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Progressive Youth Day set for Midlands

The West Midlands BB Association will be holding a Youth Training Day next year under John Berryman, thanks to a BFBB Progressive Award.

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The West Midlands Brass Bands Association has announced that it has been successful in securing a ‘Progressive Band Award’ from the British Federation of Brass Bands to enable it to run a Youth Training Day on Saturday 14th January at Studley High School, Studley, Warwickshire.

John Berryman

The day will be directed by John Berryman and a number of other tutors and will be targeted at brass and percussion players under the age of 18 years.

The day will be directed by John Berryman and a number of other tutors and will be targeted at brass and percussion players under the age of 18 years4BR

Details

The cost for the day will be £5.00 per person. The day will start at 11.00 a.m. and will end at 4.30 p.m. following a short performance for family and friends.

Further information

Further details and registration forms will be available early December from the Association’s website at www.wmbba.org or phone 02476 442701.

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