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Brass Band World Magazine — out now!

The July/August edition of Brass Band World magazine is now out. So make sure you get yourself a copy of the banding world's leading magazine.

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The July/August edition of Brass Band World magazine is now out — and offers yet more brilliant articles, features and reviews.

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This month's features:

MELODY VERSUS VIRTUOSITY
Stephen Roberts, offers insight into his 2015 British Open test — Reflections on Swan Lake

TIME TO STOP BANDING TOURISM
Alan Morrison calls for global registration

PRO PLATFORM
How did three 'Young guns' of the brass band world — James Fountain, Peter Moore and Tom Osborne, land their dream jobs

CROSSING CONTINENTS
Five nations, one heroine and a composer join forces for artistic adventure

THE BRASS BAND WORLD
BBW appoints international euphonium star David Childs as Editor
National Finals judges announced

All the fun of the fair at the 2016 Butlin's Festival — we bring the details

Stephen Roberts, offers insight into his 2015 British Open test — Reflections on Swan LakeBBW

YOUNG VOICES
Mark Good meets rising euphonium star — Matt Rowe

BRASS EDUCATION
BBW survey's leading educational and military 'opps' with as students anxiously await results

BRASS BAND WORLD'S CENTRE BAND
Rothwell Temperance's journey to the big league!

REVIEWS
News CDS from Brett Baker and The ISB; Denis Wick's new cross-over cornet/trumpet mouthpiece range; the Black Dyke Reunion concert, Cory, Tredegar and Reg Vardy at Durham International Festival and the Halle and Foden's join forces.

RANKINGS
The world rankings have a new number 1 band!

AND ANOTHER THING
Getting airborne with Murray Aitken!

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Civic Hall

Report & Result: 2026 Midlands Regional Championships Second Section

March 15 • Harborough Band claims the last Midlands title on offer for this year as they are joined in York by Leicestershire Co-op.


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Results: 2026 Welsh Regional Championships

March 14 • Cory reclaims the Welsh title as Parc & Dare, Markham & District, City of Cardiff (M2) and Gwaun Cae Gurwen claim section honours.


Pendennis

Results: 2026 West of England Regional Championships

March 14 • Flowers reclaim Area title with section wins for Lympstone, Lanner & District, St Pinnock and Pendennis Brass in Torquay


Shine

Ready to shine? NYBBGB offer audition skills workshops

March 14 • There are a trio of FREE audition skills workshops on offer from the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain to help young player's skills sets.


Regent Hall Concerts - Slide Effect Trombone Quartet

Friday 20 March • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London. . W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Welsh Guards Band Septet

Friday 20 March • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Enderby Band - Around the World in 80 Minutes

Friday 20 March • Wycliffe Rooms, George St, Lutterworth LE17 4ED


Contest: London & Southern Counties Regional Championships

Saturday 21 March • Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage SG1 1LZ


Longridge Band - Spring Concert

Saturday 21 March • Longridge Civic Hall, 1 Calder Avenue, Longridge, Preston PR3 3HT


St John's Band (Mossley)

March 15 • We are a friendly, welcoming 4th section band based in Tameside, Greater Manchester. Following our 4th place at the North West regionals, we are looking for a SOLO CORNET player (position negotiable). We rehearse on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.


St John's Band (Mossley)

March 15 • We are a friendly, welcoming 4th section band based in Tameside, Greater Manchester.. . . Following our 4th place at the North West regionals, we are looking for a BBb BASS player.. . . We rehearse on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.


Linthwaite Band

March 14 • We are a welcoming 4th section contesting Band with a vacancy for a kit player. Our calendar is filling up with various contests and engagements to fulfil through the year.


Phillip Littlemore

GGSM, AoBBA Member
Conductor, Band Trainer, Adjudicator, Arranger, Teacher and Publisher


               

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