Reviews
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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.
