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In this month's edition...
EDITOR'S VIEW
With David Childs
NEWS
2019 British Regional test-pieces announced and Butlin's relaunches British Open Solo/Quartet Championships
THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHTER
Nicola Bland interviews the new CEO of Brass Bands England, Kenneth Crookston, about his organisation's vision to drive membership and improve the fortunes of English brass bands
YOUNG VOICES
Mark Good meets rising percussion star — South Derbyshire performer, Sophie Stevenson, recently signed by Fairey Band and one of the Yamaha Corporation's new, young artists
THE BBW INTERVIEW: TOM'S WAY
Capped by a recent British Open victory, the summer of 2018 is one to remember for Cory Band's principal cornet, Tom Hutchinson, who travelled across the globe performing to new audiences and has a new CD — My Way — out next month. Mark Good met the talented performer
TROMBONE 'POP IDOLS'
Trombone soloist and University of Salford's Programme Leader for Musical Arts, Dr. Brett Baker, looks back at the trombone's 'pop idols' of yesteryear and their contribution to its repertoire
WIT AND THEATRE FOR BRITISH NATIONAL FINAL
Paul McGhee surveys the wit, theatre and playfulness of the set test for the British Championship Section National Final on 6 October in London's Royal Albert Hall — Kenneth Downie's Handel in the Band
COMPELLING CORY LIFTS SEVENTH BRITISH OPEN
Christopher Thomas brings the highlights of the 166th British Open at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 8 September, at which Cory triumphed against the strength and breadth of quality that distinguished virtually every performance
SCOTLAND'S BEST-KEPT SECRET
For six decades, the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland has welcomed some of the finest young brass and percussion players the country has to offer. Mark Good charts the rise of one of Scottish banding's diamond exports
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
David Childs catches up with the former bandsman, and now professional trombonist, producer and composer based in South Africa — Bez Roberts, who had the courage to venture into the big wide world to forge a career
BRASS IN CONCERT AT FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION
Full preview of the 2019 Brass in Concert Festival — set to offer two days of innovative entertainment with the main contest, a headline concert, the inaugural Brass in Concert Youth Championship, taster sessions and a Yamaha International Artist Master Class
BBW CASTAWAY
American euphonium extraordinaire and Director of Supplies and Purchasing for The Salvation Army USA Eastern Territory, Aaron VanderWeele, drifts away to BBW's imaginary desert island
BBW CENTRE BAND
Besses Boys celebrate 75th birthday
BRASS EDUCATION
Holly Clarke looks back over her first year at Chetham's School of Music and your pathway to brass band excellence at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
CD REVIEWS
What's trending now from World of Brass; World of Sound opens up a new world of recorded digital opportunities for brass bands; Black Dyke records Metropolis 1927 for Naxos; Doyen releases the 2019 British Regional tests on CD; SP&S Ltd. republishes and rebrands Christmas Praise as the new Christmas Collection, supported by a CD of all your favourite, brilliant seasonal music; and 'making the grade' with Trinity College London's new Brass Syllabus 2019 — 2022.
CONCERT REVIEWS
The national youth brass bands of Scotland, Wales and Britain, plus the National Children's Brass Band, in focus
DISCOUNTED PERCUSSION GEAR FROM EV-ENTZ
Newport-based Ev-entz has a wide range of top-quality, percussion gear at 30 — 40% less than new prices
DIARY DATES
What's on around the World in September and October
… AND ANOTHER THING
Love me, love my Arban with resident wit and cartoonist, Rob Nesbitt, aka 'Nezzy'.
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