Draws and Results...
2025 North West Regional Championships
Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Sunday 23 February
Results: 2025 North West Regional Championshipships
February 23
It's 9 Caret golden wins on the trot from Foden's whilst victories go to Tyldesley, Middleton, Doncross and Darwen Brass at the Winter Gardens.
4BR Area coverage
February 22 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox has confirmed a different approach to coverage of the Regional Championship events.
North West Area line-ups
February 21 • The bands will put their final preparations in place ahead of their performances in Blackpool on Sunday.
Wallace presented with SBBA Outstanding Achievement Award
February 21 • John Wallace CBE has been presented with the 'Outstanding Achievement Award' by the Scottish Brass Band Association.
Look ahead to Cheltenham and London with rooms4groups
February 21 • The hotel accommodation specialists are waiting your call if you get the nod form teh judges at Blackpool this weekend...
Easington look to claim a double number 1
February 21 • Easington Colliery has teamed up with pop star Sam Fender for his latest release — with the aim of topping two different charts in March.
Roche part of Welsh UPROAR
February 21 • Composer David John Roche will be bringing his latest composition to smaller venues around ales as part of an UPROAR performance.
Set work delight for Euro publishers
February 21 • The four new works featured at the Europeans in Stavanger will be available to study and then perform across the world.
ConsTest draw announced
February 21 • You can now purchase your tickets for the popular ConsTest contest in Birmingham in April.
Odyssey Debut Flugelhorn
£449.00
Odyssey Debut Cornet
£359.00
Odyssey Premiere Tenor Horn
£849.00
Interview with Dr David Thornton
February 4 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to RNCM International Brass Band Festival Artistic Director Dr David Thornton at the end of the 2024 event in Manchester.
Interview with James Gourlay and Emily Nicolas
February 3 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to conductor James Gourlay and presenter Emily Nicolas after the performance of the RNCM Brass Band at the recent RNCM International Brass Band Festival
Interview with Ian Porthouse and Matthias Hofs
January 31 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to Tredegar MD Ian Porthouse and soloist Matthias Hofs at the RNCM International Brass Band Festival
Interview with Simone Rebello
January 31 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to Simone Rebello about this weekend's RNCM Day of Percussion
2025 Regional Championships: Preview
February 19 • Stoicism and stubbornness still defies change, but there is still much to admire about the 80th anniversary of the Regional Championships this year.
2025 Regional Championships: Test piece reviews
February 18 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox finds out more about the works from Derek Bourgeois, Morley Calvert, Oliver Waespi, Jacob de Haan and Andrea Price that will test National Final qualification aspirations over the next few weeks.
Wilfred Heaton: His Life - His Music (Part 2)
February 17 • In the second extract from his critically acclaimed biography, Paul Hindmarsh charts Wilfred Heaton's musical apprenticeship.
The Howarth Legacy: 2025 RNCM International Brass Band Festival
January 23 • Whilst the banding movement says it owes Elgar Howarth a debt of gratitude, it is a good job the RNCM Festival has been run by people who actually shared his vision.
Concert: RCM Brass Band
February 15 • A renewed strengthening of the historical connections between between brass banding and the Royal College of Music is impressively embossed by the current crop of performing talent.
Concert: Brighouse & Rastrick Band
January 31 • Conductor David Bremner imbues the West Riding band and its performers with a fine sense of musical assuredness to close the RNCM Festival.
Concert: Cory Band
January 30 • Cory draw on the real and the imagined for a substantive appearance at the RNCM Festival.
| # | Band | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foden's | 1,265.59 |
| 2 | Brass Band Treize Etoiles | 1,202.20 |
| 3 | Cory | 1,135.50 |
| 4 | Flowers | 989.86 |
| 5 | Black Dyke | 861.38 |
| 6 | Eikanger-Bjørsvik | 750.86 |
| 7 | Brighouse and Rastrick | 652.77 |
| 8 | Tredegar | 633.57 |
| 9 | Valaisia Brass Band | 533.32 |
| 10 | Brass Band Willebroek | 288.84 |
Regent Hall Concerts - Royal College of Music Sackbut Ensemble
Friday 21 February • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Regent Hall Concerts - The Band of the Welsh Guards
Friday 21 February • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Newstead Brass - Midlands Championships Preview Evening
Sunday 23 February • Summit Centre . Kirkby in Ashfield . Nottinghamshire NG17 7LL
Contest: North West Regional Championships
Sunday 23 February • Winter Gardens Complex, Church Street, Blackpool FY1 1HU
Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band
Friday 28 February • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Reading Spring Gardens Brass Band
February 20 • Reading Band still needs LOWER BRASS for the 4th section contest at Stevenage on Saturday 15th March! Rehearsals in Woodley (RG5) on Thursday evenings.
Boarshurst Silver Band
February 17 • Boarshurst Silver Band, NW Championship Section, requires a BBb player, flugel, and front row cornet player. Under MD Jamie Prophet, the band have an ambitious and varied calendar for 2025, including NW Area, Spring Festival and Whit Friday.
Mid Rhondda Band
February 14 • Mid Rhondda Band are looking for the following players : Front Row Cornet, Solo Trombone, Eb Bass, Kit and Tuned Percussionists. The band will be competing in the 3rd Section at the Welsh Area. Contest & concert engagements in the diary for 2025
Derek Renshaw
ABBA Member
Conductor, Band Trainer and Adjudicator.