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Bolsover set for FREE Festival of Brass broadcast

There will be over 10 hours of FREE live performances, interviews and opinions broadcast to the banding world at this Sunday's Bolsover Festival of Brass. All you have to do is log in...

Bolsover Festival of Brass
 

The Bolsover District Festival of Brass contest has already enjoyed a great take up of people wishing to watch over 10 hours of live broadcasting from their Festival of Brass on Sunday 4th October.

FREE

And all people have to do is go to their webpage on the day of the contest and enjoy it all for FREE!

Based at the Heritage High School in Clowne (Derbyshire), the FREE live web stream will be broadcast throughout the day to include band performances as well as interviews with special guests, players, conductors and arts professionals.

The festival has attracted over 40 bands and 2,000 musicians in the seven sections of competitive music making4BR

Over 40 bands

The festival has attracted over 40 bands and 2,000 musicians in the seven sections of competitive music making.

The festival will also be working in partnership with 4BR, with editor, Iwan Fox, hosting the day's event working alongside other key presenters to deliver live interactive discussions and interviews between performances.

The funding for the live web stream has come through the First Art Commissioning strand and is a co-commission with Bolsover District Council.

Find out more

http://www.firstart.org.uk/broadcast

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