Brass Band's England has announced that its 2020 Brass Band Conference is to be held on-line.

The event will take place on Saturday 19th September with the theme of 'Resilience and Sustainability'.

It aims to explore new ideas and highlight proven success in building bands and banding communities that will survive and thrive in the post Covid-19 pandemic landscape.

Keynote speaker

The keynote speaker this year will be Darren Henley, Chief Executive of Arts Council England (ACE). In addition, Fred Harrison, Chairman of the Amersham Band will share his organisation's vision as a leading example of innovative thinking in this important area.

There will also be an online forum for a panel discussion on the topic of 'The Challenges of Building a Sustainable Youth Band', with invited guests from a range of banding arenas, whilst there will be an important session focused on 'Band Resilience' led by BBE's Alex Parker.

Arts Council England Tech Champions will also help provide information on sustaining your band by propelling your digital marketing and social media presence to a whole new level.

Registration for the Conference will be via the BBE website and the event is free to all.

Effective way

BBE's Chief Executive Officer, Kenny Crookston told 4BR: "There have been obvious challenges in bringing together this year's Conference in an effective way, but we're delighted to be able to offer a programme that has the potential to add value to every organisation in the banding world.

We look forward to as many people as possible joining us online on 19th September!"

There have been obvious challenges in bringing together this year's Conference in an effective way, but we're delighted to be able to offer a programme that has the potential to add value to every organisation in the banding worldBBE

Registration

The Brass Band Conference 2020 will take place online on Saturday 19th September. Registration will be opened towards the end of June via the Brass Band England website: www.bbe.org.uk/events and access is free to all.

The conference is aimed at anybody with any involvement in banding at any level. BBE's AGM will be held prior to the start of the conference and the day will come to a close with a wrap-up session and announcement of The Brass Band Conference Awards.

More information:

For more information about the Brass Band Conference Awards and to make a nomination, please visit: https://www.bbe.org.uk/what-we-do/brass-band-conference-awards