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Report & Results: 2016 SWBBA Torquay Championships

November 08, 2016
A great day of music making in Torquay saw Verwood Concert lead the way as section awards were claimed by South West Comms, Weston Brass, Bideford Town, Playmouth Sundhouse Youth and St Keverne Youth.


Hade Egde

Report & Results: 2016 YHBBA Holmfirth Contest

November 08, 2016
Hade Edge enter the winning sphere at Holmfirth as the students of University of Nottingham also have cause for celebrations.


pODIUM

Report & Results: 2016 Borders Entertainment Contest

November 07, 2016
Bathgate claim the Borders Entertainment title after a great battle of the banding clans in Galashiels.


Brass Band Oberosterreich

Report & Results: 2016 Austrian National Championship

November 07, 2016
Brass Band Oberosterreich give an outstanding performance of 'Red Priest' under Ian Porthouse to gain a hat-trick victory and qualification to Ostend.


Fountain City

Report & Results: 2016 US Open Championship

November 07, 2016
Fountain City claim an eighth US Open title with a showcase of innovation inspired by Radiohead and Bjork to Superman villain Lex Luthor.


Eikanger Cclebreate

Report & Results: 2016 Siddis Championship

November 05, 2016
Eikanger claim the Siddis title for a record 16th time as section awards go to Musikkorpset Gjallarhorn, Haukas Musikklag, Nordlys XO and Krohnengen Old Star Band


West of Scotland

Report & Results: 2016 West of Scotland Solo & Ensemble Championships

November 01, 2016
The West of Scotland continues to show a great appetite for promoting their talented young solo and ensemble performers with a great contest day in Kilmarnock.


Fodens Slow Melody

Report & Results: 2016 Foden's Solo, Duet & Quartet Contest

October 31, 2016
There was musical talent on show at all levels of the sixth Foden's Solo, Duet & Quartet Contest in Sandbach on the weekend.


Mareika Gray

Report & Results: 2016 Wychavon Festival of Brass

October 30, 2016
Eccles Borough lead the way in Wychavon with a Championship and First Section double, as Weston Brass and Ynyshir also claim title success.


Italian Winners 2016

Report & Results: 2016 Italian National Championship

October 29, 2016
The Italian Brass Band from Rome is the inaugural Champion Band of Italy after securing victory in a historic contest in Ascoli Piceno.


Putney

Report & Results: 2016 North London Brass Network

October 27, 2016
The inaugural North London Brass Network Contest was a great success with Putney & Wandsworth conducted by Sam Topp eventually coming out on top so to speak!


North of Ireland

Report & Results: 2016 NIBA Championships

October 26, 2016
Laganvale show their metal to claim the championship honours in Armagh and book their Challenge place in Utrecht in 2018.


Milnrow

Report & Results: 2016 NWABBA Rochdale Festival of Brass

October 26, 2016
A fine turn out of bands, plenty of fantastic music and some cracking winners in Milnrow, Longridge, Pemberton Old Wigan DW B, Ifton Colliery, Allerton and Elland Silver Youth made for a great weekend in Rochdale.


Schoonhoven Win

Report & Results: 2016 Dutch National Championships

October 21, 2016
There are victories for newly crowned National champion Brassband Schoonhoven with section awards to De Spijkerpakkenband, Constantijn Huygens, Gereformeerde Brassband Groningen and Immanuel in Utrecht.


Podium prizes

Report & Results: 2016 Pogson Bray Trust Entertainment Contest

October 20, 2016
Slaithwaite serves up the best entertainment fayre at Berties Banqueting Hall in Elland to claim Pogson Bray title.


Podium prizes

Report & Results: 2016 Oxfordshire & District BBA Entertainment

October 20, 2016
Michelmersh Silver end long wait for title glory as they top the entertainment stakes at Marlborough School in Oxfordshire.


Podium prizes

Report & Results: 2016 OMBBA Slow Melody Contest

October 20, 2016
There was a great day of brass band slow melody playing on show at Austerlands Cricket Club.


Cory Band celebrate

Report & Results: 2016 National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain

October 08, 2016
Cory's journey to banding immortality continues as they create another piece of banding history at the Royal Albert Hall.


Welsh flag

Report & Results: 2016 Welsh League Fishguard Contest

October 03, 2016
Tongwynlais warm up for London by leading the prize winners at Fishguard, with section awards going to Ebbw Valley, Penclawdd, Newport Borough, Cwmtawe Youth and Rhondda Fach Youth.


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Report & Results: 2016 Bolsover Festival of Brass

October 03, 2016
Yorkshire Imperial lead the way at a record breaking Bolsover Festival of Brass as they take the Championship honours and section titles go to Elland, Stannington, Crofton, Swinton & District and Carlton Brass Training.


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Report & Results: 2016 Fife Charities BBA

September 28, 2016
Bon Accord Silver claims a first Fife Charities title by claiming just about every bit of silverware on offer at Kirkcaldy.


The new champion

Report & Results: 2016 Besson Swiss Open Championship

September 28, 2016
Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan claim their first Swiss Open title as they head into their 50th year celebrations looking to make it a double in Montreux.


wANTAGE

Report & Results: 2016 scaba Autumn Contest

September 27, 2016
Wantage Silver send out a cry of Lone Wolf intent as they lead the prize winners at Crawley.


sTOCK IMAGE

Report & Results: 2016 NEDDC Entertainment contest

September 26, 2016
Shirebrook Miners Welfare claim a fourth consecutive entertainment crown in Dronfield on the weekend with a programme that had everything from Bruckner to Minnie the Moocher.


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Report & Results: 2016 NSW State Championships

September 25, 2016
Central Coast heads the winners at the recent New South Wales State Championships in Penrith near Sydney.




Australian National

Bands prepare for Australian National challenges

April 2 • There are National titles up for grabs in Brisbane...


John Packer

John Packer Musical Instruments brings Smith-Watkins into business

April 2 • The renowned cornet and trumpet maker becomes part of John Packer Musical Instruments.


Tony Clucas

Death of Tony Clucas

April 2 • The death has been announced of one of Scottish banding's finest cornet players.


Cumbria

Arts Council funding boost for Cumbria

April 2 • Cumbria's Big Brass Weekend secures a third year of Arts Council Funding as it continues to celebrate music, collaboration and creativity.


Regent Hall Concerts - Queentet Brass Quintet

Tuesday 7 April • Charlton House. Charlton Road . London SE7 8RE


Regent Hall Concerts - Central Band of the Royal Air Force

Friday 1 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Sunday 3 May • St Alfege Church. Greenwich Church Street SE10 9BJ


Regent Hall Concerts - FiveBy5 Trumpet Quintet

Tuesday 5 May • Charlton House and Gardens. Charlton Road, . London. . SE7 8RE


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Tintwistle Band

April 2 • . Tintwistle Band are looking for a 2nd horn player to help complete the team.. We rehearse Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom on Old Road in Tintwistle, and perform a variety of concerts all year round.


Tintwistle Band

April 2 • Tintwistle Band are looking for an Eb bass player to help complete the team.. We rehearse Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom on Old Road in Tintwistle, and perform a variety of concerts all year round.


Thornton Cleveleys Band

March 31 • MD VACANCY. Are you the missing piece to our FULL BAND?. We are a NW 3rd section band looking for our new MD. We are based just outside of Blackpool close to the M55 motorway. Mon+Thurs rehearsals.


Sandy Smith


Conductor, teacher, adjudicator and arranger


               

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