4BR Features

CD reviews
On the CD front, one of the most important and eagerly awaited releases of the year comes from the 2008 British Open champions, Fodens, with ‘New Music for Brass Band’.

Christopher Thomas has been haven a listen at:
http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd387.asp

Features and articles

The usual features and articles are also being published too.

The 4BR Editorial is hard hitting as always, and covers the need for a radical overhaul of the Registry system as well as the old chestnuts of getting rid of points and praising young soprano players.

The 4BR Editorial is hard hitting as always, and covers the need for a radical overhaul of the Registry system 4BR

Read our Editorial views at:
http://www.4barsrest.com/editorial/

Gizmos & Gadgets

If you are looking for something new to spend your hard earned credit crunch pounds on them have a look at our Gizmos & Gadgets. Plenty there to tickle your fancy at:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2008/art905.asp

Dinner Guests

Meanwhile, Dr Roy Newsome picks the ten people he would want to invite to his dinner table. See who makes his list and who doesn’t get past his wife at the front door…
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2008/art904.asp

Comments

Then, if you want to add what you think then you can always log into the latest comments – and perhaps send in your own…
http://www.4barsrest.com/comments/096.asp

More to come

There’s so much more to come to, with our pre contest coverage of the forthcoming Pontins Championships coming soon, our band in the spotlight, as well as a raft of CD reviews that will include the 2009 Regionals, Actaeon from European Champions Cory, the second Arban collection from Russell Gray, the debut solo CD from Michael Howley, plus releases from Brighouse & Rastrick, Derwent Brass, Haverhill Silver, World of BrassVol 6, and the 2008 European DVD.

Further articles too from Tim Mutum and David Danford and a few more 4BR Vision inserts from the stars too.

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