Results & Draws: 2025 North of England Regional Championships
March 22
Cockerton Silver takes the first title of the Durham weekend.
Rittchie fits Brighouse euph requirements to a tee
March 22 • There will be an all Scottish euphonium section at Brighouse & Rastrick as the West Riding band welcomes Angus Rittchie.
Book your Granada place with Tom in the hills
March 22 • There is still time to book a very special week away with Tom Hutchinson...
Death of Clive Marshall
March 22 • The death has been announced of Clive Marshall, a leading player and administrator with York Railway Institute Band for over 60 years
Time running out at Blossom Hill
March 22 • There are only a few brass band clocks available to buy from Blossom Hill Cards after they took off in Torquay.
Radio: Touch of Brass
March 21 • The latest brass band music over the airwaves from Martin Upfold
Critical acclaim for Heaton biography
March 21 • Paul Hindmarsh's outstanding biography of composer Wilfred Heaton continues to gain plaudits from critics.
Brass Bands Wales launch new player initiative
March 21 • Brass Bands Wales is looking to reignite the passion for brass band playing in the nation.
BrookWright Music: Cross of Jesus (John Stainer arr. Jonathan Mead)
March 21 • A touching euphonium duet based on the much loved hymn tune arranged for two euphoniums.
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 - The Band of the RAF Regiment
Friday 21 March • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Regent Hall Concerts - Berkeley Brass
Friday 21 March • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Contest: North of England Regional Championships
Saturday 22 March • 1 Millennium Place, Durham DH1 1WA
Regent Hall Concerts - Household Troops Band of the Salvation Army
Saturday 22 March • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ
Contest: North of England Regional Championships
Sunday 23 March • 1 Millennium Place, Durham DH1 1WA
Chinnor Silver
March 22 • Our COMMUNITY BAND is meeting on Monday (24th) and would welcome players of all abilities to join us for a relaxed rehearsal with coffee and cake.Its just a chance for an extra blow that doesn't affect you affiliation to your existing bands.
Hebden Bridge Brass Band
March 21 • Hebden Bridge Band require the following to complete our line for 2025.. PRINCIPAL CORNET, BACKROW CORNET, TENOR TROMBONE & PERCUSSION. We have an exciting line up planned, including Buxton contest, Whit Friday and local concert series, plus a good local!
Barnsley Brass
March 21 • An exciting opportunity has arisen at Barnsley Brass. We are looking to recruit a Tenor Horn and Eb Bass player to join and strengthen our ranks. . We rehearse on Monday and Thursday evenings at 8pm in Worsbrough, convenient for M1 junctions 36 / 37
Phillip Littlemore
GGSM, AoBBA Member
Conductor, Band Trainer, Adjudicator, Arranger, Teacher and Publisher