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Festival Brass Band

New leadership at Festival Brassband

July 15, 2026
The top section Belgian band looks towards an exciting future with the appointment of new MD, Senne La Mela.


Festival Brass Band

Festival trio to lead Belgian challenges

January 22, 2026
Guy Audenaert, Russell Gray and Richard Marshall will lead the competition challenges of Belgian National, European and World title contenders.


Festival Brass BAND

Festival ending for Verhaert

June 28, 2024
The musical partnership between conductor Steven Verhaert and former Belgian champion Festival Brass is to come to an end.


Higgins

Belgian premiere for Concerto Grosso

August 31, 2023
Gavin Higgins's award winning 'Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra' will receive its Belgian premiere in January 2025 featuring Festival Brass and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.


Katrina

Marzella takes baton for Mechelen

April 06, 2022
Katrina Marzella will take the baton to lead Festival Brass Band at the Flemish Open this weekend.


Festival

Festival help for Band Manager software

August 20, 2021
A new software programme aimed at helping players and band librarians is currently be developed with the help of Festival Brass Band in Belgium


Demerisede

Sterling adds Belgian star to artist stable

April 16, 2021
Festival Brass euphonium star Gilles Demeurisse has joined the Sterling Instruments stable of 'Performance Artists'.


Festival Brass Band

Festival make Belgian link with Randefalk Music

May 27, 2020
Dutch Open champion becomes an official partner with Randefalk Music.


Festival

Festival aim in right direction with new signings

January 15, 2020
Festival Brass Band backs ambition with new signings to return to top in Belgium.


Festival Brass

Belgian icon to lead Festival assault

April 30, 2014
The highly respected Benny Wiame will lead Festival Brass at the Belgian National Championships later this year.


Festival

Results: Belgian National Championship

December 02, 2008
Upset sprouts in Brussel as Festival Brass Band claim Belgian National title, as Willebroek miss out.




4BR

4BR Review — Episode 23

October 10 • Join Iwan and Chris as they look back at how the 2026 National Championship title was won and lost at the Royal Albert Hall in London last weekend — and some of the questions that arose from it.


Gregson

Gregson set for Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance

October 10 • Edward Gregson's 'Symphony in Two Movements' is to be performed by the symphonic brass and percussion ensemble of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra later this year.


Navigation Inn

Time please — as Navigation Inn closes doors...

October 10 • The most famous brass band pub in the world has closed its doors — perhaps for the very last time.


Blackford

Orbital countdown for Tredegar

October 10 • The fourth of the commissioning bands will perform Richard Blackford's 'Orbital' in West Sussex later today as Tredegar get ready for lift off in Ardingly.


Regent Hall Concerts - Regent Brass

Saturday 10 October • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Hathersage Band - Hathersage Village Autumn Concert

Saturday 10 October • Hathersage Methodist Church, Main Road, Hathersage S32 1BB


Garforth Brass - Annual Chairman's Charity Concert

Saturday 10 October • Miners Welfare Hall. 56 Main Street. Garforth . Leeds. LS25 1AA LS25 1AA


Bedford Town Band - Autumn Concert also featuring our Academy

Saturday 10 October • Putnoe Heights Church. Putnoe Heights. Bedford MK41 8EB


Regent Hall Concerts - Trafalgar Brass

Thursday 15 October • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Tintwistle Band

October 11 • We are looking for a repiano cornet player to help complete the team. We are a second section band and rehearse Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom on Old Road in Tintwistle. We perform a variety of concerts and contests all year round.


Epping Forest Band

October 8 • Euphonium and solo horn wanted to join our friendly sociable 2nd section band. Based in Essex with close links to the M11 and the underground central line. Instrument's provided of required


Bedford Town Band

October 8 • Bedford Town Band are looking to recruit a Solo trombone and Repiano cornet . We are playing at the Wychavon Contest in a few weeks and are looking to be in the frame at the 1st Section Regionals . Rehearsals Thursday 7.45 at Castle Newnham School.


Ian Porthouse


Cornet soloist, clinician, conductor and adjudicator


               

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