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Friday, 27 May 2011

        

In this week’s British Bandsman, we look forward to next weekend's celebrations of the 120th anniversary of the International Staff Band of The Salvation Army.

Masters

Paul Hindmarsh examines the music and bands on display at this weekend's All-England Masters International Championship and Roy Terry reports form the recent State of the Arts Conference.

Bob Childs looks at strategies for improving your high register and we have all the latest news from around the banding worldBB

High register

Bob Childs looks at strategies for improving your high register and we have all the latest news from around the banding world.

All this and much more in this week's packed 24-page edition.

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