I n October ​ I went to the Royal Albert Hall to watch the final of the National Brass Band Championships. Each of the nineteen finalists plays a fiendishly difficult test piece to a half-full hall ...
Test Valley Brass raised £525 in Andover Christmas collections, donating £265 to Andover Child Contact Centre and supporting local ...
When Jim Schutz moved to England for his job with Dow in 2012, he didn’t expect to join a brass band—or start one of his own years later in Michigan. This month, the musical connection he forged ...
The culmination of the brass band season is fast approaching as the UK's top ensembles prepare to compete in two prestigious finals this September and October. Bands from across the country will go ...
A difficult funding landscape sees BBE withdraw from hosting the European Championship in Birmingham in 2028 ...
Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...
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