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Revolution Show Corps On Tour

Revolution Show Corps from Queensbury, West Yorkshire have just returned from a 5 day tour to Belgium. It’s the Corps 2nd visit in the past two years, this time our base was Ghent in favour of Bruges. 44 crammed on with cases, music, tuck shop and not forgetting the brand new Jupiter Quantum horns! Thursday […]

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BYBA Joins Twitter Enabling Better Communications

Earlier this year the BYBA Web Support Team and the Communications Portfolio undertook a detailed analysis of the BYBA Online presence. A summary of this report will be online before the National Conference. As part of the review not only did we look at the design and content of the web site but also how […]

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2009 BYBA Band Camp With Clay Wachholz

Celebrate the end of the 2009 season in style, open to everyone in the activity, corps, bands, winterguards and interested independents. The BYBA event takes place at Haven Seaview Holiday Park, Weymouth from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th November 2009. All holiday centre facilities are open and available throughout the day and evening so if […]

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Kidsgrove Scouts Double Success – ‘Unleashing The Heart’

This Saturday, at the Upton BYBA competition, saw the commencement of the Kidsgrove Scouts 2009 competitive season with their production “The Heart” Kidsgrove took to the field looking resplendent in their trademark red, white and black colours. What followed was a convincing and assured high quality performance, surprising many in the crowd. Kidsgrove deservedly took […]

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2009 Kidsgrove Scouts Barnsley Report

On Saturday 18th July, at the Barnsley BYBA competition, the Kidsgrove Scouts 2009 production, “The Heart” had its second public performance. Kidsgrove Scouts took to the field of competition and produced a high quality performance despite the strong winds. They took first place and won the Music Effect, Visual Effect, Ensemble Music, Ensemble Visual, Field […]

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Introducing Clay Wachholz

Clay Wachholz brings to BYBA a diverse and successful career as a music educator. Mr. Wachholz currently serves as the Director of Bands at Cedarburg High School in Cedarburg Wisconsin. Other teaching positions in the past have included the Director of Bands at the International School of Brussels in Belgium and that of Director of […]

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Marching Youth Music Month – What Are You Doing?

Many of you will have observed the logo which Marching Youth Music (or the Federation) has displayed on our website and others during the whole of July – but what are you doing to maximise this opportunity of being part of a large UK-wide activity? Over the years, Marching Youth Music has raised the profile […]

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Holland, Glennie, Sugar Support Marching Youth Music In July Celebration

International musicians Jools Holland and Dame Evelyn Glennie have been joined by Sir Alan Sugar in supporting hundreds of youth marching bands as they perform to thousands of people during July’s ‘Marching Youth Music Month’ By playing outdoors in carnivals, processions and in festival arenas, youth marching bands perform to bigger audiences than any other […]

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Trinity Partners With Dynasty

Trinity School Showband, 2008 division 2 percussion champions have signed a lucrative 6 year deal with percussion manufacturer Dynasty. The deal will see Trinity carry the Dynasty name and use exclusively their percussion for 6 years! Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Dynasty USA Mark Reynolds said, “It is exciting to now be a […]

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This One Time, At Haven…

Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th NovemberHaven Seaview Holiday Park, Weymouth, Dorset Highlight of the marching band and drum corps educational and social calendar. Celebrate the end of the 2009 season in style. Clinics and interactive workshops with top name International instructors and staff. Also entry-level cadet class. All included in the accommodation price.

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