Reading Spring Gardens Brass Band. January 30 • Reading Band (current joint 1st place in the L&SC 4th section grading tables and 2024 4th section National Finalists) needs a FLUGEL for the Regional contest on 15th March! Rehearsals in Woodley (RG5) on Thursday evenings with our MD Stephen Bucknell.

1 day ago · The Brass Band Conductors' Association's (BBCA's) has announced that entries are now sought for its flagship Conducting Competition. The 2025 event is open to conductors of all levels across the banding world. Candidates are asked to submit video entries by midday on Thursday 10th April. These will ...

May 11, 2024 · Grand Shield Saturday 11, 18:07:09 Grand Shield: 19. Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts) There is a touching simplicity to the evocation of Innocence that opens the performance, led beautifully by solo cornet and with solo euphonium adding to the picture.

Saturday 5, 15:02:38. Championship Section: 13. Easington Colliery (Luc Vertommen) It's a big day for Easington Colliery, whose decision to draw on the experience of Luc Vertommen paid off in the opening bars.

Dec 26, 2024 · The Howarth Legacy — 2025 RNCM International Brass Band Festival . January 23, 2025 Whilst the banding movement says it owes Elgar Howarth a debt of gratitude, it is a good job the RNCM Festival has been run by people who actually shared his vision.

Dec 25, 2024 · Winner: Brass Band Treize Etoiles. 2. Flowers. 3. Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag. Although they didn't dominate the contesting world as they did in 2023, the remarkable Swiss band still retained the European title in Palanga and won the British Open in truly memorable fashion in Birmingham.

Oct 18, 2024 · Reading Spring Gardens Brass Band. January 30 • Reading Band (current joint 1st place in the L&SC 4th section grading tables and 2024 4th section National Finalists) needs a FLUGEL for the Regional contest on 15th March! Rehearsals in Woodley (RG5) on Thursday evenings with our MD Stephen Bucknell.

Dec 25, 2024 · Winner: Brass Band Treize Etoiles — The Lost Circle (British Open) 2. Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag — Jesus in Tibet (Norwegian National Championships)

Dec 18, 2024 · Much like 2023 the past 12 months in the banding world was one of continued retrenchment and resilience. Any long term positivity though has still been built on an underlying fragility to the foundations of many of the organisations that make up the global banding movement – from individual bands to representative associations and major contests.

Dec 25, 2024 · Winner: Paul Holland. 2. Frederic Theodoloz. 3. Katrina Marzella-Wheeler. A wonderful way to round off an outstanding year for Paul Holland as he claims his first '4BR Conductor of the Year' award with 9 first choice nominations from the panel.