The May edition of Brass Band World magazine is now out and it's full with fantastic features, articles, reviews and interviews from around the globe…
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EDITOR'S VIEW
BBW Editor David Childs considers the knee-jerk reaction to the UK only lifting a 'European' youth title by the Chairman of Brass Bands England, Mike Kilroy.
NEWS
2017 UK National Finals tests revealed; get ready to march on Whit Friday; bands star in 'Coal' stage show.
YOUNG VOICES
David Childs shares his admiration for four finalists of the BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Award Final.
LET'S DEBATE — DON'T BLUFF IT!
Sandy Smith questions the trend to hoodwink judges by playing own-choice test selections that look good on paper, but which are just too hard for them.
NORWAY'S VIKING
Christopher Thomas, Katrina Marzella and Malcolm Wood bring six pages of coverage of the Oostende European Brass Band Championships, at which Norway, Italy, Spain and Belgium scooped the top honours in four of the five competitions.
THE BBW INTERVIEW — LEADING FROM THE FRONT
Mark Good meets Cory MD, Philip Harper, before he attempted to defend the 'European' Championships and discovered why he peddled for pounds and why he thinks a more strategic approach is vital to test-piece selection in the UK.
TRIBUTE — THE LEGEND OF COMPOSER, GORDON LANGFORD
BBW pays tribute to the man and his music, with a little help from his friends and colleagues — Richard Evans, Ralph Couzens and Brian Kay of the King's Singers.
AUSTRALIA DOMINATES
Australia dominated in both the Australian and New Zealand National Brass Band Championships — Paul Bennett was at both events for BBW.
PRO PRACTICE
Motivating your band with Besson Artist, trumpet/cornet extraordinaire, adjudicator and educator, Roger Webster.
PRO PLATFORM
David Childs enjoys a Q&A with Bach endorsee and principal trumpet of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra — Chris Avison.
BBW CASTAWAY
Katrina Marzella chats to the popular and multi-faceted composer, Paul Lovatt-Cooper and finds out why he will be listening to Iron Maiden on his desert island.
BBW CENTRE BAND
2017 Maud Wright Award recipient, Nathanael Martin, captures the excitement of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain's Easter Course.
REVIEWS — CDS
Christopher Thomas pronounces Cory's latest recording, 'Storytelling', his BBW CD of the Month and also reviews Black Dyke's new release of Paul Lovatt-Cooper's music — 'Through the Flames'.
Dr. Jonathan Corry reviews 'Reformation' — the Chicago Staff Band's latest CD and enjoys a Q&A with the outfit's Bandmaster, Dr. Harold Burgmayer.
MUSIC
A selection of new music from Wright and Round, and The Salvation Army Eastern Territory USA.
CONCERT REVIEWS
Rik Jansen and Dik Van Doorn take in the latest workshop, master class and concert for Atlena Band by Black Dyke's principal cornet, Richard Marshall.
David Childs finds the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain reliving a piece of history at London's Barbican and composer, Andy Scott, enjoys the unique collaboration by Foden's Band and The Wallace Collection.
Christopher Thomas, Katrina Marzella and Malcolm Wood bring six pages of coverage of the Oostende European Brass Band Championships, at which Norway, Italy, Spain and Belgium scooped the top honoursBBW
PRODUCTS
Jonathan Sproule — principal euphonium with the Band of the Welsh Guards — tells BBW readers why he has become a LefreQue convert. BBW looks at the success story of Sean handcrafted timpani sticks — inspired by passion.
World of Brass is set to distribute all Experianza hard copy music, and Brighouse & Rastrick goes shopping for new Hercules music stands and Besson instruments.
RANKINGS
Europe's new champion — Eikanger enters the top four!
DIARY DATES
What's on around the World in May and June.
… AND ANOTHER THING
John Barber and cartoonist, Nezzy, find themselves subjected to guerrilla warfare tactics from which there is no escape!
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