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WEBNew book explores experiences of women in the music industry. September 20 • A new book by award winning author Sammy Stein takes a candid look at the experiences good and bad of women working in the music industry. 4barsrest.shop.
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WEBSep 9, 2024 · From darkness to light — 4BR talks to Eliot Darwin. January 6, 2024. Conductor Eliot Darwin made the most important decision of all when circumstances beyond his control took a horrific turn in the wrong direction. Now though he is looking forward to the start of an exciting new chapter in his musical life. view all events ».
Harper inspires talent in Japanese heat — 4barsrest
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Philip and the band enjoyed their music making despite the heat. Wednesday, 21 August 2024. Cory Band MD Philip Harper has just returned from Japan where he led over 70 talented players on the Brass Band Camp Hamamatsu. It was the seventh time he has led the course, although it was the first time it hasn't been held in the city of Hamamatsu ...
Steve Stewart leaves Cory - 4barsrest
WEBMonday, 13 September 2021. The Cory Band has announced that after a decade in the soprano cornet seat Steve Stewart has left the European, British Open, National and Brass in Concert champion. In a press release this morning the band stated: "He has decided that, after the enforced 18-month layoff due to the pandemic, the time is right to ...
4BR Spotlight interview — Matt Ford - 4barsrest
WEBFeb 14, 2018 · Matt Ford. Malcolm Wood talks to the renowned Big Band singer Matt Ford whose inventive musical collaboration with Foden's Band has created more than just 'Memories of Christmas'. Wednesday, 14 February 2018. Image copyright: Sven Arnstein. Thanks for talking to 4BR Matt and congratulations on the release of the 'Memories of Christmas' CD with ...
Review: CD review: Peter Graham: Metropolis 1927 — 4barsrest
WEBAug 18, 2019 · CD review: Peter Graham: Metropolis 1927. With Peter Graham’s latest test-piece about to be featured at the British Open in Birmingham, it’s well worth reacquainting yourself with this 2018 release that went on to hoover up a slew of ‘CD of the Year’ awards from the critics in the press. It’s the composer’s homage to the last great ...
4BR Hall of Fame — No.18: Teddy Gray - 4barsrest
WEBJul 27, 2021 · His father soon sent him to Hindley Band where he stayed for four years before they joined a fine Wingates Temperance Band. Aged just 12, their names appear in the contest programme that marked the 1939 September Belle Vue ‘Open’ victory on John Ireland’s ‘A Downland Suite’.. That eye for an opportunity (and potential job security) saw them join the emerging Bickershaw Colliery Band ...
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WEBDec 17, 2021 · 4BR Hall of Fame — No. 20: Helen Perkin. December 15, 2021. Iwan Fox looks back on the life of a remarkable musician whose brief compositional association with the brass band movement has almost been lost over time. Daisy, Daisy... — Remembering a pioneering female cornet entertainer.
2019 National Championship of Great Britain - 4barsrest
WEBSep 15, 2019 · Support us for less than a cup of coffee... 4BR wants to ensure that the brass band movement remains vibrant and relevant. We also want to be able to question, challenge and critically examine those who run and play in it, producing high quality journalism that informs as well as entertains our readers.
Instrument review: Yamaha YCR-4330GSII Cornet - 4barsrest
WEBAug 16, 2020 · The Neo is bigger still at 11.90mm/0.469" with a 125.5mm/5" bell (with yellow or gold brass bell). As a result, the YCR-4330GSII (medium large bore with two piece gold brass bell) is a carefully calibrated upgrade that enhances the tried and tested and continues to offer a reassuring endorsement of the company’s reputation for quality.