Brass Bands England (BBE) is intending on ensuring ‘Brass Banding’ is included in the newly launched UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory, and is seeking comments and feedback from members and the wider sector before the submission deadline.
The Brass Band Conductors' Association (BBCA) is delighted to announce the 2026 edition of our flagship Conducting Competition.
Brass bands are invited to blow the cobwebs off their marches and showcase their summer sound as Bold as Brass returns to the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield on Saturday 23 May 2026.
Brass in Concert (BIC) and Brass Bands England (BBE) are delighted to announce a new collaboration that will see Cory Band, winners of Brass in Concert 2024, present a special performance the day after BBE's Youth Championships.
Brass in Concert (BiC) and Brass Bands England (BBE) are delighted to announce a new concert collaboration that will see Cory Band, winners of Brass in Concert 2024, present a special performance the day after BBE’s Youth Championships. The concert will take place on Sunday 29 March, 1–3pm, at the Ruddock Performing Arts Centre, King Edward’s School, Birmingham, and will be jointly hosted by Brass in Concert and Brass Bands England. The programme will celebrate Cory Band’s extraordinary success at Brass in Concert, featuring a selection of iconic entertainment repertoire premiered at the contest in recent years. Cory Band have won Brass in Concert six times in the past ten years, firmly establishing themselves as one of the contest’s most successful and influential ensembles. By scheduling the concert alongside BBE’s Youth Champs weekend, the event aims to create a vibrant, inclusive opportunity for young musicians, supporters and audiences to experience a world-class brass band in concert.
BandSafe is an in-depth training course developed in partnership with the NSPCC and tailored to the challenges you might face in a band or voluntary music-making environment. Designed to accompany BBE's BandSafe Toolkit, this online course will provide you with up-to-date knowledge in safeguarding procedures and practical support in developing policies for your music group. Together, the course and toolkit can give you confidence in your safeguarding practices and ensure that your arrangements are in line with national guidance.