The Elgar International Brass Band Summer School (EIBBSS) has built on its success with the launch of its first Winter School (EIBBWS). This inaugural and innovative course has been declared a huge success by both delegates and tutors alike. EIBBWS the ‘Winter School’ featured over 30 delegates and was hosted at Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, with internationally renowned conductor Paul Holland as Artistic Director. The delegates spent four intensive days with

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Do you want to learn how to conduct, or develop your existing conducting skills?  The Elgar International Brass Band Summer School are introducing a ‘Conducting Pathway’ that will run alongside the usual performing pathway on the 2025 Summer School. This pathway is open to anyone, regardless of conducting experience.  Initially there will be a full day of classroom and rehearsal sessions (with the tutor ensemble!), covering all aspects of conducting,

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The Elgar International Brass Band Summer School has appointed new staff to their panel of instrumental tutors for their 2025 Summer Course and beyond. Joining what is now the leading Brass Band Summer School is Emily Evans, Solo Horn with the rising stars of Flowers Band, Mike Cavanagh, Solo Baritone of the Black Dyke Band, Norwegian Trombone legend, Grethe Tonheim, the inimitable Shaun Crowther from Brighouse & Rastrick Band and

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EIBBSS events for 2024 CLICK HERE to access events and tickets EIBBSS Finale Concert 2024 on Friday 26th July at 7pm at Routh Hall, Bromsgrove School, B61 7HP Led by Philip Harper of the Cory Band Featuring Cornetist, Lode Violet, Principal Cornet of Brass Band Willobroek and Tenor Horn Soloist, Sheona White (Denis Wick Artist). EIBBSS International Brass Soloists in Concert 2024 Led by Philip Harper of the Cory Band

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EIBBSS have created a Reserve Waiting List for our 2024 Summer School Course. Anyone wishing to apply for the 2024 EIBBSS course which runs from Sunday July 21st to Friday 26th July 2024 should complete our Waiting List Form, link below,  where you will be added to the list and contacted should accommodation become available. Waiting List Form 2024 A few places are still available non-residential and can be secured

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EIBBSS announces their course dates for 2025. With all residential places for 2024 being taken and non-residential places only now being available, EIBBSS announce their course dates for 2025 as Sunday 27th July to Friday 1st August 2025 again at Bromsgrove School. 2024 will be another record breaking year for EIBBSS and we are looking forward to another great course under Artistic Director Philip Harper where we will be working

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Elgar International Brass Band Summer School (EIBBSS) announces an innovative Commission Strategy for 2023 and beyond. EIBBSS prides itself on placing the delegate at the heart of future planning and has elected to commission three composers in 2023 for the 2024 EIBBSS Course to write works specifically for the next year’s cohort. The three composers commissioned in 2023 are Philip Sparke, Alan Fernie and Lucy Pankhurst, who are all world

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The Elgar International Brass Band Summer School (EIBBSS) announce their tutor team for 2024 and beyond. Led by Phillip Harper, EIBBSS announce the addition of “The voice of the Tenor Horn”, Sheona Wade to lead the Tenor Horn section and Lode Violet as co-tutor for the cornet section working alongside Foden’s Principal Cornet, Mark Wilkinson. Lode will need no introduction to many readers; he has led Brass Band Willebroek’s cornet

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