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Positive feedback for Brass in Concert

The recent meeting between the Brass in Concert organisers and band representataives was deemed a success.

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4BR understands that the recent meeting between the organisers of the Brass in Concert Championship and representatives of bands who have competed at the leading entertainment event in the last three years was deemed to have been a ‘constructive and worthwhile’ success.

Wide range of topics

The meeting in Barnsley gave band representatives the opportunity to discuss a wide range of topics with the event organisers, with the aim of further improving and developing the festival weekend.

the mood was described as ‘positive’ by those who attended, and that there was unanimous agreement that the exercise had proved to be ‘very constructive and worthwhile’4BR

Positive

4BR understands that the mood was described as ‘positive’ by those who attended, and that there was unanimous agreement that the exercise had proved to be ‘very constructive and worthwhile’.

It is understood that BiC organisers will now discuss the outcomes of the meeting and will report on further progress in the near future.

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