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26th August 2025
Play your part in shaping the future of British banding.
24th August 2025
The organisers of the Brass in Concert Championships have announced important changes to the governance of the leading entertainment contest.
18th August 2025
We’ve recently launched a new partnership with Tipd, the cashless platform that helps your band seamlessly collect donations.
18th August 2025
We’ve recently launched a new partnership with Tipd, the free app that helps your band to seamlessly collect donations and Gift Aid.
13th August 2025
The adjudication panel for Brass in Concert 2025 brings together an outstanding range of musical talent from across Europe, spanning conducting, composition, performance, programming and broadcasting.
13th August 2025
Conducting competitions: a force for good? Katrina Marzella-Wheeler thinks so.
8th August 2025
We are announcing an opportunity for a new individual to join the delivery team for their work supporting this year's Brass in Concert Championships.
15th July 2025
We're marking the halfway point of the Challenge 2030 initiative with a new report - find out more.
11th July 2025
Tickets for the UK’s premier brass band entertainment event, Brass in Concert, are now on sale.
9th July 2025
Saturday 28 June saw ten semi-finalists travelling from as far afield as Canada, Belgium, the US and Switzerland to battle it out in the semi-final of the
7th July 2025
https://www.bbe.org.uk/what-we-do/national-youth-brass-band-championshipsBarnet came alive with the sound of youth brass on Friday 4 July, as school bands from across the region took to the stage at artsdepot, one of North London’s leading cultural...
3rd July 2025
We're pleased to share that the Department for Education (DfE) has officially renewed our Body of Persons Approval (BOPA), reflecting confidence in the strong safeguarding practices within the brass banding community.