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The 4BR Roadtest sees us look at the top three tenor horns on the market to see which one from York, Besson or Yamaha comes out on top.

Roadtest

http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/products/inst039.asp

Meanwhile, we also take a look back and visit that all important question of closed adjudication once more – this time with the help of the late, great Frank Weright and his opinions on the matter from 1946…

The 4BR Roadtest sees us look at the top three tenor horns on the market to see which one from York, Besson or Yamaha comes out on top4BR

Adjudication

http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2008/art884.asp

Reviews

The 4BR reviewers have been busy too, with Peter Bale taking a look at the latest CD releases from Steve Sykes, Kettering and Boscombe, whilst Iwan Fox had a wet weekend in Wales listening to the International Brass Band Summer School concert in Swansea and the Parc & Dare and Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Llandaff.

CDs:

http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd738.asp

http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd737.asp

http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd736.asp

Concerts:

http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/concerts/con515.asp

http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/concerts/con514.asp

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Alan Fernie

DRSAM, Dip.NCOS
Arranger, composer, adjudicator, conductor


               

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