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2024 National Championships of Great Britain
The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse
13-14 September
Major artistic boost for NYBBGB
October 3
A new work celebrating the life and legacy of one of the UKs acclaimed performers will be written by composer Andrea Price — as the National Youth Band announces partnership with The Victoria Wood Foundation.
Feel and play the pre-love from Brassworks
October 3 • There are some fantastic bargains to be had on a host of fantastic instruments — all looking for another loving home.
Time travellers: The Albert Hall 2006
October 1 • Two decades ago, Besson produced a documentary from the Royal Albert Hall National Final... and some things have certainly changed...
Podcast: Smith & Grezzy's Big Chat Brass
October 1 • The duo pays personal tribute to conductor Duncan Beckley MBE who recently passed away.
Independent Society of Musicians appoints new President elect
October 1 • The critically acclaimed saxophonist and broadcaster will be the new president of the Independent Society of Musicians.
BrookWright Music: Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Vaughan Williams arr. Geoffrey Nobes)
October 1 • A new work that adapts a classic composition from the pen of the great English composer Vaughan Williams.
Fleetwood Contest to return
October 1 • A welcome new addition to the contesting calendar has been announced as the Fleetwood Contest returns in 2026 with British Open link.
New brass appointments at Guildhall and Trinity Laban
October 1 • Tom Nielsen and Matilda Lloyd will take on new roles as professors at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Judges announced for 2026 London & Southern Counties Area Championships
October 1 • The panel of judges who will make the all important decisions at Stevenage next year have been announced.
Best of British Brass Bands
£7.50£6.00
Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady
£31.25£28.25
Black Dyke Mills Band plays Rossini
£5.39£5.39
Preludes, Rags and Cakewalks
£13.25£13.25
Gabrieli: The Glory of Venice
£12.75£12.75
Transatlantic - Onyx Brass and John Wilson
£14.00£12.75
4BR Review - Episode 8
October 1 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and Chris Thomas open up the debate to views and opinions on just what our choices of test-pieces for competition tell the wider musical world about us?
4BR Review - Episode 7
September 6 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and Chris Thomas preview the 2025 British Open Championship in Birmingham
4BR Interview - Episode 5
August 31 • 4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to conductor David Bremner to find out more about the the vibrant brass band landscape in the southern hemisphere.
4BR Review - Episode 6
August 20 • A special live episode on how we can break free of our self-imposed confines to reach out to new audiences?
2025 BBE Annual Conference: One step back before two steps forward
October 2 • Brass Bands England may need to put some current ambitions on hold for the moment if they want their future investment plans to flourish as hoped.
2025 National Championships of Great Britain: Cheltenham preview
September 12 • Ballet, monarchy and a day of wrath all rolled up into a weekend of contesting in Cheltenham as National titles are up for grabs.
Catch him if you can: The last King of banding
September 9 • Prof David King once again reminded the brass banding world of his unique talents at Symphony Hall.
2025 British Open Championship: Podium adjudications
September 7 • The written remarks of Stephen Roberts, Anne Crookston and David Hirst for the podium finishers Brighouse & Rastrick, Brass Band Treize Etoiles and Cory.
CD review: Regionals 2026
October 2 • There is still an eagerness to enjoy an early taste of the qualification challenges for Cheltenham and London — even if we have heard the majority of the tests before.
CD review: Heritage Series Vol. 8: Music from the 2000s
October 1 • Dr Stephen Cobb brings a cultured appreciation of the millennial shift in outlook of Salvation Army music at the turn of the new century.
Concert: Flowers Band
August 31 • The National Champion endorses its wide ranging musical credentials with an impressive showing at Snape Maltings.
| # | Band | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brass Band Treize Etoiles | 1,119.40 |
| 2 | Cory | 1,066.69 |
| 3 | Foden's | 968.50 |
| 4 | Brighouse and Rastrick | 905.99 |
| 5 | Eikanger-Bjørsvik | 899.67 |
| 6 | Brass Band Willebroek | 698.70 |
| 7 | Flowers | 621.64 |
| 8 | Black Dyke | 535.00 |
| 9 | Valaisia Brass Band | 524.49 |
| 10 | Tredegar | 405.52 |
Regent Hall Concerts - Duchess of Edinburghs String Orchestra
Friday 3 October • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. W1C 2DJ W1C2DJ
Regent Hall Concerts - Funny Bones Trombone Quartet
Friday 3 October • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ W1C2DJ
Regent Hall Concerts - Fulham Brass Band
Friday 3 October • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ
Regent Hall Concerts - Staines Brass Band
Saturday 4 October • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ W1C2DJ
Regent Hall Concerts - Staines Brass Band
Saturday 4 October • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ W1C2DJ
Wardle Anderson Brass Band
October 2 • Wardle Anderson Brass Band is looking for a passionate, inspiring, and committed Musical Director to lead us into our next exciting chapter! We are a Championship Section Band based in Wardle, Lancashire.
Petworth Town Band
October 2 • Petworth Town Band have vacancies for Flugelhorn, Cornet and Bass Trombone. We have a full calendar of engagements and are led by our inspirational MD Paula Streeter. All new players are made welcome in the band.
Croy Silver Band
October 1 • Croy Silver Band currently has contest vacancies on Cornet and Percussion, but is always happy to accommodate enthusiastic new players in any section of the band.
Duncan A. Beckley
BA, MA
Conductor, adjudicator, band trainer and teacher