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This is the website of the
British
Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles,
the organisation representing wind music in the United Kingdom.
Latest News
Landmark
Birthdays for Reynish & Gorb
On 15th March
Tim
Reynish celebrated his own 70th birthday and the 50th of
Adam
Gorb with a concert in Manchester Cathedral performed by
wind orchestras from Chethams school of of Music. Click to
view a video of Tim Jackson's Passacaglia
RNCM
Conducting Course
The
RNCM is running a conducting weekend from 2nd to 4th May
aimed at conductors working in education and with amateur
orchestras and bands, and students interested in the
possibility of studying conducting full time.
Baldur
Bronnimann and
Mark
Heron will teach the course. Click
here for a pdf file with full details.
Major
award for
Roxburgh
The 2007
British Composer Award in the wind & brass category
has been made to
Edwin Roxburgh for his Oboe Concerto, An Elegy for
Ur. This was commissioned by Tim Reynish as part of his
series of works in memory of his third son, and was
premiered in June 2006 by Melinda Maxwell and the RNCM
Wind Ensemble. More information from
Tim
Reynish. The work is published by Maecenas. Runner
up was another commission in the series, Waves and
Refrains by David Horne, published by Boosey and Hawkes.
Canford
2008 Courses open for booking
Dates
and repertoire for
Canford Summer School of Music Wind Orchestra &
Conducting courses have been announced. Visit the
Canford pages on the site for
information.
Visit the
Education section of the website
and contribute to a debate about the role of wind bands in
educating young musicians in the UK.
RNCM
Conducting Course
Canford
2008 Courses open for booking