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Farr to lead horn seminar day in Brum
Horn star Owen Farr has been delighted by the response to the first Tenor & Flugel Horn Seminar which he will be leading at Birmingham Conservatoire on the 26th January.Over 80 delegates have...
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Burry Port set for contest day
2013 Welsh League champion Burry Port Town is gearing up to host their third annual West Wales Solo & Ensemble Day on Saturday 25th January in the Memorial Hall in Burry Port.The day starts at...
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New Dawn for Cornish youth under Evans and Farr
76 young musicians of the Cornwall Youth Band recently spent four great days of their Christmas holidays rehearsing under the baton of Richard Evans at their residential course at the Truro High for...
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Wales set to open contesting season
The Welsh contesting season will kick off in Porthcawl on February 15th with ten bands entering the Welsh Open Championship.Well establishedThe well established entertainment event has been running...
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Rock of Ages...
The identity of a brass band that was featured on a long forgotten 1974 pop song is being sought after it started being played on radio once again.Glam rockThe track is entitled, ‘Is it Only Love’ by...
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Rushworth leaves Grimethorpe
Grimethorpe Colliery Band has announced that star horn player William Rushworth has resigned from the Yorkshire band.MissedSpeaking on behalf of the band, Principal Conductor &d Director of Music...
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4BR Quiz:
This week we have come up with a little brain teaser about film music—with a bit of a brass band connection to get your hands on a great trio of the latest CDs, plus a 4BR diary and a couple of bottles...
View ArticleRecitals to help Philippines Disaster Relief
A new recital series featuring top class brass musicians will tour around the UK this year in a bid to help raise funds for the Philippines Disaster Relief Fund.Haiyan SeriesThe Haiyan Recital Series...
View ArticleThe Price is right at Salford
Salford University will be saying farewell to one of the banding movement’s most respected composers in February, with the retirement of Professor Peter Graham, who has been associated with the...
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Fontana thrills in Innsbruck
One of the world’s great trombone players recently showcased his talents at a special New Year Concert in Innsbruck in Austria.The event at the city’s Congress Hall drew a packed audience of music...
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4BR Awards
There is just a day to go before the ballot boxes are closed and the results of the 2013 4BR Awards can be announced.Terrific responseThanks to everyone who has taken the time to vote so far - the...
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Get your event listed FREE for 2014
With over 50 individual contests already listed, check the link below to see if we have your contest listed for this year.http://www.4barsrest.com/classifieds/events.asp?band_id=4634BR posted...
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Radio: World of Brass
World of Brass Radio:Presented by John Maineswww.worldofbrass.com/wobradioA new programme every Friday heard 24/7 52 weeks!Also catch up with previous programmesContact: Brass Music 24/7 52 Weeks of...
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Death of Ivor Thomas
The Betteshanger Colliery Welfare Band has announced the passing of their President and EEb bass player, Ivor Thomas, aged 89, who in their opinion was one of the finest players to have graced the...
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Sandhurst to host Area preview
One of the first of many 2014 Area Championship previews will be taking place in Camberley in Surrey in March, as Sandhurst Silver Band hosts pre-contest run-throughs of the set works to be heard in...
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Burry Port add new quartet
Welsh League champions Burry Port Town has welcomed a quartet of new players to their ranks as they prepare for the start of the 2014 season.BuildThe band hope to build on their 2013 successes, which...
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Rushworth set for Barnsley baton at Bradford
Barnsley Brass has announced that William Rushworth (above left) will be leading the band in the First Section at the Yorkshire Regional Championship at St George’s Hall in Bradford in...
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New faces at Mossley ahead of Butlins defence
The Mossley Band has welcomed several new faces to the ranks ahead of the defence of their Butlins Mineworkers Championship title in Skegness. New playersJohn Taylor and Steve Scaife come in on the...
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Nesbitt to end Imperial reign
After four highly successful years in charge, David Nesbitt has decided to take a break from conducting Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Band.JourneyHe told 4BR: "The past four years have been an...
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No doubting Thomas at Leyland
The Leyland Band has begun the new calendar year with the appointment of Huw Thomas as their new Musical Director.DelightedFollowing the announcement of his new role Huw told 4BR: "I’m delighted to...
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