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On demand offer from Next Step Films

If you want to enjoy the ConsTest and plenty of other brilliant brass band output then you can — and save plenty of money into the bargain too.

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  The offer allows you to enjoy plenty of great brass band music making

You can now enjoy all the fantastic live contest coverage and on demand action brass band on the www.nxtod.com media platform and all at a great special offer rice of just £59.99 for the year.

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For a limited time only you can sign up — and just in time to make sure you don't miss a single note of the ever popular ConsTest contest which takes place at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Saturday 11th April.

By subscribing to www.nxtod.com you will be able to sit back, relax and enjoy the own-choice test-piece performances from 10.00am.

Highlights

As part of a NXTOD subscription you can enjoy a host of on demand videos and audio, including all the action from ConsTest 2024 and 2025 along with the Red Admiral Entertainment Contests of 2024 & 2025 as well as concerts by the likes of Flowers and Leyland bands.

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