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Tickets available for BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Award Final

If you want to get along and enjoy a fantastic showcase of youthful playing talent, then free tickets for the BBC Final are now available.

BBC Young Brass
 

Tickets are now available for the BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Award Final, which will be broadcast live from the Royal Northern College of Music on Friday 27th March starting at 8.00pm.

Presented

Presented by Ken Bruce and Frank Renton, who will also be conducting all the music, the final will feature the talents of Adam Bokaris (Euphonium), David Gillson (cornet), Grant Jameson (Euphonium) and Benjamin Goldscheider (French horn), who will be accompanied by Grimethorpe Colliery Band.

Grimethorpe

As the judges John Wallace, Stephen Roberts and Steve Sidwell make their decision, Grimethorpe will give a concert featuring the music of John Williams, including his theme for ‘Born on the 4th of July’, which will feature the 2014 competition winner, trumpeter, Matilda Lloyd.

the BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Award Final, which will be broadcast live from the Royal Northern College of Music on Friday 27th March starting at 8.00pm4BR

Ticket details

All the details of the Final and how to get free tickets are at bbc.co.uk/youngbrassaward

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