News / 2005
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Young Ambassadors return home
August 23, 2005
Frank Wolff and his band have returned from the USA after yet another great tour.
Free Range brass band chickens
August 23, 2005
Durham City Arts are putting on a free range music summer school.
Brighouse annnounce Festival programme
August 21, 2005
Brighouse and Rastrick has announced a real show stopper of a prgramme for this year's Great Northern Brass Arts Festival.
Eikanger set for Snell CD recording
August 21, 2005
Norwegian Champions set for another boundary breaking CD recording — this time of Howard Snell music, conducted by the man himself.
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August 21, 2005
Phil Shaw and his team at PJS Services have plenty to offer — in fact, just about everything to offer!!!
Brasstastic! Is Fantastic!
August 21, 2005
SONAR Brass help make it a fantastic Brasstastic day out for 32 young players in Cheltenham.
England greets Norway at the Sage
August 21, 2005
No, not another disasterous England football international, but a brass extravaganza at the Sage in Gateshead in September.
Prairie pick up new euph
August 21, 2005
The talented and respected Jon Meling has moved from Illinois to the Prairie Brass Band after ten years.
Mead returns to musical home
August 21, 2005
Euphonium star Steven Mead has released a new CD with the players and band that gave him the start on his musical career.
Kings in Queensland
August 19, 2005
The heartland of Australian banding in Queensland has revelled in the YBS phenomenon sweeping Australia off their feet.
YBS Magic Meets Melbourne
August 19, 2005
YBS Band continues its amazing tour of Australia, winning many friends in Melbourne, including members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Butlins get ready for more bookings
August 19, 2005
The Butlins Mineworkers Championships are gearing themselves up for a great weekend in January.
Porthouse to head Brum Brass Studies
August 19, 2005
Ian Porthouse will be leading a new brass band study course at Birmingham Conservatoire from September.
Brass Alive Award to be made
August 19, 2005
The £2,000 top prize for the band doing the most in the recent Brass Band Week will be announced on the 17th September — and the enteries have been excellent.
ABBA censure Hurdley
August 19, 2005
The final outcome of the Bryan Hurdley comments affair in Torquay has been his resignation from ABBA.
Birch branches out
August 19, 2005
Young Nicholas Birch has branched out to win a bursary from the BBC Fame Academy.
Land O' Burns Contest
August 19, 2005
The 27th August sees the Land O' Burns Contest in Troon, where a top class line up of 17 bands is expected to provide top notch entertainment.
Evans to live on at Open
August 18, 2005
One of the great legends of the banding world will live on at the British Open with an annual award.
RNCM seek young composers
August 18, 2005
The Royal Northern College of Music Young Composers Competition for 2006 has been announced.
Dyke release Festival programme details
August 18, 2005
The National and European Champions have released details of their programme for the 2005 Great Northern Brass Arts Festival Concert.
Relaunch of North of England solo contest
August 18, 2005
One of the most famous brass band solo contests is set to return to the contesting scene.
Alive in Eastbourne
August 18, 2005
The normally genteel surroundings of sleepy, where there are more blue rinses and Daily Mail readers than anywhere else in the world, will soon be blasting into life!
Lakeside Brass Extravaganza
August 18, 2005
Looks like a nice day out on the 11th September as the bands line up at Lakeside Tower for the Open Entertainments Contest.
DU Shopping: YBS CDs
August 18, 2005
Missed out on getting your YBS Band CDs? 4BRDU Shopping has a great selection of titles for immediate delivery.
Thank you from 4BRDU
August 17, 2005
4barsrest/downunder reaches milestone...in excess of 6,500 readers per week!
