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New contest for Northern Ireland

The banding scene in Northern Ireland is set to be boosted by a new entertainment contest.

 

The Queen's University of Belfast and the Brass League have teamed up to present a new entertainment contest in Northern Ireland.

The event, which will take place on Sunday, 28th November, is modelled on the successful Land O' Burns contest in Troon, where all bands compete in a single competition with prizes for the overall winners and for winning bands in each of the grades.

Delighted

Head of Music at Queen's, Professor Michael Alcorn told 4BR: "We are delighted to be working with the Brass Band League on promoting this event.

"Queen's University is keen to support the local banding scene in Northern Ireland and to establish the University as a centre of excellence for brass playing. We launched a new brass band at the University in 2007 and we plan to create a junior band in 2011 as part of our new Junior Academy of Music."

We are delighted to be working with the Brass Band League on promoting this eventMichael Alcorn

Magnificent hall

The event will be held in the magnificent 1200 seater Whitla Hall at Queen's and the organisers are hoping to attract bands from across Ireland and would be delighted to welcome any bands from Scotland, England and Wales to the competition.

Closing date

The closing date for entries is 2nd October.

Further details and application forms are available from the Brass Band League website: www.brassbandleague.org

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