Articles /2010
Belgian brilliance at Dukinfield — 2010 British Open Solo & Quartet retrospective
November 12, 2010
Malcolm Wood looks back at a British event boosted by Belgian brilliance in Dukinfield.
2010 British Open Solo & Quartet Championship — Dukinfield revival?
October 31, 2010
4BR Editor Iwan Fox looks forward to a revived event with an international flavour in Dukinfield.
2010 British Open Championships — Gallery of the bands on stage
September 10, 2010
There was plenty of high class action from many of the bands captured by Ian Clowes on the day at Symphony Hall
2010 British Open Championships — MD Gallery
September 10, 2010
The conductors gave their all to be the one standing on the shoulders of the others on the weekend...
2010 British Open Championships — The Adjudicator's remarks
September 10, 2010
This is what the William Relton, Nigel Boddice ME and Ronald Holz thought of the top four bands at Symphony Hall.
2010 British Open Championships — Postcard from Birmingham
September 10, 2010
As lasting images of the British Open go, none could beat the sight of the late night admirers at the winner's hotel...
2010 British Open Championships — A matter of style & substance
September 10, 2010
There was plenty of very individual style as well a substance on show with Peter Graham's set work oon Saturday.
2010 British Open Championships — Retrospective
September 10, 2010
Tredegar created their own piece of British Open history at Symphony Hall, but there were more than a few surprises for the other competing bands on the weekend.
2010 British Open Championships — Introduction to Criteria Judging Experiment
August 31, 2010
In a joint collaboration, 4BR has teamed up with Steven Mead to trial a new criteria based adjudication system. Steven tells 4BR more about about it, and how it works...
2010 British Open Championships — The Composer
August 31, 2010
Peter Graham is one of the brass band movements finest composers - and with a record to prove it too.
2010 British Open Championships — Test piece review
August 31, 2010
Chris Davies looks in detail at this year's test piece and finds that Peter Graham has produced a corker...
2009 British Open Championships — Conductors Records
August 31, 2010
4BR looks at the track records of the 17 men at the British Open - all of whom are hoping to find a place on top of the television for a Mortimer Maestro reminder of their triumph.
2010 British Open Championships — Runners and Riders
August 31, 2010
4BR looks at the records and form guide of the 17 runners and riders hoping to win the famous Gold Trophy.
2010 British Open Championships — The form guide and prediction
August 31, 2010
17 bands line up at Symphony Hall on Saturday but there can still only be the one winner...
2010 British Open Championships — Introduction to the 158th contest
August 31, 2010
4BR looks at some of the issues surrounding the 158th British Open Championships this weekend at Symphony Hall.
The 1970s — The decline and fall of Belle Vue & the British Open
July 15, 2010
Iwan Fox looks back at a decade that started with such hopes for the iconic contest but almost ended up like the last elephant at its famous zoo - dead and buried.
