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Worldwide banding focus on the Kapitol this weekend

The Blue Riband National Championship Final takes place this weekend at the Royal Albert Hall.

Albert Hall
  The worldwide banding focus will on the Albert Hall this weekend

All the focus of the banding world will be on the Royal Albert Hall in London this weekend as 20 bands take to the iconic stage to compete in the Championship Section final of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain.

Hyperlink

The event is organised by Kapitol Promotions and will see the contenders perform Peter Graham's 'Hyperlink', commissioned by the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain for their Platinum Anniversary this year, with the band making a special appearance before the announcement of the results.

The Fanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment will herald the announcement of the 2022 National Champion Band which will be made by Simone Rebello.

The decision itself will be made by the adjudicators Dr Robert Childs, Dr Stephen Cobb and Rob Wiffin OBE.

Recordings

As reported on 4BR, all performances are being recorded by World of Sound, who will also be exhibiting at Door 6, with all 20 renditions of 'Hyperlink' available to be enjoyed on the www.wobplay.com recording platform as soon as the results are revealed.

Tickets are still available for the event are available at:
https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2022/national-brass-band-championships/

or +44 (0) 20 7589 8212

Further information:

For further information about the competing bands go to:
https://kapitol.co.uk/finals/qualifiers/championship-section

You can follow the National Championships on Kapitol's own Instagram page featuring behind-the-scenes footage and content as well as on Twitter at: #finals2022

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