Product: CD review: Light Fantastic

April 24, 2024
A surefooted Brett Baker trips the light fantastic in taking his major recording leave by returning to his musical roots.

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Product: CD review: Baut

April 23, 2024
Bente Illevold is magnetically drawn to the dark edges of Stig Nordhagen's icy anxieties with her latest solo release.

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Product: CD review: New Music for Eb Tenor Horn and String Orchestra

April 20, 2024
Sheona White
Conductor: Kyle Ritenauer
Featuring: Ron Levy (piano)
Phoenix USA Recordings: PHCD 190

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Concert: Catalyst: National Youth Orchestra & National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

April 17, 2024
Gavin Higgins' music rooted deep into the musical earth feeds the blossoming talents of the UKs leading brass and orchestral ensembles.

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Product: CD review: Modus Operandi

April 15, 2024
3BA Brass overcome too much Vorsprung durch Technik to provide an engaging display of musical variety and stylishness.

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Product: LP review: Black Dyke Plays Rossini

April 14, 2024
A 40 year old reminder of Italian musical elan and refinement from the Queensbury band of Peter Parkes and Trevor Walmsley.

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Concert: National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

April 12, 2024
Proud displays of optimism and ambition propel a new generation of players to meet stern challenges in Cardiff.

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Product: CD review: On The Town

April 12, 2024
Redbridge takes the listener on a enjoyable night out around the highways and byways of some musical London haunts.

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Concert: Brighouse & Rastrick and Hepworth Bands

April 11, 2024
A night of deserved pride and celebration to enjoy for the West Riding Band as their bi-annual concert series once more brings in the crowds.

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Product: CD review: Turris Fortissima

February 29, 2024
Diverse detours bring freshness to expressions of faith on an engaging release from Birmingham Citadel Band

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Concert: Love, Spit and Valve Oil

February 23, 2024
The hard reality of Martin Green's homage to community punches you in the guts but still lifts the spirit...

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Concert: Brighouse & Rastrick Band

February 4, 2024
An inspired James Gourlay reminds us all of what we have missed about him and his music making...

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Concert: Cory Band

February 3, 2024
Cory offer a timely reminder of their substantial powers under Philip Harper...

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Concert: RNCM Brass Band

February 2, 2024
Student led musical radicalism continues to make a lasting impression at RNCM Festival.

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Concert: Black Dyke Band

February 1, 2024
Portraits drawn from English time, place, character and allegory sat alongside one of tumultuous Polish virtuosic romanticism as the National Champion rounded off Saturday at the RNCM Festival.

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Concert: Tredegar Band

January 31, 2024
Absorbing counterbalances of purity and angst highlighted the heavyweight talents of Matthias Hofs and the Welsh champion on Saturday afternoon at the RNCM.

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Concert: Brass Band Treize Etoiles

January 30, 2024
Swiss excellence turns respect and expectation to acclaim and admiration on festival debut.

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Concert: Foden's Band

January 29, 2024
British Open Champion, Michael Fowles and Sheona White bring an absorbing infusion of musical flavours to the opening concert of the RNCM Festival.

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Concert: Brighouse & Rastrick and Brass Band Treize Etoiles

January 28, 2024
Intimate Dobcross stage provides the tastiest of RNCM previews as well as expectation for battles ahead...

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Product: CD review: Festive Gold

December 13, 2023
Sovereign Brass
Conductor: Alan Gifford
Soloists: Rebekah Lock, Karl Slater, Ian Brailsford
WOS Recordings: WOS173

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