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2025 Brass in Concert Championships
The Glasshouse, Gateshead
15-16 November 2025
Swiss set to celebrate 50th contest anniversary
November 23
The Swiss National Championships will reach a significant milestone this year in Lucerne with new works set to test the 60 competing bands.
4BR Review — Episode 11
November 23 • Catch up with the latest 4BR Review with 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and colleague Chris Thomas
Results: 2025 SEWBBA Tonyrefail Festival
November 23 • There was a welcome return of contesting action in South Wales as bands took to the stage in Tonyrefail.
Result: 2025 Band Supplies Scottish Challenge
November 22 • Unite Scotland Kinneil claims victory in Perth.
NYBBGB Conducting Final to showcase exceptional entrants
November 22 • The final of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain bi-annual Young Conductors' Competition is set to be to feature a quartet of outstanding talent.
New era for Brass Band Summer School
November 22 • Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire is to be the new home of the Brass Band Summer School as it prepares for 40th anniversary.
Tailored insurance for BBE members
November 22 • Brass Band England is offering the opportunity for its member bands to enjoy bespoke insurance for people, instruments and assets.
Stevens takes lead at Jackfield
November 22 • The experienced Craig Stevens becomes the new MD at Jackfield Band
Chamber artists to raise funds for Chiswick Brass Festival
November 22 • A special free afternoon of music making will help raise funds for the Chiswick Brass Festival.
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.
Ian Holmes
BA (hons), PGDip (RCM), ARCM, ALCM
Conductor, piano accompanist and educator