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.

North SomerCommunity Brass. January 24 • North Somerset Community Brass are looking to appoint a new MD with immediate effect. We are an enthusiastic non contesting band, looking for someone to lead us and make their mark on the band.

Dec 29, 2024 · Once again in 2024 there were plenty of outstanding individual as well as ensemble performances to enjoy throughout the banding world. The demands of modern solo and test-pieces may well highlight great technical virtuosity, but sometimes it is the little moments of melodic lyricism that makes the hair on your neck stand on end.

Dec 26, 2024 · Time to test your musical knowledge 2024 4BR Christmas Quiz. It's time to test your musical knowledge as thanks to our friends at Besson and Band Supplies we have a Besson Prodige Cornet up for grabs for you to pass onto a youth/learner or training band if you can get the answers right.

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.

Dec 25, 2024 · Winner: Paul Richards. 2. Vidar Nordli. 3. Mathilde Roh. The closest category of this year's awards sees Paul Richards, the superb soprano cornet player of Flowers Band adding to his extensive tally of accolades in 2024 by becoming '4BR Player of the Year'.

Dec 25, 2024 · Past Winners: 2023: Force of Nature (Black Dyke Band) 2022: Vaughan Williams on Brass (Tredegar Band) 2021: Festmusik — A Legacy (Onyx Brass) 2020: Gregson: Music of the Angels (London Brass)

Sep 15, 2024 · Section 2 Sunday 15, 21:01:21 Section 2: 18. City of Cambridge (Philip Fisher) Oh this was so close to being an absolute belter of a later draw gem — and hopefully it will get reward and recognition for the sheer verve and character that …

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Sep 7, 2024 · Now there is no doubt. Brass Band Treize Etoiles' stunning victory at the 170th British Open at Symphony Hall was stamped with such sublime authority that very few would now dare argue that they are not anything other than the best band in the world.