The Federation of Australasian Brass Bands (FABB)

This site is dedicated to the promotion and rebirth of Brass Banding to the wider community. It is hoped that the brass band movement can be promoted as both a healthy art form and building up of alternative family blocks within which the members can actively seek and act out their musical passions.

It is our goal to promote the banding movement to all levels of our community and hope that individuals with musical talent and inclinations have a viable pathway into the community whether their goals be as a professional or amateur musician.

Tuckwell Prize for Cornet

The Melbourne International Festival of Brass has anounced that this years Barry Tuckwell Prize will be for cornet.

Each year, the Melbourne International Festival of Brass (MIFB), offers the Barry Tuckwell Brass Prize - a competition for brass performers on a specific instrument.

Past years winners have included Mark Fitzpatrick (trumpet), Josh Davis (trombone) and Hidehiro Fujita (tuba) from Japan.

Similar to past years, the Barry Tuckwell Brass Prize winner will be offered a new instrument, that is for this year, a cornet.

The 2008 MIFB will run from 28 September to 4 October.

Further details can be found on www.mifb.com.au

Posted on 27 May 2008