Following an enthusiastic input from the brass band community, BBE can now announce the full shortlist for the Brass Bands England Awards 2024.
The winners of the Awards will be announced in a special ceremony at the Brass Band Conference 2024 on Saturday 19 October at the China Exchange, London. Tickets for the Conference are now on sale.
Shortlisted nominees
Brass Band Conductor Award, supported by the Brass Band Conductors’ Association
- Sarah Woodward
- Malcolm Lewis
- Alan Duguid
- Jack Capstaff
- Lewis Kemp
- Louis Charles Thomas
(NEW) Green Hero Award
- Chris Leonard
- National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain
Outstanding Contribution Award
- Neil Webb
- Reg Beardon
- Philip Goodwin
- Jackie Walker
- Colin Gibbs
- Kathleen Harrison
Services to Youth Award
- Jock McKenzie
- Anna Minear
- Peter Desmond
- Jon Don Duncan
- Ken and Roger Powell
Young Bandsperson Award, supported by ABRSM
- Jasmine Cosgrove
- Franklin Onyeso
- Charlotte Conacher
- Matthew Bray
Cast your vote now
Following the highly successful public vote for Band Project of the Year in 2023, which saw over 2000 votes made, we're putting the award in the hands of the banding community once more. The shortlisted nominees are:
- I Can Play! with Brass Roots, Shepherd Group Brass Band
- Elland Silver Band Outreach Service
- Light the Lakes, Birmingham City Brass Band
- HaBiT (Having a Blast in Towcester), Towcester Brass Band
- Crash Bang Donkey, West Somerset Brass Band
Find out more about each Band Project before voting via the online form. Voting closes at 9:00 am on Wednesday 10 July.