News articles tagged about Festival
Lofthouse Continue Winning Run at Buxton
Saturday 8th May saw Lofthouse Brass Band bound for Buxton. The competition saw five brass bands compete for the North West Spring Festival title. Set to recreate their 2016 Yorkshire… read more...
Young brass composers urged to up tempo and race to enter prestigious award competition
Time is fast running out for budding young brass band composers to submit their entries to a prestigious competition that will see the winning piece featured at a top brass… read more...
New Date and ‘Open’ Connection for Wychavon Festival of Brass
The popular Wychavon Festival of Brass has a new date in the calendar and is delighted to announce a new exciting partnership agreement with the British Open Championship. Following an… read more...
Midlands ‘Best of Brass’ comes to the Norbury Theatre, Droitwich
The Wychavon Festival of Brass is proud to present for the very first time, the reigning Midlands Regional Champions and National Finalists 2012 & 2013 – the Jaguar Land Rover… read more...
Last Call Today for 6th European Soloist Competition Entries
The European Brass Band Association and Scottish Brass Band Association wish to offer a final reminder that entries for the 6th European Solo Competition can still be made up to… read more...
Spring Festival 2014: Test Pieces Announced [video]
The test pieces have been anounced for the 2014 Spring Festival in Blackpool. Grand Shield Band competing for the Grand Shield and a place in the British Open will be… read more...
2013 St Andrews Festival of Brass
The Scottish Brass Band Association is delighted to offer its support to the 2013 St Andrews Festival of Brass, which returns for its second year between 13th – 19th November… read more...
The Scottish Festival of Brass 2013: Advertising Opportunity for All
The Scottish Festival of Brass 2013 takes place on 17th, 23rd and 24th November 2013 and will attract around 1500 performers as well as a large number of enthusiastic audience… read more...
New Website Launched for European Festival of Brass 2014
The Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) is pleased to announce that the new website for the European Festival of Brass 2014 has now been launched, offering a wealth of information… read more...
West of England Bandsmen's Festival - Bugle 2013: Cornwall Channel Video Documentry Sky
The Cornwall Channel is a dedicated TV Channel for Cornwall that brings local content to the Sky and Freesat platforms. They were present at the West of England Bandmen's Festival… read more...
SBBA Launches Community Events Programme for European Festival of Brass 2014
In 2014, The Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) will be presenting the 2014 European Brass Band Championships series in Scotland. SBBA is also delighted to be using this opportunity to… read more...
Contest Results: WWBBA (Burry Port) Contest 2013
With 2013 being the year of Welsh banding it was a celebratory scene in Burry Post for the West Wales Festival of Brass Contest. The National First Section champions, Tylorstown,… read more...
EBBA Announces a European Youth Brass Band Contest for 2014
The European Brass Band Association (EBBA) is delighted to confirm that details have now been agreed for the introduction of a European Youth Brass Band Contest as part of the… read more...
Special Concert for the Future Brass of Great Yarmouth
On Sunday 13th October, a very special concert will take place at Christchurch, Great Yarmouth, with Great Yarmouth Brass joining forces with the members of Great Yarmouth Youth Brass. You… read more...
West of England Bandsmen's Festival - Bugle 2014 - Test Pieces Announced
The test pieces for the West of England Bandsmen's Festival have been announced. The contest will be held on Saturday 21st June, 2014 at Molinnis Park, Bugle. Championship Section 'Connotations',… read more...
Contest Results: Aveley & Newham Win Top Spot at the Wychavon Festival of Brass 2013
The Wychavon Festival of Brass Entertainment Contest took place over the weekend of the 14th and 15th in Evesham. The bands competed at two venues, All Saints’s Church and Wallace House, with… read more...
Contest Runners: Wychavon Festival of Brass Entertainment Contest 14/15th September
The Wychavon Festival of Brass is being held this weekend (14th & 15th September 2013) at Evesham in Worcestershire. Championship Section Four Bands will be competing in the top section… read more...
Come along to the 55th Annual Brass Band Festival!
