Concert: RNCM — John Golland Young Composers Premieres

February 10, 2009
RNCM Festival of Brass
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 31st January

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Concert: RNCM — Black Dyke

February 7, 2009
RNCM Festival of Brass
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs
Soloists: David Thornton, Richard Marshall
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 30th January

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Concert: RNCM — Leyland Band

February 7, 2009
RNCM Festival of Brass
Conductor: Jason Katsikaris
Soloist: Katrina Marzella
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 31st January

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Concert: RNCM — RNCM Brass Ensemble and Band

February 6, 2009
2009 RNCM Festival of Brass
Conductors: John Miller, Christopher Houlding
RNCM Manchester
Saturday 31st January

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Concert: RNCM — Fodens Band

February 6, 2009
Conductors: Bram Tovey, Garry Cutt
Soloists: Rex Richardson, Mark Fewer
2009 RNCM Festival of Brass
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 31st January

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Concert: RNCM — Desford Band

February 6, 2009
Conductor: Russell Gray
2009 RNCM Festival of Brass
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 1st February

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Concert: Music for Everyone

February 5, 2009
London North East Fellowship Band
Conductor: Ken Hillson

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Product: 4BR Roadtest: Besson Prestige Baritone 2056

February 4, 2009
4BR has had its hands on the new Prestige Baritone from Besson. The makers say they have done wonders with it, so does it cut the mustard?

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CD: The History of Brass Band Music — New Adventures

January 25, 2009
In the last of the six part series on musical brass band history, Elgar Howarth and Grimethorpe look forward with a little help from the past.

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Concert: Black Dyke

January 25, 2009
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs
St David's Hall
Cardiff
Saturday 24th January

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Concert: Gwent Music Support Services Annual Concert

January 4, 2009
Greater Gwent Youth Band; Greater Gwent Intermediate Band
Conductors: Philip Harper, Christopher Turner
County Hall, Cwmbran
Sunday 4th January

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Concert: A Christmas Farewell

December 19, 2008
Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs
Honley Male Voice Choir
Conductors: Alan Jenkins, Vernon Briggs
Huddersfield Town Hall
Saturday 13th December

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Concert: Capricornia Silver Band Xmas Festival Concert

December 18, 2008
Saturday 6 December
St Pauls Cathedral
Rockhampton

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CD: Mr Ball meets Mr Leidzen

December 14, 2008
A perfect musical match up, or just wishful thinking? Whatever the outcome, the South London Fellowship Band certainly enjoy the chance to enjoy a duet made in heaven.

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CD: Strike Up the Band

December 14, 2008
Perhaps the best 12 players to come out of Austria since Hans Krankl and the lads beat Germany in the 1978 World Cup Finals? They may have a naff name, but flippin' heck — Sound Inn Brass can't half play...

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CD: Brass and Wines

December 14, 2008
Steven Mead dons his musical rucksack and heads to the Iberian Peninsula. Does he make it journey worth raising a glass of the best stuff to, or does it feel like a dose of Spanish flu?

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CD: Katrina

December 14, 2008
Is Katrina Marzella the performer to put the much maligned baritone back on the musical map? It's one heck of a job, but she might have done just that with her debut release.

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Epic Brass II

December 13, 2008
The World of Brass Concert with Black Dyke and the ISB certainly packed them in at The Sage earlier in the year. Looking back, it seems the audience had plenty to keep them happy too.

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Concert: Stage and Screen

December 8, 2008
St Kilda Brass
Mayfair Theatre, Dunedin
29 November 2008
Conductor: Steve Miles
Guest Artists: Gladys Hope (Soprano), John Kiernan-Sear (Baritone), Gina Miles, Nicola Dyer, Melinda Joe, Jenifer Hancox (Dancers)

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Concert: All That Jazz

November 26, 2008
The Trusts Waitakere Brass
Conductor: Steven Booth
Saturday 22 November 2008

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