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Willebroek to compete at Masters

Former European champions set to appear at Kettering in a 23 band Masters field.

Willebroek
 

The former three time European and multiple Belgian champion Brass Band Willebroek will compete at the forthcoming All England Masters Championship which takes place on Sunday 30th May at the Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering.

Huge field

The new line-up now means a huge field of 23 bands will battle it out on Percy Fletcher’s ‘Epic Symphony’, with competitors from Belgium, Holland, France, Norway, Wales, Northern Ireland Scotland and England.

Competing bands:

Aeolus Brass Band
1st Old Boys Association Silver
Aveley & Newham
Brass Band Schoonhoven
Brass Band Willebroek
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
Co-operative Funeralcare
EYMS Band
Jaguar (Coventry)
Kirkintilloch
Lyngby-Taarbaek Brass Band
Marsden Silver Prize
Metropole Brass
Newstead Miners Welfare
Pemberton Old Wigan JJB
Redbridge Brass
Reg Vardy
Sovereign Brass
Stavanger Brass
Tredegar Town
Virtuosi GUS
Wingates
Zone One Brass

The test-piece is An Epic Symphony by Percy Fletcher. The sponsors are Yamaha, David Goswell and 4barsrest.com

Gala Concert

The Gala Evening Concert which will commence at 7.30pm at the Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering will feature the bands of Stavanger and Co-operative Funeralcare Band. More details regarding the Gala Concert will be announced shortly.

For tickets, please call the Lighthouse Theatre Box Office on 01536 414141.

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