Concert: Foden's Band

January 25, 2020
Conductors: Michael Fowles and Russell Gray
RNCM Brass Band Festival
RNCM Manchester
Friday 24th January

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Concert: All Saints Brass Quintet

January 24, 2020
RNCM Brass Band Festival
RNCM Manchester
Friday 24th January

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Concert: International Staff Songsters

January 23, 2020
40th Anniversary celebrations
Conductor: Dorothy Nancekievill
International Staff Band
Conductor: Doctor Stephen Cobb
Regent Hall
Saturday 18th January

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Concert: Onyx Brass and Guards Brass

January 22, 2020
Guards Chapel
London
Friday 10th January

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Product: CD review: Music for Trumpet and Wind Band

January 22, 2020
Philippe Schartz (trumpet)
Orchestre d'Harmonie du Conservatoire de la Ville d'Esch-sur-Alzette
Conductor: Marc Treinen
Apez Recordings: CD 001

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Product: CD review: Step Out

January 21, 2020
Glenn Van Looy
Tredegar Town Band
Conductor: Ian Porthouse
Doyen Recordings: CD397

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Concert: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Band

January 20, 2020
Conductors: Ian Porthouse & Tom Stoneman
Soloists: Philip Cobb, Peter Moore, Amy Ewen & Bethan Brown
The Bradshaw Hall
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Sunday 19th January

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Concert: Stan Lippeatt's 70th Birthday Celebration

January 16, 2020
Conductors: Stan Lippeatt & Frank Renton
Butlins Skyline Resort
Skegness
Sunday 12th January

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Product: CD review: Alive

January 10, 2020
Sophie Binet-Budelot
Featuring: Sophie Thevenard, Richard Ferri, Marie Roger, Pierre-Antoine Savoyat, David Maillot, Gaelle Francois, Lucile Bailly, Stephanie Mouchet, Alexandre Roussel
CD: sdrm 001

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Book: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments

January 6, 2020
Edited by Trevor Herbert, Arnold Myers and John Wallace
Cambridge University Press

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Concert: Gwent Youth Brass Band

January 5, 2020
60th Anniversary Concert
Conductors: Chris Turner, Sean O'Neill, Gareth Ritter, Alun F Williams, Lana Tingay, Dr Robert Childs
Soloists: Dr Robert Childs & David Childs
Compere: David Hayward
Rougemont School
Malpas
Saturday 4th January

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Product: CD review: The Durham Ox

January 4, 2020
Longridge Band
Conductor: Mark Peacock
World of Sound Recordings: WOS 150

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Concert: Ellington's 'Nutcracker'

December 31, 2019
Coldstream Guards Jazz Orchestra
Regent Hall
Friday 13th December

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Concert: Trumpet Recital

December 30, 2019
Trumpeters from the Band of the Coldstream Guards, Royal College of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Alan Thomas (trumpet and conductor); Jo Sealey (piano)
The Guards Chapel
London
Wednesday 11th December

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Product: CD review: Lago

December 10, 2019
The Music of Simon Kerwin
Rothwell Temperance Band
Conductor: David Roberts
Soloists: Philip Tait, Joe Heartfield, James McCabe, Matt Spriggs
KMJ Recordings: Mode for...

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Product: CD review: Couleurs en Mouvements (Moving Colors)

December 6, 2019
Amy Schumaker Bliss
Accompanist: Kelly Lin
CD: 888295936064

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Product: CD review: Spot on! The Next Generation of Euphonium Music

December 4, 2019
Fabian Bloch
Featuring: Francoise Killian (piano); Michael Meinen (percussion)
GENUIN Recordings: CD GEN19679

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Product: CD review: The Nationals 2019

December 3, 2019
Highlights from the National Brass Band Championships
Featuring: Cory, Unison Kinneil, South Yorkshire Police, Uppermill, Tewit Silver, Black Dyke
Soloist: Richard Marshall
Doyen Recordings: CD398

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Product: CD review: Lassus Trombones

December 3, 2019
Trombone of Black Dyke, Grimethorpe, The International Staff Band and Associates
Conductor: Rob Wiffin OBE
Citadel Productions Ltd
CD: CP09

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Concert: Friends of St Clement Danes Annual Concert

December 2, 2019
Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment
Conductor: Flt Lt Tom Rodda
Featuring: The Choir of the Central Church of the Royal Air Force
Conductor: Simon Over
St Clement Danes Church
Thursday 28th November

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