Product: CD review: Violet Volume 2

December 9, 2024
Brass Band Willebroek presents a potent testament to the enduring excellence of their musical partnership with MD Frans Violet.

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Book review: So Written to After-Times

December 7, 2024
A compelling compendium of correspondence reveals a fascinating self-portrait of composer John McCabe.

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Product: CD review: John Rutter — Brass at Christmas

December 3, 2024
A festive partnership between Black Dyke Band and Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus endorses the appeal of one the world's leading choral composers.

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Product: CD review: Another World: The Music of Dorothy Gates

December 1, 2024
A substantive talent reveals beliefs, reflections and explorations with Brighouse & Rastrick, Isobel Daws, Niall Keatley and Onyx Brass.

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Product: CD review: Above and Beyond

November 30, 2024
Black Dyke boosts their Japanese fan base and exports with polished tour release.

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Product: CD review: RE:BUILD

November 29, 2024
Slide Action's debut CD is a mischievously inspired delight — drawing you into the heart of its surreal explorations and distortions.

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Concert: Black Dyke Band

November 28, 2024
Queensbury band provides the taste of their traditional brass band entertainment to entice the audience in numbers to Reading.

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Concert: A Night to Remember: A Festival of Remembrance

November 27, 2024
Respect, celebration and expressive freedom honoured in the heart of the local Derwent Brass community.

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Concert: Dances for Brass

November 26, 2024
Royal Welsh College students bring vitality to the distinctive dances interpretations of Arnold, Henze and Gregson in Cardiff.

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Product: CD review: Astralis

November 9, 2024
Whitburn explores Philip Wilby's heavens with its own stars on a long overdue release.

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Product: CD review: Holst at 150 — A Brass Celebration

November 8, 2024
Martyn Brabbins, Ian Porthouse and Tredegar Band bring a finely executed and thoughtfully conceived celebration of the musical fortunes of the Holst family to life.

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Product: CD review: On My Way

November 5, 2024
Mauro Martins looks back to retrace his stop off journey to artistic maturity with his second solo album release.

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Concert: 150th Brighouse & Rastrick Massed Bands Concert

November 4, 2024
The West Riding Band joins forces with KNDS Fairey for a reminder of why popular quality still has its place for brass band concert goers.

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Concert: Brian Taylor 50 Year Anniversary Concert

October 23, 2024
A memorable evening for a modest man who has stamped his greatness on the banding movement with his playing for the past half century.

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Concert: Helen Vollam, Philip Cobb, Elizabeth Burley

October 18, 2024
A recital performance of perfectly balanced contrasts from three musicians in musical synchronisation.

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Product: CD review: Regionals 2025

October 16, 2024
Challenges of character and style will ask demanding questions of the bands hoping to get to London and Cheltenham next year.

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Concert: An Evening with Peter Graham

October 14, 2024
A celebration of talent guided by a generosity of spirit on the eve of the National Final

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Concert: Foden's Band

October 13, 2024
Breathless brilliance adds to the pre-National polish of Foden's regular trip to the heart of London.

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Concert: Grimethorpe Colliery Band

October 12, 2024
A new MD takes his first bow with a band that still retains its familiar polished appeal to audiences.

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Concert: Flowers Band

October 11, 2024
Paul Holland and a Flowers Band on the cusp of a memorable contest achievement provided a sneak preview of the secret of their success in Reading.

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