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2026 Spring Festival
Town Hall and Jennifer Blackwell Hall, Birmingham
2-3 May 2026
Report & Result: 2026 Spring Festival Grand Shield
May 3
Milnrow claims the Grand Shield honours to return to the British Open with Hepworth joining them.
National Youth Band opportunities
May 8 • The National Youth Band of Great Britain is looking to appoint new trustees and a librarian to help strengthen the organisation's heritage and future.
Albert Hall tickets now on sale
May 8 • Tickets for the 2026 Championship Section National Final at the Royal Albert Hall are now on sale.
Summer deals to grab at Band Supplies
May 8 • There are plenty of great deals to grab at Band Supplies on ex-demo and second hand instruments.
BBE to host emergency planning webinar
May 8 • Make sure you have plans in place to protest valuable musical and memorabilia assets if potential disaster strikes.
Last chord approaches for Eagley and Wormald
May 8 • The decade long musical partnership of Eagley Band and Chris Wormald will come to an end in July.
Podcast: The Brass Monkeys: Episode 31
May 8 • More brass band chat and opinions rom the North Walian trio.
Cory to head to Alpine Festival
May 6 • The Welsh champion will join up with BrassBand Bozen Uberetsch as part of the first Alps Brass Festival.
BBE appoints Baumann to interim CEO role
May 6 • Sarah Baumann has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Brass Bands England.
Black Dyke Mills Band: Classic Brass
£5.39£5.39
Brass from the Masters - Volume 1
£6.50£6.50
Still Glides the Stream
£11.25£11.25
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
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
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
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eikanger-Bjørsvik | 971.10 |
| 2 | Brighouse and Rastrick | 860.34 |
| 3 | Brass Band Treize Etoiles | 822.07 |
| 4 | Cory | 791.88 |
| 5 | Foden's | 711.59 |
| 6 | Flowers | 586.54 |
| 7 | Black Dyke | 547.59 |
| 8 | Brass Band Willebroek | 517.67 |
| 9 | Valaisia Brass Band | 471.82 |
| 10 | the cooperation band | 469.21 |
Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION
Saturday 16 May • St Andrew's Methodist Church. The Stow. Harlow. CM20 3AF
Sherborne Town Band - Free-Music in the park
Sunday 17 May • Dorchester- Park Bandstand DT1 1RG
Newstead Brass - Mansfield MVC - Brass and Voices
Sunday 24 May • Forest Town Arena. Clipstone Road West,. Mansfield NG19 0EE
Contest: Whit Friday March Contests
Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3
The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern
Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD
Hathern Band
May 10 • Due to University placement we require a Bb Bass player- we are a First Section band based at our own band room in the village of Hathern LE12 5LJ Leicestershire (between M1 Jcts 23 & 24) and close to Lougborough and Nottingham Universities
Newstead Brass
May 10 • Newstead Brass are on the lookout for a talented 2nd BARITONE player to join our ambitious and hardworking Nottinghamshire-based Championship Section band.. A rare chance to become part of an ambitious brass band striving for even greater success together.
Ibstock Brick Brass
May 9 • Ibstock Brick Brass are looking for a Solo Cornet, 3rd Cornet, 2nd Horn, Bass Trombone and B Flat Tuba as we move into the second section from 2027. We are a friendly, ambitions and progressive band that rehearse at our own bandroom in Coalville.
Ronnie MacNiven
MMus GRSM LRAM
Trombonist, composer, conductor