateshead
November 19 • The next generation of brass band entertainers took to the stage and wowed the audience at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.
2025 Brass in Concert Championship: Images from Gateshead
November 19 • Thomas Jackson of Tynesight Media was on hand all weekend to record the musical action and atmosphere at the 48the Brass in Concert Championship.
Prestige, expectation and scrutiny: Being Black Dyke's new principal cornet
November 10 • Tom Hutchinson will soon add his name to a remarkable lineage of great players to have sat in the principal cornet seat at the most famous band in the world. And there is something to learn from them all...
CD review: Festivities: Cornerstones Vol. 3
November 6 • Philip Harper's musical impulses provide a strong argument to back the case for his appreciation of classic celebratory spirits.
Concert: Wonder Women
November 5 • Bones Apart span the centuries on their engaging visit to the middle of nowhere.
Concert: Folk and Dance
November 4 • A finely attuned concert of nostalgia is given a thoroughly modern appreciation by Dr David Thornton, Roger Webster and banding colleagues.
| # | Band | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brass Band Treize Etoiles | 1,051.10 |
| 2 | Cory | 970.90 |
| 3 | Brighouse and Rastrick | 910.39 |
| 4 | Foden's | 873.75 |
| 5 | Eikanger-Bjørsvik | 833.00 |
| 6 | Black Dyke | 724.03 |
| 7 | Flowers | 723.61 |
| 8 | Brass Band Willebroek | 653.72 |
| 9 | Valaisia Brass Band | 537.22 |
| 10 | Desford Colliery | 410.82 |
Hathersage Band - Hathersage Village Christmas Concert
Saturday 29 November • Hathersage Methodist Church, Main Road, Hathersage S32 1BB S32 1BB
Barnsley Brass - A Night At The Movies
Saturday 29 November • Worsbrough Miners Welfare. Park Road. Worsbrough Bridge. Barnsley S70 5LJ
Dobcross Silver Band - Unite the Union Band
Sunday 30 November • Dobcross Band Club. Platt Lane. Dobcross . Saddleworth. Oldham OL3 5AD
Garforth Brass - Strawberry Fields Primary School
Friday 5 December • Garforth Methodist Church,. Church Lane,. Garforth,. Leeds LS25 1NW
Petworth Town Band - Petworth Town Band Christmas Event
Saturday 6 December • Petworth Town Centre GU28 OAD
Summerbridge & Dacre Silver Band
November 25 • 2nd or 3rd cornet required to boost our back row. We are a non contesting band, but carry out numerous events across North Yorkshire. We will be doing a joint concert with Carlton Main next year.
Dobcross Silver Band
November 25 • Due to family commitments we have a rare vacancy for an Eb BASS PLAYER. . As current NW Area 3rd Section Champions and 2025 National Champions we start our journey in the 2nd Section in 2026! Are you the missing piece to our otherwise full band?
Fulham Brass Band
November 25 • Fulham Brass Band are seeking an inspirational and talented Musical Director to take the band forward and guide our return to the L&SC Championship Section. . . We rehearse on Monday evenings 7.15-9.45 at St Etheldreda's Church, Fulham Palace Road, London.
Andrew White
MA(Ed Man), B Ed (Hons), BBCM, ADNCB, PGCE, Cert Ed
Conductor, Arranger, Adjudicator & Educationist