JUNE EDITION OUT NOW!

JUNE EDITION OUT NOW

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PERCUSSION FOCUS

A guide to the percussion section and percussion playing by top experts:

International percussion soloist and Yamaha Artist, Simone Rebello, on percussion as a rising solo voice

Cory Principal Percussionist, James Andrews, ask if the Aluphone could be the next contest debutante

Kit drummer, Steve Jones, mixes it up a little highlights his basic perfect kit

Gavin Pritchard’s top tips for the percussion novice

Former LSO percussionist - Rodney Newton tunes into ‘timps’

CBSO Percussion Leader, Adrian Spillett, says ‘don’t get pigeonholed’.

THE BBW INTERVIEW - DAME OF PERCUSSION

Grammy award-winning Evelyn Glennie

on her life, career and brass bands

THE BRASS BAND WORLD

UK National Finals judges released, Brass in Concert announces draw and judges, the national youth bands of Great Britain gather, Scottish band prepares for European Brass/Wind Festival in Germany and Yamaha sings Le Yu.

YOUNG VOICES

Charlotte Horsfield is steeped in brass bands -

Mark Goods meets the solo trombonist

BBW CENTRE BAND

Mach 5 for Danish Champion, Concord Brass Band

RANKINGS

Which band has shot up 37 places?

MUSICAL ‘THUGGERY’

European Champion conductor, Philip Harper, asks if creativity is being ‘mugged’ by modern composers and argues that major contests are setting poor quality test-pieces

PRO PRACTICE

Besson Artist and international tuba soloist, Les Neish, advises about how to engage an audience

BBW CASTAWAY

Composer, Jan Van der Roost, chooses

his 60th birthday desert island listening

HIDDEN MUSICIANS

Professor Michael Alcorn charts the significant, but hitherto uncharted role of Irish bands in the development of brass banding

A GOLDEN STATE

Rodney Newton goes banding in California

REVIEWS

Recordings from Evelyn Glennie, Cory and Septura, plus the low-down on the new and fresh Steven Mead solo CD; the latest repertoire from Boosey and Hawkes; reviews of the Elgar Howarth/Royal Academy of Music, Peter Parkes Tribute and King’s Division concerts; brass stars reviews the Alliance euphonium and baritone mouthpieces, New Generation gig bags from tomandwill.com and Wessex Tubas launches the new Super Tenor Trombone and the Festivo Euphonium

AND ANOTHER THING

John Barber’s take on the Whit Friday spectacle

DIARY DATES

What’s on around the World in June and July

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS

Ben Stratford,

Christopher Thomas,

Chris Turner,
CSgt. Greg Paulett,
David Childs,
Gary Curtin,

Gavin Pritchard,

Gordon Simpson,

Helen Williams,

Ian Clowes - Goldy Solutions,

Jack Lapthorn,
James Andrews,
James McLeod,
John Barber,
Katrina Marzella,

Lisa Fitzgerald-Lombard,

Les Neish,
Malcolm Wood,

Mark Good,
Matthew Fletcher,
Nezzy,
Nicola Bland,

Nick Walkley,
Nigel Seaman,
Philip Harper,
Philip Morris,

Professor Michael Alcorn,

 Rodney Newton,

Simone Rebello,
Steve Jack, 
Steven Jones,
Thomas Dunne

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