A shared ambition “to increase understanding and widen opportunity” continues to flourish as The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain (NYBBGB) and The National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland (NJBB) celebrate the second year of their international musical exchange Besson Horizons. Supported by leading brass manufacturer Besson, the programme allows two young musicians from each country to participate in the other band’s summer course — deepening musical education and strengthening cultural ties across borders.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY! The NYBBGB Youth Band Easter Concert 2025 streams in full at 7.30pm on Friday 16th May 2025. Watch the full concert for free on our YouTube channel.

The NYBBGB Ambassador Band will once again be embarking on a schools outreach tour the week of 7th to 11th July in Bradford, this year’s UK City of Culture, when the Band will deliver music education concerts in local primary schools. During their week long stay in Bradford, the Ambassador Band is expecting to play for over 3,000 school children across twelve primary schools. The hope is that the concerts will inspire the primary school children to go on and learn to play an instrument themselves and eventually go on to play in a band.

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