These are the performers who made a mark on 4BR in the last 12 months to book their place in the ranks of our 2025 Band of ...

Thanks to our friends at Band Supplies and Besson we have a fantastic Prodige Cornet and gifts waiting to find a new home in ...

Do you think you have a pretty good idea of what has been going on in the banding world in 2025 to go with your Mastermind levels of brass band knowledge? Thanks to our friends at Band Supplies and ...

One of the finest cornet players of this or any other brass band generation is the recipient of the 4BR Special Award.

One band once again stamped its class and authority on the banding world this year - with the promise of even more to come in ...

2025 saw him lead his band to its fourth European title, 32 years after his first with them — and then went on to add a 24th ...

So much individual talent shone in the banding world in 2025 - but one player was the shining star of them all.

Such a wide range of bands doing great work on and off the contest stage this year - with a remarkable young band taking the ...

Lots of fine music to enjoy on the contest stage in 2025 at all levels, but it was a resurrected work that enjoyed an ...

In a year of contest winners — there was still one performance that claimed an extra first prize. 2. Brass Band Willebroek (Transitions in Energy — Set-Work — European Championship) 3. the cooperation ...

An exciting year full as exciting new talent emerged in different fields and genres of the brass band movement.

There were a host of excellent solo and ensemble CDs to consider this year (with a few that we didn't get to hear in time as ...