North East Derbyshire District Council will be hosting its 55th Annual Brass Band Festival on Saturday, 7th September at Dronfield Sports Centre. This year, Matlock Band, Shirebrook Miners' Welfare Band and the Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield)… read more...
Coventry Festival Band To Entertain Crowds
The Coventry Festival Band are to entertain crowds at this years British Cycle Speedway Final at Hearsall Common, Coventry, on Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August. The community brass band are… read more...
Hughes joins Brackley & District
Brackley & District Band has announced the signing of Joshua Hughes on Principal Cornet. Josh has shown himself to be an outstanding musician; already having a notable playing career and responsible… read more...
West Wales Brass Band Association Festival - 5th October 2013
Burry Port Town Band are currently preparing to host the West Wales Brass Band Association Festival on Saturday 5th October at the Memorial Hall, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire where over 38 brass bands… read more...
Coventry Festival Band to be Brassed Off
COVENTRY FESTIVAL BAND have been invited to work closely with the Touring Theatre Consortium during 2014 in their UK production of the stage play 'Brassed Off'. The band have been… read more...
Royal Recognition for Bugle Contest
The West of England Bandsman’s Festival and St Austell Town Band received the Royal stamp of approval at Lostwithiel in Cornwall on July 17th. His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince… read more...
Whiston Festival of Brass & Real Ale 2013 - Results
After a fantastic days banding in Whiston the results are: 1st Section - Silk Brass 2nd Section - Strata Brass 3rd Section - Dronfield (CMW) Band 4th Section - Maltby… read more...
Whiston Festival of Brass & Real Ale 2013 - Live Twitter Feed
Keep up to date with all the action from the Whiston Festival of Brass & Real Ale. If you are at the event you can share the latest news and… read more...
Whiston Festival of Brass & Real Ale 2013 - Runners
The runners for the contest at the Whiston Festival of Brass & Real Ale 2013 are: South Yorkshire Police Oughtibridge Brass Band Worsborough Brass Whitwell Brass Band Dinnington Brass Band… read more...
SBBA Open Doors to Open Youth Sections
The 2013 Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships, which forms part of the Scottish Festival of Brass, has enjoyed significant growth in recent years. The 2013 youth championships are now a… read more...
Video: West of England Bandmen's Festival Marches 2013
Videos uploaded to YouTube of the marches at the West of England Bandmen's Festival in Bugle. Videos uploaded by tubaherby read more...
Winning young composer to be honoured at Gorge Brass Band Festival
A 17-year old pupil from Shrewsbury School who has won a competition to compose a piece of music for Brass Bands is to see his piece developed and played at… read more...
Alan Morrison to appear at Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival
Tickets go on sale for top Brass Band Festival Tickets have gone on sale this week for a Gala Charity Outdoor Evening Concert at one of the country’s top Brass… read more...
West of England Bandsmen's Festival 2013 - Review of Bugle Contest
The sun shone as twenty two Bands marched and played at this open air Competition in the heart of Cornwall. For the 89th time the Bands marched through the village… read more...
West of England Bandsmen's Festival - Bugle 2013 - Results
On a blustery day in Bugle the audience enjoyed 22 bands performing in the West of England Bandsmen's Festival. St Austell Band won the Royal Trophy, their first win in… read more...
Bugle 2013 - West of England Bandsmen's Festival - Live Twitter Feed
Keep up to date with all the action from The West of England Bandsmen's Festival in Molinnis Park, Bugle. Join the conversation and share the latest news and photographs on… read more...
Mnozil Brass in Coventry - 16th November 2013
Tickets are now on sale for Mnozil Brass in Coventry on Saturday November 16th as part of the City of Coventry Brass Festival. read more...
Runners for the West of England Bandmen's Festival - Bugle 2013
The runners have been announced for the 89th Annual West of England Bandsman’s Festival at Bugle in Cornwall on Saturday 15th June. Twenty two bands will be on the March… read more...
Camborne MD prepares Pendeen Silver Band
Pendeen Silver Band is preparing for the West of England Bandmen's Festival (or Bugle Contest to it's friends) with expert input from Camborne Town's resident musical director, David Hamilton. David,… read more...