You’re very welcome! 🤩

I am really looking forward to welcoming just under one hundred delegates to a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 workshop with The GUS Band tomorrow, promoted by British Bandsman. We’ll be delving into Alan Fernie’s ‘Music for Jock Tamson’ in the morning and my own ‘Corineus’ in the afternoon - see you there!

Thanks for coming, Jim!

I am so pleased to have written a brand new dazzling work for The Cory Band @philipharper1 in celebration of the band’s 140th Anniversary and it’s opening their performance at the Royal Northern College of Music International Festival of Brass this weekend! Hope to see you there! ⭐️

A spectacular premiere of 𝙎𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 by The Cory Band today in Manchester - commissioned by and written for the band in celebration of their 140th Anniversary. THANK YOU! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⭐️ @philipharper1 Tom Hutchinson Glyn Williams Helen Williams Ailsa Russell Stephen Sykes

Looking forward to adjudicating at the brilliant Bugle Band Contest in June; has your band entered? 🤞🏼

I am really delighted that 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 has been selected as one of the set works at the 2024 Irish Band Championships 🇮🇪 later this year - always the greatest privilege! 🙌🏼

I loved your performance! And what a percussion section! 🏆

What an absolute honour to be in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 at the brilliant Perth Theatre and Concert Hall and hear so many bands play my music with such brilliance - the people here are so friendly. Always a pleasure to catch up with adjudicators Chris King & @tomdavoren ⭐️ Scottish Brass Band Association Kapitol Promotions

Entries now open for our 98th contest that takes place on Saturday June 15th and to be adjudicated by Christopher Bond. To get you in the mood here is the march down from 2022 including some spectacular drone footage by HD Drone Photography. youtu.be/J08zU_Ln3n4?si…

Our new album is now out and available to purchase as a CD from coryband.com/product/140-cd/. Featuring major musical landmarks in the bands history, plus the brand NEW piece 'Soaring The Heights' by Christopher Bond Besson Brass Rath Trombones World of Brass World of Sound

No more M1 travel for Bond: The musical partnership between Christopher Bond and City of Cardiff (M1) Band has come to an end. dlvr.it/T7Q4Sf

Have a great time! 👏🏻

The sun slowly goes down on the 98th West of England Bandsmen’s Festival in Cornwall where Christopher Bond has adjudicated today across seven sections. 📸 Winners of the Championship Section, Camborne Town Band, entertain the crowds in the square to conclude the day.

I am delighted to have written a brand new cornet slow melody 𝙀𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙊𝙛 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, commissioned by the sublime Chris Bradley & Whitburn Band with whom he’s been Principal Cornet for twenty years. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 𝙰𝚟𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻.

Enjoying preparation for our first ever Amersham Band Summer Brass Course today. Lots to enjoy from Phil Harper, Paul Lovatt - Cooper, Christopher Bond and many more. Concert on Sunday!

Looking forward to a very full weekend ahead; en-route to Belfast to adjudicate the 106th Irish Championships tomorrow at the gorgeous Market Theatre in Armagh followed by a The GUS Band concert in Surrey on Sunday as we join forces with Staines Brass. ✈️

The North of Ireland Bands’ Association Championship of Ireland took place yesterday with Christopher Bond adjudicating. There was victory in the Championship Section for 1st Old Boys Band - Belfast who’ll represent Northern Ireland at the 2026 European Championships in Linz, Austria. 🇦🇹

A very busy weekend ahead for bands in the UK with a number of contests happening, and we send the very best of wishes to all the bands and performers taking part. 🤝 David Ashworth Christopher Bond Andrea Price StevePritchard-Jones Sheona White WychavonFoB Scottish Brass Band Association