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Final countdown starts for line-up at 170th British Open

Time is ticking for the bands competing at the British Open Championship to put their final musical stones in place

British Open
  The countdown is on to see who will become the 2024 Champion

Time is ticking away fast as the 18 bands competing at this year's British Open Championship at Symphony Hall in Birmingham put their final touches to their preparations on Jan Van der Roost's intriguing test-piece, 'The Lost Circle'.

Open rehearsals

There are a number also giving their free open rehearsals this evening too, so if you are in the area why not go along and find out more about the piece yourselves.

https://www.4barsrest.com/news/61187/enjoy-a-lost-circle-preview-ahead-of-symphony-hall

The 170th Championship kicks off at 10.00am on Saturday morning, with the action also being covered by the live stream broadcast by World of Brass on the www.wobplay.com media platform

The line up has been confirmed as follows:

The competing bands:


Aldbourne (Ivan Meylemans)
Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas Childs)
Brass Band Treize Etoiles (Frederic Theodoloz)
Brighouse & Rastrick (Prof. David King)
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Allan Withington)
Cory (Philip Harper)
Flowers (Paul Holland)
Foden's (Russell Gray)
Grimethorpe Colliery (Michael Bach)
Hammonds (Morgan Griffiths)
Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)
KNDS Fairey (Philip Chalk)
Leyland (Daniel Brooks)
Northop Silver (Erik van de Kolk)
Oldham Band (Lees) (John Collins)
the cooperation band (Glenn Van Looy)
Tredegar (Ian Porthouse)
Whitburn (Michael Fowles)

Tickets:


Tickets for the 170th British Open Championship:

https://bmusic.co.uk/events/170th-british-open-brass-band-championships

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