British
Association of
Symphonic
Bands and
Wind
Ensembles

 

Key Contact Information

Chairman
Phil Robinson
0161 864 4363
email Phil


Winds Magazine
Richard Edwards
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Membership Enquiries
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Education Trust
Charles Hine
email Charles

Webmaster
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Welcome
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.

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