Thank you Yamaha for sponsoring the Yamaha Performance section at this year's National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, Youth Champs 2025, coming up this Saturday 29 March at Hymers College in Hull.
The Yamaha Performance section gives young people an introductory experience of competitive performance. Participating bands are given the freedom to select their own choice of music to promote flexible teaching and suitable repertoire for performance at this level. This section also aims to introduce young people to the concept of assessment with original brass band music, in preparation for advancement to performing more adventurous pieces in future years.
We have an absolutely bumper Performance section for you this year, with 21 participating bands:
Kirkbymoorside Youth Band
Horbury Victoria Youth Band
Firth Park Academy and Sheffield Music Hub Brass Band
Dobcross Youth Training Band
Wardle Junior Blast
Delph Youth Band
Tewit Youth Intermediate Band
Northamptonshire County Training Brass Band
Egham Youth Band
English Martyrs' Senior Brass Band
Barnet Youth Brass Band
St Helens Youth Brass Band
Elland Silver Training Band
Astley Youth Band
Pembrokeshire Music Service Youth Brass Band
Enderby Youth Band
St Austell Youth Band
St Nicholas CoE Primary School Band
Lions Academy Band
Fred Longworth High School Brass Band
Shepherd Youth Band
If you'd like to come and lend your support, tickets are still available on the door, with the days performances commencing from 9.30am.
And let's have a huge cheer to the bands that will be competing in this section at the weekend!