The works to be used at the 2026 Dutch National Championships are being revealed over coming weeks - starting with the First ...

Supported by the Yorkshire and North of England Regional Championships organisers alongside the Yorkshire Music Future Fund, who currently sponsor the three-year scholarship for the youngest player in ...

The National Youth Brass Band of Belgium and it even younger sibling continues to be inspired for the future. The next generation of Belgian brass band playing talent recently got together in the town ...

4BR has been informed of the death of composer Robin Stevens. He passed away peacefully on Monday 16th February after receiving end of life care at Ashlands Nursing Home in Sale. He was aged 67.

Wantage MD Chris King used all his considerable experience in balancing what adjudicator Dr Tom Davoren said were the type of ...

2026 is sure to be a busy year for bands and soloists as they contemplate performances on and off the contest stage. Although there are no longer early season battles to put in your diary at the ...

As competitors prepare for the series of regional qualifying contests, Tim Mutum explains how they came about by hard work and persuasion, and why, 60 years ago, the whole thing nearly came crashing ...

The latest live 4BR Review podcast will be aired on Wednesday 25th February at 7.00pm - so why not bookmark it and join us with your views as we preview of the 2026 Regional Championships and ...

There were successful early Area runouts for Skelmanthorpe, South Yorkshire Police, Leicestershire Coop, Dronfield and Matlock.

There will be a packed day of music making on show in Newport on Sunday as the contesting season in Wales kicks-off with a ...

Brass Bands England very nearly paid the price for not heeding the warning signs of shifting financial sands - but their ...