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Brass Band World June Edition now out

The latest edition of the leading monthly brass band magazine is out now — and has everything you need to know about what happening on the banding globe.

Brass Band World
  The latest edition of Brass Band World magazine is now out

The June edition of Brass Band World magazine is now out and it's full with fantastic features, articles, reviews and interviews from around the globe…

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EDITOR'S VIEW


BBW Editor David Childs welcomes a diverse array of opinion and advice for percussion and brass players in the June edition.

NEWS


Judging panels revealed for Brass in Concert and organising team remains 'confident 'about scoring system.

YOUNG VOICES


Mark Good meets talented percussionist, Matthew Rigg.

LET'S DEBATE — 'CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MUST BE THE NORM!'


Brass Bands England Chair, Mike Kilroy, expands his views about how Britain needs to approach brass banding to avoid the same fate as other activities in which the nation was once World leader — manufacturing and football!

THE BBW INTERVIEW — LOVE'S JOY


Euphonium-playing husband and wife, Steven and Misa Mead, have recorded a new CD of love duets — Christopher Thomas caught up with the couple to find out about the recording and their musical lives together.

PERCUSSION FOCUS


June edition brings a focus on percussion, with articles by 'pro' percussionists Sean Hooper, who offers advice on honing technique and Chinese-born Le Yu, who considers the exciting evolution that brass band percussion has undergone, as well as advises on four-mallet grips. Composer, Stephen Bulla — who provided music for the President's Own United States Marine Band and Chamber Orchestra in Washington DC, also considers the percussion pallet.

PROFILE


Nicola Bland meets Chicago Staff Band principal cornet — the lovely Beth Cooper, who is 'livin' just one day at a time', but seizing each day!

BBW CENTRE BAND


San Antonio strikes up the band with inaugural concert.

BRASS STARS


Mark Good meets Lee Skipsey, who swapped his sticks at the back of the band to finding his rhythm with the baton at the front.

PRO PRACTICE


Besson Artist, trumpet/cornet extraordinaire, adjudicator and educator, Roger Webster, offers valuable help on preparing seemingly impossible repertoire.

WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE


Christopher Thomas, James McLeod and Malcolm Wood were at the Spring Festival on the seaside town's Golden Mile, when bands contended in the roller-coaster ride the annual promotions in the Grand Shield, Senior Cup and Senior Trophy.

BBW CASTAWAY


From Norway to the UK and Florida, Disney World percussionist, Gavin Pritchard, reveals his desert island listening to Katrina Marzella.

REVIEWS — CDS


Christopher Thomas makes Steven and Misa Mead's recording, Love's Joy, his CD of the Month and also reviews the 'immensely enjoyable' and groundbreaking Tubular Brass CD, whilst Thomas Dunne forecasts that Black Dyke's Great Cinema Hits will be an 'instant hit' with the general public.

MUSIC


Thomas Dunne reviews the latest clutch of music to be released by Prima Vista Musikk, Wright and Round and The New York Staff Band.

Premier timps that suit any budget and deliver on stage. Black Dyke Percussionist puts the Student/BP range of Sean Hooper timpani sticks to the testBBW

CONCERT REVIEWS


Ralph Pearce savours Canadian Brass and the New York Staff Band at the latter's 130th Festival in New York.

Sam Wyne was at the Corn Exchange, Newbury, to hear Black Dyke's high-profile Newbury Spring Festival performance.

John Ward reclined in London's Royal Albert Hall to take in Grimethorpe Colliery Band's red-carpet 'Brassed Off' live screening with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, directed by Ludwig Wicki.

Christopher Thomas took in the 'sublime musical divinity' of the latest Mnozil Brass show — Cirque — at Birmingham's Town Hall.

PRODUCTS


Premier timps that suit any budget and deliver on stage. Black Dyke Percussionist puts the Student/BP range of Sean Hooper timpani sticks to the test.

Halcyon days of the Helicon Tubas return at Wessex Tubas. Misa Mead becomes Denis Wick Artist.

BRASS BUSINESS


The Salvation Army Trading Company acquires Studio Music Company Ltd.

RANKINGS


Grand Shield runner-up — Wingates — jumps nine to 15!

DIARY DATES


What's on around the World in June and July.

… AND ANOTHER THING


John Barber and cartoonist, Nezzy, welcome a new member to the Lifetime of Bashing (Blob) Inn!

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