75 participants recently enjoyed a fantastic few days as part of the 2025 Fermanagh & Tyrone Brass Band Summer School.

The thirteenth edition of the course saw attendees from Cork, Limerick, Belfast and Carrick, as well as different parts of England and Wales and as far afield as Cyprus, all united by their passion for making music, building friendships, and performing.

Full days

Workshops included the popular Whit Friday contest, Conductor Workshop, accompaniment workshops, ensemble performances all built around full days of sectional and full band rehearsals.

Through the event participants showcased their talents to the local community with two concert performances, with an open-air concert in the town centre and the grand finale concert.

This featured performances of the works the course band had rehearsed and refined over the three days.

Thanks

A spokesperson told 4BR: "FTBBSS would like to thank our talented tutor team led by Prof Garry Cutt, which included Tom Smith, Dewi Griffiths, Owen Farr, Amy Ewen, Mick Marshall, and Les Neish. Their expertise and dedication truly inspired everyone involved.

We extend our thanks to Besson Brass for their continued support and acknowledge funding from the Community Relations Council, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, and special contributions from König & Meyer, who kindly provided prizes for our participants."

The thirteenth edition of the course saw attendees from Cork, Limerick, Belfast and Carrick, as well as different parts of England and Wales and as far afield as Cyprus4BR

They added: "This year also marked first-ever appearance of a Mercer & Barker trade stand in Ireland, which offered a fantastic opportunity for local participants to try out their mouthpieces and saw the company donate five mouthpieces for our course awards."