The Music Page will be providing a free live stream of all performances at the English National Brass Band Championships.

Due to unprecedented popularity of the stream from the recent All
England Masters, some users were unable to connect to The Music Page at the time of competition.

Since then, additional server capacity has been added to ensure that there are no problems for the ENBBC.

Videos of performances from the All England Masters as well the 2008
Australian Band Championships are currently available to view on demand on The Music Page.

The live stream will commence tomorrow at 10.30am UK time, or 6.30pm for those 'downunder'.

www.themusicpage.com

Gunnedah Shire Band is preparing for the return home in August of its musical director, Jason Katsikaris, when the band will be giving concerts to coincide with the launch of its new CD "Reflections".

The two concerts will be at Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre in Warners Bay on Sunday 3 August at 2pm, and in Gunnedah on Sunday 9 August at 2pm.

Special guest soloist at the Warners Bay concert will be Professor David King on cornet - an opportunity to hear one of 'our own' world class performers that should not be missed.

The Band Association of New South Wales has launched a new promotional campaign to attract players to community bands.

The glossy brochure entitled "Music for Life...join a community band" was distributed with the bi-monthly magazine, The Music Stand, which is also a product of the BANSW.

The high quality brochure, featuring photos of several bands and individual players from New South Wales, is a positive step forward towards the promotion of the greater banding movement.

As well printed material, two large portable display panels are available for band's to use in their local areas to also promote the cause. These are available from the Association's office.

The BANSW see enormous value in developing the awareness of the band movement in the broader community sector, and the Music for Life campaign is one element of the Association's strategy.

www.bandnsw.com