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This month

This month we have superb features on:

DANCING INTO THE FUTURE
Tredegar and Rambert at forefront of contemporary art:
Nick Walkley joins their preparation for their recent premiere ballet performance

THE BRASS BAND WORLD
News from around the globe including the 2015 Iles and Mortimer medalists and SA bands flying in to the UK to tour

VITAL VOICE AT 70
The impact of international composing giant Edward Gregson

ACCOUNTABILITY?
Who selects the test-pieces for the big contests and how?

2015 EUROPEAN
Fourth Grand Slam for Queensbury

PLAYING FOR A HIGHER CAUSE
Howard Evans examines the place of SA banders within their ministry

YOUNG VOICES
Tenor trombone-playing Jordan Robertson turns heads and all the action from the 2015 National Youth Championships

GETTING 'LIPPY'
Geneva Artist, Glenn Van Looy, offers intensive lip-training advice

PLAYING TO YOUR STRENGTHS
Trinity College London's new Brass Syllabus in practice

BRASS BAND WORLD'S CENTRE BAND
Slice of success for Eccles Borough Band

REVIEWS
New releases by Black Dyke and Fairey bands; Prima Vista Musikk's latest titles; concerts by the NYBBGB, Black Dyke in Bury and Tredegar's Changing Britain Festival performance at the Southbank; plus a raft of new innovative products to transform your playing including: the amazing new LefreQue; Ergo Brass; the new Eb Sterling Tuba with main slide trigger; and the new Eclipse Bb Cornet and Soprano

RANKINGS
Which are the top 100 bands across the world?

DIARY DATES
What's happening where you are in the world!

AND ANOTHER THING!
Murray Aitken has the last witty word of the month