2020 Bolsover International Brass Band Summer School Enrolment Form

Hot off the press. Please see link below to download the 2020 BIBBSS Enrolment Form. CLICK HERE for BIBBSS Residential Enrolment Form 2020

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Full Results for Bolsover Festival of Brass 2018

Results: 2018 Bolsover Festival of Brass Triumphs for Hepworth, Enderby, Horbury Victoria, Towcester Studio & Banovallum Brass in Bolsover as the contest gets global coverage once again. Hepworth lead a great day of entertainment in Bolsover for a global audience Sunday, 30 September 2018 Results: Championship Section: Adjudicator: Roger Webster 1. Hepworth (Dr David Thornton) — 96 2. Easington Colliery (Daniel Brooks) — 94* 3. Longridge (Mark Peacock) — 93

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Bolsover Festival of Brass Images 2018 – Photography by Rachael.

Please find below the album links to the ‘Photography by Rachael’ images from the 2018 Bolsover Contest: Championship Section Images First Section Images Second Section Images Third Section Images Fourth Section Images Please support the event by sharing these album links amongst your players and on your bands Facebook pages etc. Also, please encourage your members to purchase their images for band promotion/websites/individual players etc. Downloads are available starting at

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THE BRASS SHOW AT BOLSOVER INTERNATIONAL BRASS BAND SUMMER SCHOOL 2018

Iwan Fox of 4barsrest.com visited BIBBSS at Hardwick Hall for our annual outdoor concert in the idyllic setting of the National Trust Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. Each year BIBBSS visits a major tourist attraction to perform outdoors and enjoy the setting and ambience of the Peak District’s wonderful countryside. Please see link for our 20 minute documentary! I hope you enjoy our journey! The Brass Show at Bolsover International Brass

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BUY “BOLSOVER CASTLE” CONCERT MARCH

Buy Bolsover Castle March This work was commissioned by the Bolsover International Brass Band Summer School in memory of David Morris, a valued member of both the Summer School and Festival of Brass team. The light-hearted, traditional style March is playable by most levels of bands and following its popularity, has been declared the BIBBSS’s signature tune. A donation from each sale of this title is being made to fund

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4barsrest.com finale concert review

The 2019 Bolsover International Summer School came to an end with this enjoyable concert led by Steven Mead and David Hirst. Throughout the week the delegates had been working hard on wide ranging, challenging concert repertoire, with the players from afar afield as the USA, Canada and even France via Nottinghamshire enjoying the music making which also included an open air concert at Hardwick Hall, the elegant 16th century country

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BIBBSS OFFICIAL PHOTOS FROM HARDWICK HALL

Great thanks must go to Rachael Johnson of “Photography by Rachael” Please see link for our trip to National Trust’s iconic Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. BIBBSS trip to National Trust’s Hardwick Hall

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Bolsover Summer School Music Commission Sees Bursary Fund Launched In David Morris’ Memory

Following its premiere performance at the Bolsover International Summer School on Friday 26th July, the specially commissioned March, Bolsover Castle, will be made available for bands to purchase, with funds raised from sales going towards a new bursary fund being set up by the Summer School. The new March was commissioned by Summer School organiser, Carole Hirst in memory of Dave Morris, who was a valued member of the Bolsover

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BIBBSS DAY 5 (ONLY 1.5 DAYS TO GO)

Now just 1.5 days left of the wonderful Bolsover International Brass Band Summer school. I feel truly privileged to be the director of the course this year. We are blessed with fantastic students, and dedicated tutors who are doing a simply wonderful job this week. The last two days will be tremendous, and the final concert on Friday night is sure to have great emotion and superb playing from the

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