Saturday 30th September 2023 Court Fields School, Mantle Street Wellington, Somerset TA21 8SW 10:00am- 5:00pm | £25.00 Join us for a one-day community band play-day event on Saturday 30th September 2023. The play-day is an opportunity for […]
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What a fantastic weekend of playing! The ncbf Play Days ‘Blow Away the Cobwebs’ and ‘Back In The Groove’ were two full days, aiming to bring musicians together and make music again. On Saturday, wind band players […]
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dates • venues• instrumentation • repertoire We are here to help you re-build your band after far too long of musical silence: • Short of your previous full band? Then have a look at our recommendations to […]
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ncbf (National Concert Band Festival) is delighted to announce it has been awarded a grant of £49,951 from Arts Council England. NCBF is the UK’s only wind band and big band music festival, focussing on active participation […]
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YouTube clips feature ‘Score and Sound’ or live performances worth listening to. Here I look at pieces at Grade 5 – 6 Happy listening! Barrie Johnson A top composer/arranger who continuously produces imaginative charts.
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Greeting to all Band Directors. We at ncbf (National Concert Band Festival) are committed to providing performance opportunities for wind bands and big bands, even at this unique time of COVID-19 infections in the UK and worldwide. […]
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YouTube clips feature ‘Score and Sound’ or live performances worth listening to. Here I look at pieces at Grade 4 – 5 by three outstanding composer/arrangers. Happy listening! Barrie Johnson
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YouTube clips feature ‘Score and Sound’ or live performances worth listening to. Here I look at pieces at Grade 3 plus two exciting Grade 5 charts by Mark Taylor. Happy listening! Barrie Johnson
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YouTube clips feature ‘Score and Sound’ or live performances worth listening to. Here I look at pieces at Grades 1.5 – 2 plus pieces at higher grades by these composers. Happy listening! Barrie Johnson
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Preparing for next seasons National Concert Band Festival, I wanted to draw your attention to Big Band charts that have been added to the 2020/21 Repertoire List. At the same time I would like to introduce you […]
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