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Here we go! ✨ Limerick Brass Festival 2026 🥳🔥 We’re delighted to once again head over to Limerick to work with the musicians in Ireland. Tutors Les Neish Owen Farr

50% BOOKED🔥 ✨After releasing our registration form on Thursday, we are now 50% booked for FTBBSS 2026. Thank you for the support. If interested in signing up or for more info go to ➡️FTBBSS.com⬅️ @artscouncilni @bessonbrass #ftbbss

NEW VENUE!✨ 🤩FTBBSS.com is thrilled to announce that we are moving to a new venue for our 2026 course, the newly build, Devenish College. 🔥This state of the art facility offers a fresh dimension to our program, featuring multiple rooms, a versatile hall for full band rehearsals and concerts, as well as dedicated studios/classrooms for sectional work, masterclasses, and recitals. During breaks, participants can enjoy facilities such as table tennis tables and breakout rooms, creating a more dynamic and comfortable environment. ⚡️We are excited to take this next step in our growth, providing our participants with purpose built spaces designed specifically for music and related activities. Conveniently located just three minutes drive from Enniskillen town, the new venue allows us to move forward while remaining close to the main town centre. 🙏As we transition to this exciting new location, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone at St Macartans Cathedral, Enniskillen especially Andy the caretaker, Beth the receptionist, and Dean Kenny Hall, for their unwavering support over the years. 🚗We will also be offering rural transport options to assist those who need lifts to and from the course. 📱Our registration will open soon, stay tuned to secure your spot, as places are limited. Finally, we are proud to share that we have once again been successful in securing funding from the @artscouncilni . We sincerely thank them for their ongoing support in helping us develop and sustain the brass community through our events for the future. #ArtsCouncilOfNorthernIreland @bessonbrass

BRASSFEST COMING SOON Saturday 13th September All day down at the Buttermarket

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce our new euphonium/baritone tutor for 2026, Chris Robertson Hailing from Carnoustie, Scotland, Chris started playing euphonium at age 10. He is now the Principal Euphonium of Brighouse & Rastrick Band and serves as Euphonium Tutor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. With a distinguished career, Chris has held principal positions with renowned bands including Grimethorpe Colliery, and is a highly sought after soloist and teacher. 🎵 His performances have taken him across the UK and internationally in Switzerland, Ireland, Sweden, Lithuania, Isle of Man, and Finland. 🎤 Chris also co-hosts the popular “That’s Not Banding” podcast with our own cornet tutor, Tom Smith. He’s looking forward to joining us at our next summer course, while also excited to get the chance to visit his Granny in Omagh, and reconnect with his Northern Irish roots! 🥳 ❤️ A heartfelt thank you to Amy Ewen, who has stepped aside for 2026 due to work commitments. Amy’s dedication, friendly nature, and exceptional musicianship over the past four years has made a lasting impact on our participants and our course as a whole. Thank you Amy 🤩. Save the date for 2026! 🗓️ Thursday 16th - Saturday 18th July 2026 For more info on the course, visit: FTBBSS.com

2026 🎉 Our next summer course is scheduled for… ✏️ Thursday 16th - Saturday 18th July 2026. We have some exciting new updates coming soon! Stay tuned and mark your calendars 😎 Besson Brass #SaveTheDate #2026course

🎺🎶 Exciting News! 🎶🎺 FTBBSS.com is thrilled to announce the inaugural Brass Band Music Festival at the Buttermarket in Enniskillen, happening on Saturday 13th September! Join us from 10am to 6pm for a day full of vibrant performances by 15 fantastic bands, showcasing a diverse mix of local talent and groups from across Ireland. Experience the lively atmosphere, spectacular music, and friendly competition as bands perform for prizes and aim to impress the judges and the audience. The festival will culminate with a brass social evening at Charlie’s Bar at 7pm, where we’ll announce the winners! 🎉 A big thank you to @fermanaghomaghdc for their support. 📝 Read more at FTBBSS.com 🎺 Bands Performing: Letterbreen Silver Band Wellington Memorial Silver Band Church Hill Silver Band 1OB - Brass Band Strabane Brass Band Lurgan Salvation Army (Not Contesting) St Marks Silver Band Maguriesbridge Silver Band Laganvale (Metal Technology) Band Ballyreagh Silver Band Friendship Band of Northern Ireland Murley Silver Band Dungannon Silver Band Roughan Silver Band One spot left! Don’t miss out on this fantastic celebration of brass music! #BrassBandFestival #Enniskillen #CommunityMusic #LiveMusic #MusicFestival #FTBBSS

