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9th June 2022
Ten chances to win your tickets to Brass In Concert
To mark the launch of a new newsletter and revamped website, Brass in Concert is giving away ten pairs of tickets to this year’s event! Here's how you can be in with a chance.
7th June 2022
The Bold as Brass contest returns this month
Join Brass Bands England and The National Coal Mining Museum on Saturday 25 June, as they celebrate the association between brass bands and coal mining with the return of the Bold as Brass Contest.
Brass Band Archive survey
6th June 2022
Have your say on the future of the Brass Bands Archive
The BBE team are in the process of developing an evidence base to support funding applications that will support the future of the archive, and you can help us by completing the survey.
Brass in Concert - tickets go on sale June 28th
6th June 2022
Brass in Concert ticket sales to launch later this month
Organisers of the Brass in Concert Championship have announced that the much anticipated ticket launch for the 2022 event will take place on Tuesday 28 June.
BBE Fundraising
1st June 2022
Find out how our fundraising services and resources can work for you
At the heart of fundraising, there are some very basic principles which - if followed - can lead to success. Find out how our services and resource can help you achieve that success.
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30th May 2022
BBCA announces semi-finalists for returning Conductor Competition
The Brass Band Conductors' Association announces the semi-finalists in its annual flagship conducting competition.
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17th May 2022
Band Project of the Year Award - could your band be the winner?
A brand new award category ‘Band Project of the Year’ has been added to the Brass Bands England Awards.
16th May 2022
Upcoming Artistic Development Workshops - Oxford and Yorkshire
Brass Bands England’s (BBE) Artistic Development program has toured the country from Cornwall to Durham. Now potential attendees in Yorkshire and Oxford have the chance to attend its popular Artistic Development workshop.
The Brass Bands England Awards 2022 text is written on a grey background with twinkling lights
9th May 2022
BBE Award nomination deadline extended to 29 May
Nomination deadline extended to 29 May for BBE Awards
The outdoor stage at the European Brass Band Festival
6th May 2022
European Brass Band Festival reaches thousands
From 28 April - 1 May, Brass Bands England (BBE) brought the European Brass Band Championships back to the UK as part of a wider festival of banding, with an awe inspiring ‘boom’ that projected brass bands far into the public sphere.
Proms in the Playground - find out more about that and other events
6th May 2022
Make this summer one to remember with events from Brass Bands England
Summer is fast approaching, and with it comes big events in our calendar.
5th May 2022
Advocating for brass bands in your child's school
As a parent of a child of school age, you have a direct hotline to the people that brass bands need to talk to in schools.