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Product: CD review: European Brass 25

January 7, 2026
Size matters even when European champion Brassband Willebroek provides evocative responses to questions big, small, sparkling and reflective.


Product: LP review: A Tribute to Eric Ball OBE, ARCM

January 5, 2026
A 45 year old reminder of the timeless qualities of a composer that the current brass band movement would do well to full re-evaluate.


Concert: Laganvale Metal Technology Band

December 31, 2025
A early festive helping of Christmas cheer from Charles Ffyffe and his band.


Product: LP review: Tidings of Great Joy

December 19, 2025
A festive reminder from Derek Broadbent and Brighouse & Rastrick that brass bands can still make a commercial mark on the wider listening public with a Christmas offering.


Product: CD review: Dancing on the Sand

December 17, 2025
A showroom tour around the polished models and star performers of the de haske brass band range led by a persuasive sales team in Philip Harper and Cory Band.


Product: CD review: Fantasia — Works for Trumpet & Organ

December 12, 2025
Matilda Lloyd provides an engaging extension of her musical style and substance with her latest joint enterprise release.


Product: CD review: The Heroic Trombone

December 4, 2025
Brett Baker pays bravura homage to the musical influences on his busy musical career.


Concert: CSD Brass

December 3, 2025
A concert programme of variant treats provided by a band worth emulating in artistic outlook.


Product: CD review: Brass Odyssey — Robin Stevens

December 2, 2025
The Welsh champion maintains its reputation for fearless explorations of contemporary repertoire with an odyssey free of musical cliches.


Product: CD review: Festivities: Cornerstones Vol. 3

November 6, 2025
Philip Harper's musical impulses provide a strong argument to back the case for his appreciation of classic celebratory spirits.


Concert: Wonder Women

November 5, 2025
Bones Apart span the centuries on their engaging visit to the middle of nowhere.


Concert: Folk and Dance

November 4, 2025
A finely attuned concert of nostalgia is given a thoroughly modern appreciation by Dr David Thornton, Roger Webster and banding colleagues.


Product: CD review: Studio Showcase

October 25, 2025
A joint enterprise arrangement works well for East of England Co-op Band and Studio Music with a shop window release.


Product: CD review: Introduction

October 24, 2025
Kyle Lawson fills in the empty blanks on his calling card with polished curations of his accomplished antipodean talents


Concert: The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

October 23, 2025
The sentiment of Sir Karl Jenkins' populist work still retains its powers of persuasion and purpose with its new brass band accompaniment.


Concert: Lux in Tenebris

October 19, 2025
Regent Brass shine an impressive light with celebration of anniversaries.


Concert: Gregson's Choice: An 80th Birthday Celebration

October 18, 2025
Guest star Ian Bousfield tops the birthday treats on show as Edward Gregson enjoys himself paying and receiving tributes.


Product: CD review: Respighi

October 7, 2025
Black Dyke Band takes four years to build their city of Rome — but the end result has been well worth the wait.


Product: CD review: Connection

October 3, 2025
Imogen Whitehead brings together the threads of her musical connections for an absorbing debut release.


Product: CD review: Regionals 2026

October 2, 2025
There is still an eagerness to enjoy an early taste of the qualification challenges for Cheltenham and London — even if we have heard the majority of the tests before.




Newstead Brass - Brett Baker

Saturday 17 January • St Wilfrid's Church, . Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8LA


The Hepworth Band - New Year Concert

Sunday 25 January • Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 7ER


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 6 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Saturday 7 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 27 February • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


East London Brass

January 16 • CORNET PLAYER - looking ahead to the 2026 contest season, ELB are looking for a cornet player to complete our line up. The band is ambitious and keen to further our successful 2025 season of winning the areas and promotion at spring festival.


Enderby Band

January 16 • Following our 2nd place finish at the LBBA winter contest and recent promotion to the Senior Cup for the 2026 Spring Festival, we are looking for a SOLO CORNET, a BBb BASS and PERCUSSIONISTS to complete our friendly and hardworking team.


Petworth Town Band

January 15 • Petworth Town Band have vacancies for CORNETS, BASS TROMBONE and TUBA. We are a very active band with concerts and engagements planned throughout the year.


Alan Duguid

BA (Hons), PGDipMus, PGCE
Conductor, Composer, Adjudicator (ABBA)


               

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