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Results: 2014 Yorkshire Regional Championships
As it happened:www.4barsrest.com/live/2014regionalchampionships/Third Section:Test Piece: 'Partita for Band' (Postcards from Home) - Professor Philip WilbySaturday 1st MarchDraw: 9.00amCommence:...
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Brilliant new deal on Geneva Symphony cornet
Geneva Instruments has announced that throughout the month of March their popular Symphony Bb Cornet will be available for only £116 a month.Interest freeGeneva Instruments are providing customers with...
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Gloucester youth enjoy a real blast
The Gloucestershire Brass Band Association working with Gloucestershire Music recently held its Blast Off! event for complete beginners to Grade 5 students during half term.Less than 4 weeksSome of the...
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Evans to lead Grimethorpe Youth event
The Grimethorpe Besson Youth Band has just a few places left on its Spring Workshop to fill, which takes place on Saturday 29th March.Guest conductorGuest conductor for the day is the inimitable...
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Centre Stage's best seat in the house
As well as producing incredible percussion instruments, Centre Stage is equally as concerned with ensuring the comfort and well being of drummers is looked after.FantasticThis fantastic Drummers Chair...
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Wholly Trinity once more...
Trinity Girls Band will be competing at the forthcoming North West Regional Championships in Blackpool after conductor Jonathan Davies offered to step into direct the band following the recent...
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Fun Day creates new interest for Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Brass recently held a ‘Brass Adventure Fun Day’ to encourage would-be brass players to come and try instruments and have some fun at the same time.Basics26 children and 2 adults came for...
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Euro judges announced
The adjudication teams that will decide the destination of the 2014 European Championship Trophy in Perth in May have been announced by EBBA.Set workThe Championship Section set work, ‘Muckle Flugga’,...
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Band Supplies Boys on tour!
The Area contest season means Band Supplies is once again on tour.This year the lad’s will be exhibiting their fantastic deals the length and breadth of the UK - and they have already enjoyed a great...
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New trio stop off at M1 junction
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) 1 has welcomed three new players to the ranks ahead of their forthcoming appearance at the Welsh Regional contest in Llandudno.Jenny Brooksby and Bethany Mayes join on...
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Finals test pieces to be announced
It was announced at the Yorkshire Regional Championships that the test pieces for the 2014 National Finals will be revealed by Kapitol Promotions on their website on April 9th.Keep your eyes peeled...
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2014 Masters postponed
Philip Biggs and Richard Franklin, the organisers of the All England Masters International Championship have announced that they have taken the decision to postpone this year’s event.Unexpected...
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Thornton's luxury mini-tour
The WELB Music Service recently welcomed euphonium star David Thornton to Omagh and Enniskillen.The event, sponsored by John Packer Instruments, Reynolds Music and supported by Sterling Instruments,...
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Fantasy win for Howells
Ryan Howells, from Haverfordwest has been awarded the title of ‘Ty Cerdd Young Composer 2014’ for his work, ‘A Welsh Fantasy’. He overcame strong competition from musicians throughout Wales who were...
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Wingates set to warm up on St Magnus
The Wingates Band will be warming up for their ‘St Magnus’ challenge at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on the weekend with an open rehearsal on the set work at Culcheth Sports & Social Club on...
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Dobson work to pay tribute to youth supporter
The Cornwall Youth Brass Band is to take part in a special memorial concert in March in tribute to the dedicated and generous support given to them and other Cornish youth music ensembles in Cornwall...
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Ironbridge ready to close
Time is fast running out for budding young brass band composers to submit their entries for the annual Nock Deighton Challenge.OpenThe Young Composers competition is open to all musicians under the age...
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Musical memories of Miner's Strike
Later this month, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the 1984-5 Miners’ Strike, American film maker Bill Morrison’s will premier his work, ‘The Miners’ Hymns’.Lyrical portraitThe work paints an...
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Report & Results: 2014 ODBBA Contest
The Oxfordshire & District contest took place at Marlborough School in Woodstock recently, with bands given the opportunity to give their Area set works an early run out if they so wished.All four...
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Financially poor but musically rich
A major study carried out by researchers at Goldsmiths University in London has found that some of the most economically deprived areas of the UK are also amongst some of its most musically...
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