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More great music and chat to look forward to with Frank Renton at the BBC

Frank Renton
  More chat and music from Frank Renton — this time about Brass in Concert

Friday, 14 October 2016

        

Listen to the Band
15th November:



The 40th Brass in Concert Championship takes place on Sunday 20th November at The Sage Gateshead.

It's one of the blue ribbon events in the UK banding calendar and one of the leading entertainment contests in the world, attracting bands from all over the world.

Frank Renton features the 2016 winning performance and talks to the event's chairman Trevor Caffull in this special anniversary year.

        

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