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2009: October

October 6, 2009
This month we give our opinions on incompetent adjudicators, the time for a benign dictator and in praise of Harrogate...


2009: September

August 31, 2009
This month we give our opinions on bums on seats, 40 years of percussion and praise good baton work...


2009: August

August 4, 2009
This month we give our opinions on resisting media stereotypes, replacing the lost generation and in praise of David Childs...


2009: July

July 2, 2009
This month we give our opinions on finding contest sponsors, the rise of 20/20 banding, and praise the demise of the Norwegian box...


2009: June

June 3, 2009
This month we give our opinions on the growing pains of the English National, the voting process in the North West and in praise of Black Dyke...


2009: May

May 12, 2009
This month we give our opinions on European reform, musical mercenaries and in praise of Rothwell Temperance.


2009: April

March 28, 2009
This month we give our opinions on Regional reform, Conflicts of interest and in praise of good old grit and determination.


2009: February/March

February 3, 2009
This month we give our opinions on the evolution of the RNCM Festival of Brass, the need for new Research markings and praise the great Bramwell Tovey.


2009: January

January 6, 2009
This month we give our opinion on the dawn of the new age of the Stepford Wife principal cornet; Forgetting the Olympic bandwagon and in praise of Gilbert Vinter.


2008: December

December 7, 2008
This month we give our opinions on the points balance of Brass in Concert, the Paganini Syndrome, and praise the mysterious Arthur Wills.


2008: November

November 4, 2008
This month we give our opinions on inventive programmes, the preoccupation with numbers, and praise the quartet.


2008: October

October 15, 2008
This month we give our opinions on Nationalising the Registry, no more points and praise young soprano players.


2008: September

September 5, 2008
This month we give our opinions on Waiting for Godot, the Credit Crunch and praise Wilfred Heaton.


2008: August

August 5, 2008
This month we look at the need for vibrato, the need for a contest break and in priase of school being out...


2008: July

July 4, 2008
This month we look at spiritual and non spiritual aims and objectives, European weighting and in praise of Kevin Crockford.


2008: June

June 3, 2008
This month we look at the need for a Registry, conductor casualties and in praise of French banding.


2008: May

May 18, 2008
This month we look at the future sound of the brass band, conspiracy theories and write in praise of Peter Moore.


2008 April (Downunder)

April 8, 2008
This month we consider the broader picture of contesting, and the upcoming inaugural Australasian Open.


2008: April

April 3, 2008
This month we look closely at the health of the regional championships and the need for change at First Section and Fourth Section level.


2008: March

March 14, 2008
This month we give our opinion on regional success; Good grace and in praise of Australia's Band World magazine




Regent Hall Concerts - Central Band of the RAF

Thursday 2 July • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Air Force Squadronaires

Friday 3 July • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Brass - Living Lines

Sunday 5 July • St Saviour's, Pimlico, St.George's Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 3QW


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Sunday 5 July • St Alfege Church . Greenwich Church Street. London SE10 9BJ


Regent Brass - Brass on the Grass

Wednesday 22 July • The College Garden, Westminster Abbey, Deans Yard, London SW1P 3PA


Cross Keys Silver Band

July 2 • Solo Euphonium - With an array of concerts, contests and community engagements lined up for the remainder of 2026, we're looking to fill our Solo Euphonium seat. If you're the strong player that we're interested in, please get in touch.


Cross Keys Silver Band

July 2 • Solo Horn - We're looking to recruit a new Solo Horn player to help shape the section in our 2nd section band in South Wales. We have an array of concerts, contests and community engagements lined up for the remainder of 2026.


Crewe Brass

July 1 • Crewe Brass are looking for a FRONT ROW CORNET to join our highly motivated 4th section band. We are a very welcoming and sociable band, with a positive outlook and a reasonably busy calendar of engagements. Other enquiries are welcome.


David Hirst

MA, B.Ed (Hons), LTCL
Conductor, adjudicator and arranger


               

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