The culmination of the brass band season is fast approaching as the UK's top ensembles prepare to compete in two prestigious finals this September and October. Bands from across the country will go ...

When Jim Schutz moved to England for his job with Dow in 2012, he didn’t expect to join a brass band—or start one of his own years later in Michigan. This month, the musical connection he forged ...

London, United Kingdom, 3rd Apr 2026 - DDFK Oompah Band has launched “12th Man Brass,” a high-energy, football-themed ...

Arts snobbery row erupts as opera gets seven times more funding than brass band - More than £226 million was spent by the ...

The Brass Funkeys are a trailblazer in the new generation of UK Brass Bands. Formed in 2011, this 9-piece collective has a unique sound forged from their strong personalities and eclectic individual ...

Just when you thought it was safe to talk about classical music without mentioning class, up it pops again. Esther McVey, the ...

The stereotype that brass bands are “working class” and only from Yorkshire has been challenged after figures revealed that ...

Clearly invigorated by their recent success in qualifying for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain for a second year running, the ensemble were on fine form.

A brass band didn’t quite walk 500 miles as they scaled Ben Nevis, but it would sure have felt like it afterwards. Irvine and Dreghorn Brass Band played a unique concert on Saturday – at the TOP of ...