Articles /2012
4BR Spotlight Interview — 5 minutes or so with Jessica Tredrea
December 16, 2012
4BR's Malcolm Wood catches up with Salford University student Jessica Tredrea to find out about where her passion to be a conductor came from.
4BR Spotlight Interview — 5 minutes or so with Matthew White
December 4, 2012
4BR's Malcolm Wood talks to Matthew White to find out how he is finding life in Wales as principal euphonium at Cory
4BR Spotlight Interview — 5 minutes or so with Richard Poole
November 1, 2012
4BR's Malcolm Wood catches up with Foden's prize winning soprano player, Richard Poole to find out what it's like to be a 'Double' champion, how hard was 'Daphnis et Chloe' and what big date is still to come in 2012...
4BR Spotlight Interview — 5 minutes or so with Andrew Craze
October 13, 2012
4BR's Malcolm Wood catches up Norfolk Wherry MD Andrew Craze, to find out a bit more about the man and his Fourth Section National Champion band.
4BR Spotlight Interview — 5 minutes or so with John Doyle
September 9, 2012
4BR's Malcolm Wood manages to catch up with the one and only John Doyle.
4BR Spotlight Interview — Mark Bousie
August 23, 2012
Malcolm Wood talks to Mark Bousie, who will be presented with the Mortimer Medal at the British Open Championships in Birmingham.
Under the spotlight — BFBB opens the doors to press questions
August 15, 2012
The British Federation of Brass Bands gives a robust defence to the banding press of its approach to the difficulties it is currently facing.
4BR Spotlight Interview — 5 minutes with Huw Cole
July 22, 2012
4BR's Malcolm Wood catches up with National Final composer Huw Cole.
4BR Spotlight Interview — 5 minutes with Tom Davoren
July 12, 2012
4BR's Malcolm Wood catches up for a quick chat with composer Tom Davoren.
4BR Spotlight Interview — 5 minutes with Jonathan Bates
July 4, 2012
4BR's Malcolm Wood spends five minutes interviewing composer, conductor and Black Dyke horn player Jonathan Bates.
4BR Band in the Spotlight — The 2011 4BR Band of the Year
January 3, 2012
4BR reveals the list of conductors and players who have made it into our 2011 Band of the Year.
