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2010 British Open Championships
Full coverage of the 2010 British Open Championships. Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Saturday 4 September.
4BR Roadtest: Exclusive first look at the new Yamaha Neo tenor horn
4BR has got its hands on a final prototype Yamaha Neo tenor horn. We give it an exhaustive world exclusive roadtest to see what we think...
Jim'll Fix It! - Ask Normans top boffin to sort out your instrument problems...
In a new feature to 4BR, we ask Jim Prior, Normans top technician and all round repair boffin, to come up with the solutions to the usual set of troublesome questions that seem to effect brass players and their beloved instruments
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Iwan Fox and Ian Clowes meet curator Walter Ainscough at the Brass band Archive in Wigan.
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4BR looks at four of the latest releases from Prima Vista Musikk. - CD: Terra Australis
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The new Yamaha Neo tenor horn
We take a world exclusive look at the new Yamaha Neo tenor horn
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4BR finds out more about one of the most exciting brass quintets around
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Tintwistle Band need to fill a couple of empty seats. Baritone & front row cornet needed but anyone welcome for a blow. F...
Contests
British Open Solo And Quartet Championships
Date: 7-Nov-2010
Venue: Dukinfield Town Hall
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Elland Silver Band Christine Quirk (vocal soloist)
Date: 11-Sep-2010
Venue: Brighouse Civic Hall,Huddersfield Road Brighouse
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"I remember one adjudicator calling it 'Plague' and another saying that it wasn’t worth playing at a contest or concert. Both men and both idiots I recall."
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