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Concert: Classics to Contemporary: Brisbane City Temple and Brisbane Excelsior Band

November 30, 2006
This concert, at the Brisbane Salvation Army Temple Hall Saturday 25 November, featured a good variety of arrangements and works from throughout the ages, all under the baton of Brisbane Excelsior's current Music Director, Howard Taylor.

Concert: Battle of the Bands Final

November 28, 2006
Defending Champions, Warringah Concert Brass has won the 2006 Battle of the Bands Entertainment Festival for the third year running. The Grand Final was held at St Marys Band Club on Sunday, 26 November.

Concert: Peter Minear Charity Concert

November 25, 2006
Buy As You View Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs
Carn Brea Leisure Centre
Redruth
Saturday 18th November

Concert: Brass in Concert: Gala Concert

November 25, 2006
Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal)
Conductor: Steven Mead
Brass Band of Central Florida
Conductor: Michael J. Garasi
Compere: Frank Renton

Concert: South London Fellowship Band

November 25, 2006
Conductor: Major George Whittingham
Upper Norwood
Friday 17th November

Concert: The YBS Band

November 25, 2006
Conductor: Professor David King
Morley Town Hall
Saturday November 18th

CD: The Lighter Side of Elgar Howarth

November 18, 2006
Buy As You View Band
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs
Soloists: Owen Farr, David Childs, Chris Thomas, Joanne Deane, Susan Thomas, Michelle Ibbotson, Andrew Williams, Ian Williams, Chris Turner, Darren Thomas
Doyen Recordings: DOYCD215
Total Playing Time:

Concert: Brass Band of Central Florida and Regent Hall Band

November 17, 2006
Conductors: Michael J Garasi, Stephen Hanover
Regent Hall
London
Tuesday 14th November

CD: Fairey Band in Concert

November 17, 2006
Conductor: Simon Stonehouse
Soloists: Stephen Wilkinson, Katrina Marzella, Lucy Murphy, Christopher Pannell, Christopher Haigh, Andrew Oetegenn, Rebecca Crawshaw, David Belshaw
Doyen Recordings: DOY CD224
Total Playing Time: 72.47

CD: The Black Dyke Christmas Carol

November 17, 2006
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs
Soloists: Richard Marshall, John Doyle, Brett Baker, David Thornton
Narration: Ken Greenwood, James Sykes, Ken Hoyle
Doyen Recordings: DOY CD220
Total Playing Time: 79.45 mins

CD: A Suffolk Prelude

November 16, 2006
Ipswich & Norwich Co-op Band
Conductor: Robin Norman
Soloists: Stephen Gilbey, Peter McLean, Danny Wright, Trevor Laird
Total Playing Time: 77.05 mins

Concert: Besses O’ th’ Barn Band

November 15, 2006
World Tour Centenary Concert
Guests: Besses Boys Band, Bolton Youth Band
Conductors: John Hinckley, James Holt, Helen Minshall
Compere: Gilbert Symes
Friday 10th November
Formby Hall, Atherton

Product: 4BR Roadtest: London Musical Instruments — Royal EEb Tuba — RO82

November 13, 2006
As we don't know a great deal about 4th valves, pedal notes and compensation we thought we had better ask Scottish Solo Champion Graham Fraser to look at London Musical Instruments new Eb tuba — the 'Royal'.

Product: 4BR Roadtest: London Musical Instruments — Royal BBb Tuba — RO94

November 13, 2006
4BR continues its look at the leviathans at the back of the band as we ask David Hamilton, Principal Tuba of the National Youth Band of Scotland to cast his eye over the new LMI BBb tuba.

Product: 4BR Roadtest: Sterling Virtuoso Euphonium

November 12, 2006
4BR has had its hands on the Sterling Virtuoso euphonium to roadtest. This is what we thought of it.

Concert: Just Classical: Canterbury Foundation Brass

November 8, 2006
Conducted by Davey Boyes
NZSO Brass Ensemble—featuring Mark Carter (Trumpet), Cheryl Hollinger (Trumpet), Euan Harvey (French Horn), David Bremner (Trombone) and Andrew Jarvis (Tuba)
St Luke’s Church
Christchurch
Friday 3rd November 2006