ABOUT EBBA | European Brass Band Association

Aims and objectives

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;
promoting high-level musical interpretation and performance and expanding the choice and quality of repertoire for brass bands;
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