Full pews in Halifax as the brass band pilgrims enjoy the ambitious and intriguing outlooks of youth and experience

Mature expressions of musicality and wider resilience underpin the ethos of the latest generation of National Youth Band performers in Tidworth

In our second biannual Young Composers’ Competition, The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain set out to find six new works for brass band (three winners and three runners-up) from talented young composers aged 30 or under. The NYBBGB is delighted to announce this year’s three winning compositions are Variations on an Enclosure by Will Everitt (20), Betws-y-Coed by Nina Martin (20) and Nocturnal Dances by Samuel Thackray (21).

On 3rd April 2025, HRH King Charles III hosted a concert and reception at Windsor Castle to honour individuals and organisations dedicated to community music across the United Kingdom. Among the guests were John Gillam (Chairman), Mark Bromley (CEO) and Dr Robert Childs (Director of Artistic Planning) of The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.