The March edition of Brass Band World magazine is out and full with fantastic features, articles, reviews and interviews from around the globe…
Features:
EDITOR'S VIEW:
BBW's Editor, DAVID CHILDS, highlights the importance of developing the brass band movement's young musicians and urges everyone to back the appeals for ace trombonist, Stephen Sykes, who is suffering Hodgkin's Lymphoma and needs our help!
LET'S DEBATE — YOU'RE UNDER ARREST:
Composer, STEPHEN ROBERTS, examines copyright law and poses the question: 'Are you breaking the law'?
THE BBW INTERVIEW — SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SHOCK WAVES:
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS chats to DAVID BREMNER, who recently announced his decision to leave Wellington Brass — the band he has turned into a dominant force in New Zealand.
WORLDWIDE COMPETITION COVERAGE:
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS caught all the action at the Norwegian National, THOMAS DUNNE at UniBrass, MALCOLM WOOD at the French National and Action Medical Research Youth Entertainment Championships, whilst JOHN SQUIRES-EVANS and DR. RICHARD JONES report from the first North West in Yorkshire Regional Championships.
BRASS EDUCATION AND CAREER 'OPPS':
CATHERINE WALLIS celebrates two decades of excellence at the Territorial Youth Band courses under Stephen Cobb; Yamaha extends its education partner scheme to brass and wind at higher education level, and also offers a £100,000 band giveaway to schools in Australia.
THOMAS DUNNE looks at the transferable skills accrued from studying a higher education brass band pathway; historic creative merger for Birmingham Conservatoire; increased performance 'opps' at the University of Huddersfield; passion, academia and community brass banding from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; full and part-time career 'opps' with the Royal Air Force; and why brass bands epitomise the foundational principal and educational ethos of Cambridge University's Girton College…
PRO PRACTICE:
Take a load off your mind as PROFESSOR ROGER WEBSTER addresses the 'debilitating monster' — performance anxiety
PRO PLATFORM:
ROBERT CHILDS enjoys a Q&A with the principal trumpet of the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera — DEAN WRIGHT
BBW CASTAWAY:
KATRINA MARZELLA discovers the desert-island listening of composer, PETER GRAHAM, who also has some ideas about how to relieve the boredom during his desert island incarceration!
YOUNG VOICES:
MARK GOOD meets Norwegian bass trombonist, MINA KRISTINE RAVNDAL
BBW CENTRE BAND:
The National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand builds its brand
REVIEWS — CDS:
The latest clutch of CDs from Black Dyke, Foden's, Bastien Baumet and Lionel Fumeux, plus a Q&A with Edward Gregson
CONCERT REVIEWS:
The stars align for Nidaros Band's British Evening with Robert Childs and Steven Mead; stonkin' night in London with Hollywood trumpeter, Wayne Bergeron and the Craig Wild Big Band
PRODUCTS:
Sage advice from Wessex Tubas about choosing the right instrument for a beginner; JOHN GILLAM tests John Hornby Skewes's new Odyssey Premiere Bb Bass Tuba.
Yamaha develops a new trumpet with the Boston Symphony Orchestra along with new SILENT Brass for euphonium and tuba; Denis Wick Products launches a new range of Synthetic mutes; and Jupiter and XO Professional brass ranges set to expand with help from Band Supplies Leeds and Glasgow
NEWS:
UK's National Youth Championships in focus; BBE appoints new Chief Executive; 'Euro' try-out weekend in Utrecht; BBC Radio 2's Young Brass finalists announced; Cory reunites with Only Men Aloud for star-studded November concert in Gateshead and make Germany your September destination at the 20th European Brass/Wind Band Festival of Music
Christopher Thomas chats to David Bremner, who recently announced his decision to leave Wellington Brass — the band he has turned into a dominant force in New ZealandBBW
RANKINGS:
Historic records are made to be broken — GORDON SIMPSON reveals which record had been equalled and was likely to be broken in the March Rankings
DIARY DATES:
What's on around the World in March and April
… AND ANOTHER THING:
JOHN BARBER and cartoonist, NEZZY, take a front seat at the Extremely Boring Bander Avoidance Service meeting!
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