🎺MERCER & BARKER TRADE STAND We are pleased to announce that for the first time in Ireland, there will be a trade stand at FTBBSS.com of Mercer & Barker Ltd mouthpieces. Fully stocked and Carl Mercer will be on hand to answer any questions you may have. ❗️If you have been interested in trying these mouthpieces, either as a participant or non participant of our course this year, you are very welcome to come along and try them out. 🔥British made mouthpieces, precision engineering at its finest, aesthetically exquisite, unique designs that sit comfortably on the face, enhance and develop your core sound, adaptability and intonation across all registers Designed by musicians for musicians Release the power to perform. We would like to thank M&B for their support once again. ‼️We have five awards at the end of our course each year and these participants who secure these awards will recieve a brand new M&B mouthpiece. 🎉For more details on when the trade stand is available please contact [email protected] directly.

K&M Stands for Music 🔥 🎉 König & Meyer’s partnership with FTBBSS.com is now in its third year. 🎶 K&M have supplied us once more with prizes for the participants and bundles for our raffle including cornet mute holders, lights for stands and music stands to name a few. 💥For more than 70 years, K&M have made it their mission to provide musicians around the world with products that feature innovative design, functionality and durability. Their product range includes music stands, microphone and instrument stands, speaker stands, drum thrones, stools and benches as well as accessories for lighting, sound and studio equipment. 🙏 We would like to thank K&M for their generous support once again. To find out more about K&M⬇️ /en/

2025 BURSARIES❗️ 🔥We are pleased to offer two bursaries for our course this year to two excellent young musicians who have a bright future ahead of them from Bangor and Carlow. 🔹Nina Lyness - Cornet Nina Lyness is a 16-year-old cornet and trumpet player from Bangor. She has played with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland as well as both Principal and soloist with her school orchestras, wind, and swing bands, is a long-standing member of the prizewinning 1st Old Boys Band, and this year marks her 3rd consecutive FTBBSS. 🔸Oran O’Neill - Trombone Oran O’Neill is a versatile musician based in Carlow, Ireland, known for his dynamic work as a choral conductor, composer, and freelance trombonist. Graduating from the MTU Cork School of Music in 2022, Oran has established himself as a talented and sought-after musician in a wide range of genres, from classical to jazz, soul, blues, ska, pop, and funk. 🔵To read more about the bursary winners and info on the course, go to FTBBSS.com Community Relations Council Besson Brass Fermanagh and Omagh District Council König & Meyer Band Supplies Ltd.

NEW FUNDING! 🥳 FTBBSS are pleased to announce that we have been successful in receiving funding from the @communityrelationscouncil . Their support, will help us continue our work, to bring together people from diverse backgrounds to calibrate as a team through music with expert educators. ✅Find out more about our event at FTBBSS.com munity-relations.org.uk Disclaimer ​This film/publication/event has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council.

100% BOOKED❗️ We are delighted to announce that we are fully booked for our 2025 summer school course. Thank you for your support. ⚡️Please contact [email protected] if you wish to be added to the reserve list. Stay tuned for future events, as new projects will be added throughout the year. Tutor Team Garry Cutt, Tom Smith, Dewi Griffiths, Owen Farr, Amy Louise Ewen, Mick Marshall, Les Neish 🔥Finale Concert : Saturday 19th July Besson Brass Band Supplies Ltd. #bessonbrass