Centenary Square hosted performances from bands and ensembles that entertained people visiting the Birmingham city centre.
Thanks to a successful Brass Bands England grant application of £116,000 from Arts Council England, visitors to the Centenary Square area outside Symphony Hall were also able to enjoy brass band music making over the four days of the European Brass Band Championships Festival.
It was a wonderful initiative that proved to be extremely popular – with deck chairs on hand for those who wished to take the strain off their feet and sit back and relax as the music making came from bands and ensembles.
Steve Jack was on hand to take plenty of snaps of the bands in action...
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