 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
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 50% BOOKED
50% of our participant places for FTBBSS.com’25 are now booked. To register your place on the course visit FTBBSS.comand click on the banner. Early bird savings until Sunday 9th March For more info go to FTBBSS.com Tutor team Garry Cutt, Les Neish Owen Farr Tom Smith Amy Louise Ewen Dewi Griffiths Mick Marshall With thanks to Besson Brass Band Supplies Ltd. #bessonbrass  REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Our registration form for FTBBSS.com 2025 is now open. Join us in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland for our 13th summer school on Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th July ‘25. Take advantage of our early bird fee available until Sunday 9th Feb for savings. This course is open to all ages, and you can register your place and find out more information at FTBBSS.com For any questions about the summer school or our events throughout the year, contact [email protected] The Team Led by Musical Director Prof. Garry Cutt, Instrumental tutors are Dewi Griffiths and Tom Smith (Cornet), Owen Farr (Horn), Amy Louise Ewen (Bari/Euph), Mick Marshall (Trombone), Les Neish (Tuba) Besson Brass #bessonbrass  WHAT A WEEKEND
16 counties / 26 bands represented We had a fantastic weekend for our inaugural Besson Brass Weekend - Limerick. Our intentions were to connect brass players from all over Ireland to strengthen the community through music, friendships and education. The workshops were led by Besson artists Owen Farr & Les Neish assisted by Stephen Crooks in what was a very successful weekend. Plans are already in place for next year but in the meantime, stay tuned to our socials and website for the release of our registration form very soon for our 13th summer course, FTBBSS.com 2025. (17th-19th July) Thanks to besson brass as always for their continued support over the past 12 years to enable us to bring these world class educators to counties in Ireland, so we can train and build a healthy exciting future for our brass band community. Not forgetting Band Supplies Ltd. in supporting this event and others we hold throughout the year also. Without this support, these events would not be possible. See you in July! #bessonbrass
 WHICH BAND WILL WIN?
FTBBSS.com Whit Friday Contest will see two bands go head to head both under the leadership of Prof Garry Cutt Participants will be assigned randomly to either the König & Meyer (K&M) band or the Mercer & Barker Ltd band. Both bands will have 30 minutes to rehearse the march with Garry Cutt. Following that, the two bands will compete in our interpretation of the Whit Friday contest judged by two tutors. Who will come out on top? To reserve your spot on our three-day course, visit FTBBSS.com. Limited places are available.  The Fermanagh/Tyrone Brass Band Summer School (FTBBSS) is pleased to the announce that Garry Cutt will be guest conductor for 2024.
Garry has developed a reputation as one of the worlds most respected and successful brass band conductors. Alongside numerous British Open titles, he is the youngest winning conductor in the competition’s history and the very first recipient of The Mortimer Maestro Award, having received a total of three since then. He was appointed Musical Director of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band in 1991, a position he held for twelve years. The phenomenal impact of the film ”Brassed Off” resulted in Garry leading the band on sell-out tours across the world. Since then he was awarded the Iles Medal by The Worshipful Company of Musicians in recognition of his services to the Brass Band Movement. Garry has worked with the Fodens Richardson Band, Faireys Band and Brighouse and Rastrick Band just to name a few. Due to Ian Porthouse’s busy schedule in the UK and abroad, he is now unavailable for ‘24, but we are delighted that Garry has accepted the invitation as guest conductor. Garry brings a wealth of experience to our event and alongside our team of world class tutors, this will be a real treat for the participants of the course. For more information on the course please visit FTBBSS.com |
