Own choice victories for Unite the Union, Dobcross Silver, Littleborough Brass and St. John's (Mossley) as Kidlington book ...

The Mortimer family, the owners and organisers of the British Open Spring Festival Championship have announced that following their request for feedback on the 104th event held in Birmingham earlier ...

The first person to be inducted into the new 4BR Hall of Fame is a musician whose single major title success was scant reward for his talent. Brass band historian Tim Mutum has been asked by 4BR to ...

Black Dyke Band has announced the appointment of the experienced Philip Varley on solo cornet. Having started his musical ...

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Composer Claire Cope is one eight young composers who has been commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society to write a new ...

Labour MP John McDonnell has written of the need for the Department of Education to reconsider its decision to end Brass ...

Stan Lippeatt – perhaps one of the most famous flugel horn players in the history of the brass band movement takes us through the history of the one instrument in a brass band that seems to have ...

Works by Philip Sparke, Robert Redhead and Derek Bourgeois will test the aspiring British Open credentials of the competing ...

The 2026 Dutch National Championships take place this weekend in Utrecht — starting on Friday afternoon. The TivoliVredenburg venue will host the 45th edition with 40 bands taking part in five ...

October 20 • Friendly and forward thinking 2nd section band requires a Solo Horn and Euphonium player to join our team. Based ...

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