It’s that time of the year again – sweaty bum time in fact as bands up and down the country start putting in the hard yakka for the Lower Section National Finals in Harrogate.

Extensive coverage

As part of the usual 4BR coverage at the International Conference Centre in Harrogate on the 25th and 26th September, we will need as much information as possible about the competing bands to ensure that our readers will know all about you as you prepare to take to the stage.

This is your opportunity to blow your own euphonium about your band ~4BR

All the usual coverage pre contest and post contest will be given, as well as our usual predictions and ‘live’ coverage of each performance.

Opportunity

This is your opportunity to blow your own euphonium about your band.

Whilst at rehearsal, please check someone within your band has seen the news item and if it's not in the process of being collated, why not volunteer to pull the information together on behalf of your band?

We would be very grateful please if you can get the information to us by Sunday 19th September.

Information:

Help us by sending the following information to news@4barsrest.com

1. Your band logo in pixel size (200 by 150) (if we haven’t got it already)

2. A decent picture of your MD with a short biography of no more than 200 words.

3. The list of your principal players.

a) Principal Cornet
b) Principal Euphonium
c) Soprano
d) Solo Horn
e) Principal Trombone
f) Flugel
g) Baritone
h) Eb Bass
i) Bb Bass
j) Principal Percussionist

4. A short history of your band, including (no more 300 words)
a) When formed
b) Major contest achievements
c) Contest successes in 2010
d) Your bands website address if you have one

5. What the band thinks of the test piece you are playing.

Get it to us

If you can get all this to us by Sunday 19th September, then we will be able to put all your details up on the site.

If there are any problems then please let us know through news@4barsrest.com.

Hope to hear from you all soon.