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Oxfordshire BBA looking for entrants

If you fancy the chance of pitting your musical wits against rivals then why not do it at Marlborough School next month.

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The Oxfordshire & District Brass Band Association will hold its 68th Brass Festival this year. The popular contest provides an ideal opportunity for players to show off their slow melody and air-varie playing skills, as well as get involved in duets, quartets, quintets and small ensembles.

Classes

While most entries are from under-19s, organisers also enjoy a strong adult entry each year, and there is even a slow melody class for those adults who have come to playing later in life and have fewer than five years playing experience. Non brass players are also welcome and there is also an under-19 percussion class.

Welcome

A spokesperson told 4BR: “We would love to welcome anyone from a youth or training band, or if you fancy flexing your playing muscles on your own, then why not enter?"

Time, place and entry forms

The Brass Festival will be held on Sunday April 26th at Marlborough School, Woodstock, Oxford, with adjudicators Alwyn Green and Jack Smith.

Entry forms and rules are available for download from: http://www.odbba.org.

The closing date for entries is Friday April 3rd.

We would love to welcome anyone from a youth or training band, or if you fancy flexing your playing muscles on your own, then why not enter?Spokesperson

Next event

Following a very successful Winter Contest where 20 bands entered, ODBBA's next contest is an annual Entertainment Contest on Sunday October 25th at the same venue.

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