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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
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Brass from the Masters - Volume 1
£6.50£6.50
Still Glides the Stream
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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 |
Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band
Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Wardle Anderson Brass Band - Wardle Junior Blast
Friday 8 May • Milnrow Parish Church, 16 Westward Ho, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3JX
Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray
Saturday 9 May • The Salvation Army (Regent Hall), Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ
Regent Hall Concerts - Woodbridge Excelsior Band
Saturday 9 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION
Saturday 16 May • St Andrew's Methodist Church. The Stow. Harlow. CM20 3AF
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.
Tintwistle Band
May 9 • Tintwistle Band are looking for a 2nd horn player to help complete the team. We rehearse Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom on Old Road in Tintwistle, and perform a variety of concerts all year round.
Brunel Brass Organisation
May 8 • Brunel Brass is looking for a Solo Horn and Back Row Cornet to join our senior band. We are an ambitious, friendly band on the verge of promotion to the Championship Section and recently achieved our highest ever finish at the British Open Spring Festival
Craig Roberts
BA (Hons), MA
Conductor / Adjudicator