Aims and objectives
  1. to promote and foster the intrinsic, aesthetic and social values of brass bands in Europe without borders, restrictions or discrimination of any kind whether national, cultural, racial, religious or political;
  2. promoting high-level musical interpretation and performance and expanding the choice and quality of repertoire for brass bands;
  3. raising awareness of the brass band as a multicultural means of expressing itself in geographical areas with little or no knowledge of this style of music and attracting an increasingly wide audience.

The object, or the concrete activities through which EBBA achieves its objectives, are carried out jointly with national brass band organisations and include the following:

  • Planning, organising and supervising the EBBC “European Brass Band Competitions” annually, possibly with additional events.
  • Planning and organising fringe events at the EBBC “European Brass Band Competitions”, such as soloist, conductor and composer competitions.
  • Forming a “European Youth Brass Band” consisting of young European musicians.
  • Collaborating with the international and national band press and using EBBA’s website and social media to share EBBA’s activities, as well as collaborating with international brass band magazines and/or websites.
  • Organising meeting places for musicians, band masters, judges, composers and other participants (for networking).
  • Liaise with music education institutions and professional bodies to promote better recognition of brass bands and integrate the EBBC and its fringe events.
  • Encouraging concert and festival organisers to include brass bands and associated musical pieces in their programmes during the EBBC event.
  • Promoting cooperation between amateur and professional musicians, and, in this context, encouraging exchanges between European countries

    EBBA-statutes 2023

Procedures and policies
Executive Committee

 

 

Ulf E. Rosenberg

Marc De Backer 

Lilli Anne J. Grong

Chris King

Jocelyne Moren

Nigel Stevens

Pierre-Alain Steiner

 

    Music Commission

    Chairman

    Chris King
    Tel: +44-7595-397-472

     

    Members

    Benjamin Haemhouts
    Belgium

    Frode Rydland
    Norway

    Oliver Waespi
    Switzerland

    Delegates

    Austria – Günther Reisegger

    Belgium – Marc de Backer

    Denmark – Anne Mette Hansen

    England – Nigel Stevens

    France – Ludovic Laurent-Testoris

    Germany – ​Alexander Richter

    Italy – Lito Fontana

    Lithuania – Remigijus Vilys

    The Netherlands – Johan Jansen

    Northern Ireland – Allan Davison

    Norway – Rune Hannisdal

    Scotland– Carrie Boax

    Sweden – Daniel Möllås

    Switzerland – Guillaume Fournier

    Wales – Graham Howe

    Contest Controllers

    Contest controller

    Matt Piller
    Switzerland

    Assistant contest controller

    Arild Aarrestad
    Norway
    Rules & Regulations EBBC 2025

    European Brass Band Championship 2025

    Read and download the rules & regulations for EBBC 2025.

    European Youth Brass Band Contest 2025
    Read and download the description & rules for EYBBC 2025.

    European Conductors Competition 2025

    Read and download the invitation & rules for ECC 2025