Concert: Black Dyke Band

December 27, 2004
The National Champions at Christmas
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs
Huddersfield Town Hall
Sunday 19th December 2004

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Concert: Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Band & Massed Choir

December 27, 2004
Musical Director: Dr Simon Lindley
Leeds Parish Church
Leeds
Wednesday 8th December 2004

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CD: Futures

December 19, 2004
The United Co-op Yorkshire Brass Band
Conductor: John Roberts
Amadeus Recordings: AMS CD079
Total Playing Time: 65.04 minutes

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Concert: Carlton Main Frickley Colliery

December 14, 2004
Musical Director: Brian Grant
St George’s Minster
Doncaster
Thursday 2nd December

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Concert: Sellers International Band

December 14, 2004
Conductor: Phillip McCann
Morley Town Hall
Compere: Dr Simon Lindley
Saturday 11th December

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Concert: Fairey FP (Music) Band

December 14, 2004
Conductor: Major Peter Parkes
Annual Christmas Concert
Stockport Town Hall
Friday December 10th

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CD: Monument

December 14, 2004
Brett Baker
Trombone
Accompanied by The Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs

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Concert: Salford University Brass Band

December 14, 2004
'Voice of the Vikings'
Conductors: Selmer Simonsen and Captain Pete Curtis RM
Peel Hall, University of Salford
Wednesday 8th December

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British Trombone Society

December 14, 2004
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
14th November

Chris Thomas, Principal Trombone of the BAYV Band recently enjoyed himself at the BST get together in Cardiff. Here he reports on the event.

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Concert: Hepworth [Persimmon Homes] Band

December 14, 2004
Musical Director: Mark Bentham
Stroud Brass Band Festival
Subscription Rooms, Stroud
Saturday December 11th

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CD: From the Heart

December 7, 2004
Riki McDonnell
Accompanied by Lee Farley (piano)
Doyen Recordings: CD189
Total Playing Time: 74.10

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CD: The Wonder of Christmas

December 5, 2004
Buy As You View Band
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs
Soloists: Owen Farr, Joanne Dean, David Childs, Ian Williams, Christopher Thomas
Amadeus Recordings: CD078
Total Playing Time: 73.16

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Book Review — Beyond the Box

December 5, 2004
David Read
A social history of brass bands over the last 60 years as seen through the eyes of one of the world's foremost adjudicators
Jagrins Publications
Price: £11.99

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CD: The Kerwin Sound

December 3, 2004
Alexandra Kerwin
Featuring: David Childs, Philip Wilby, Scottish Co-op Band, Glasgow City Brass and Brass Band Emmental
Doyen Recordings: CD187
Total Playing Time: 70.27

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CD: Pastoral Brass

December 2, 2004
Kettering Citadel Band
Conductor: Bandmaster Richard Phillips
SP&S Ltd: SPS 186 CD
Total Playing Time: 64.03 mins

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Book Review — The Samplist

December 2, 2004
Francis Ellen
Ronak Publishing
With accompanying CD
Price: £10.99

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CD: Comrades

December 1, 2004
Nick Hudson & Andrew Justice
Accompanied by the Enfield Citadel Band
Conductor: Bandmaster James Williams, MBE
SP&S Ltd: SPS 188 CD
Total Playing Time: 74.48 mins

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CD: Now that's what I call brass! — Volume 2

November 25, 2004
Volume 2: 2003- 2004
Various Artists
World of Brass Recordings: WOB 106 CD
Total Playing Time: 76.04

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CD: Simply Christmas

November 25, 2004
Celebrating Christmas...in music, word and song
Various Artists
SP&S Recordings: SPS191CD
Total playing time: 74.50

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Concert: Cathedral Brass — Brisbane Excelsior Brass

November 21, 2004
Conductor: Howard Taylor
St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane
Saturday 13 November 2004

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