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February 27, 2025July 16, 2025

NCBF Free Workshops 🎶

Thank you to all the bands who got in touch about this opportunity. Due to unprecedented demand, we are no longer able to accept any further applications for free workshops. If you wish to join the waiting […]

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June 8, 2024June 10, 2024

NCBF Wind Band Repertoire Review 2024-25

A new season – new Repertoire Lists. There are 47 new pieces added to the Wind Band list and 38 added to the Big Band list. This also means that a similar number of pieces have been […]

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September 30, 2021May 23, 2022

NCBF Play Days 2021

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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September 28, 2021May 23, 2024

Flexible is the name of the game with NCBF…

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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September 26, 2021September 26, 2021

NCBF Awarded Arts Council England Grant

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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June 14, 2020April 19, 2022

NCBF New Big Band Repertoire List Additions 2020/21 (Part 5)

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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June 11, 2020April 19, 2022

Letter to NCBF Band Directors 10/06/20

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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June 6, 2020April 19, 2022

NCBF New Big Band Repertoire List Additions 20/21 (Part 4)

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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May 27, 2020April 19, 2022

NCBF New Big Band Repertoire List Additions 20/21 (Part 3)

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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May 19, 2020April 19, 2022

NCBF New Big Band Repertoire List Additions 2020/21 (Part 2)

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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