They sit and wait. And then, when they ve counted out the correct number of measures and the moment arrives, they add the oomph and the gusto and the color to the music. And then they sit and wait ...

The world often feels full of fading traditions, from drive-in movie theaters to the dying art of good old-fashioned letter writing. For the British, add brass bands to that list. Traditional brass ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...

The Magnolia City Brass Band. Since its origins in Great Britain in the mid nineteenth century, the British style brass band has become a popular ensemble around the world. The Magnolia City Brass ...

Back in 1998, with the ink on his master’s degree from Washington State University still wet, Jim Phillips joined the Spokane British Brass Band. He played trumpet with them — as principal soloist, in ...

As a little boy in World War II England, Edmund Fry, 85, remembers one particular Christmas Day when he woke up to the gift of an orange he could share with his twin brother. “That was like receiving ...

A former British police officer and musician is now sharing his culture in Nebraska through food and music ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...