2011 - a YEAR in REVIEW and a competition

It's been another busy year for my euphonium, travelling with me around...
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Updated events page for 2012

As many of you know, the last months have been a whirlwind of ...
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New Products at euphoniumstore.net

Over recent weeks we've been adding a lot of interesting things (we think!)...
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New stuff at Just for Brass

Just for Brass continues to expand it's incredible catalogue for the brass ...
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Beautiful Sounds (double CD)

I'm delighted to announce the release of my latest CD, entitled 'Beaut...
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Article - Steve's Historic Visit to Rostov

It's 10 years since Steven Mead first visited Rostov, a large city in t...
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Besson Weekend Workshop in Germany with 3BA Brass Band.

I along with Les Neish, Kristy Rowe and German euphonium player Markus ...
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Events page updated and plans for 2012

Please take a look at the events page on this site for concerts and masterclass ...
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Personal highlights of Italian Brass Week

It's about eight years since I last was at Italian Brass Week and since thi...
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Trakai Fanfare Week retrospective

Once again The Trakai Fanfare Week lived up to expectations. It is really the mo...
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Innsbruck, Austria and Sicily retrospective

It's been a very exciting and demanding few weeks with concerts and masterc...
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STOP PRESS - A few places left on Italian Brass Week course

This year at the Italian Brass Week, there will a fantastic feature fo...
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Besson welcomes Matthew White as a euphonium artist

Here is a press release from www.besson.com website: Besson are delighted to wel...
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Concerts, recording and masterclass in Austria and Sicily in July

Currently I'm preparing for a CD recording Hermann Pallhuber's wonderf...
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Sparkling reviews for Fandango CD, BBC Radio 2 Solo Spotlight link

Reviews are coming in for the new CD, and here you can read what the critics say...
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ITEC2012 poster - download here

You can download the poster for ITEC 2012 HERE. Plans for the ITEC, June 23-30, ...
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Euphoniumstore.net for Fandango and more !

Lots more news to come now as I reflect and report on the busiest travelling per...
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ITEC 2012 Press Release

There is surely only one place to be at the end of June next year, and that is L...
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Watch the YouTube demo for the new CD 'Fandango'

The new CD Fandango is soon to be released. We are all pretty excited about this...
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Travel news and report !

For those of you who visit this website regularly you will perhaps have notice...
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International Riga Brass Symposium, 3-8 April

The city of Riga, in Latvia, will host an International Brass Symposium at the b...
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Sign up for idyllic summer course in Trakai, Lithuania 1-7 August

As many of you know, my favourite week of the summer is spent at the Fanfare Wee...
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Successful Workshop and Recital Weekend in Deidesheim, Germany - download concert review

I've just returned from the weekend workshop and recital in Deidesheim, Ger...
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Malta and Gozo retrospective

My visit to Malta and Gozo was everything that I was hoping for, and more.&nbs...
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Report and Seminar notes for download from the RNCM Judging Seminar

The Seminar was an attempt to show everyone the thinking behind the idea that a ...
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Tuba Euphonium Day in The Netherlands, Sat.5th Feb and lessons 6th Feb.

The finishing touches are being put to the planning of the Tuba Euphonium Day in...
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Concerts and workshop last weekend in Swiitzerland

Last weekend, 14-16 January I was in Berikon, Switzerland, playing two concerts ...
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check out the new Masterclass videos in our VIDEO section

There are some new videos added to the video page on this site now, and new ones...
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News of the CD Recording, title and a video

The recording for the new CD in Manchester went very well. Despite the snowy w...
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Full report on Taiwan and Hong Kong tour

For the third year in succession I spent my Christmas in Asia. This may seem s...
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new Mnozil Brass DVD available now from euphoniumstore.net

The most popular and entertaining brass ensemble in the world MNOZIL BRASS have ...
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Matthew White and Glenn Van Looy

Two top young euphonium players are in the news, Matthew White and Glen Van Lo...
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Steve to premiere new Euphonium Concerto by Hermann Pallhuber in 2011

I'm delighted to announce that I'll be premiering a new Euphonium Conc...
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A Tribute to David Thornton after Ten Years as Solo Euphonium with Black Dyke

David Thornton recently decided to relinquish his position as the Principal Eu...
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Exercises from the Arnhem workshop

This little news item is really for the people who were at my Arnhem workshop la...
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Details of the 2011 Euphonium Competition at the Lieksa Festival announced !

Details of the prestigious Lieksa Brass Festival competition for Euphonium have ...
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New article in October BBW on Brass Band Adjudication

I have contributed to a new article released in the October edition of Brassband...
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On tour - Netherlands and USA 29 Oct to 7th Nov.

I'm off on my travels again soon, with a busy schedule and some challenging...
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Still a few places left for Steve's next masterclass in Germany. Nov.20-21

There are still a few remaining places for my 'Low Brass Workshop...
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Special PlayAlong series promotion

Running for the next four weeks, from now until 10th November we have a great pr...
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Royal Albert Hall contest - in my opinion

Many people have emailed and called me since the National Brass Band Championshi...
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What's new at euphoniumstore.net

Visit my webstore www.euphoniumstore.net . We're adding to our large stock ...
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Successful Japan tour

Having returned from Japan, I can say once again what an incredible country Japa...
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Keep your instrument clean - inside and out - some tips !!

So, this starts with a little story. A few weeks ago I was in my hometown of Bou...
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4BR review of Croatian Euphonic Brass

"Could this be the best thing to come out Croatia since high jumper Blanka Vlasi...
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David Childs becomes a Besson artist

Besson Press release: < Antoine Beaussant, President of Buffet Crampon, on...
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Japan Tour 19-27 September

Japan is always a fascinating and exhilharating country to visit, and I'...
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Concert with Spanish Brass, Zumarraga, 11th Sept

It was a fine evening in the little Basque town of Zumarraga where I was the gue...
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Feedback needed over criteria judging experiment

It was indeed a magnificent day in Birmingham at the 158th British Open Band Ban...
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Criteria Judging Experiment at the British Open Brass Band Championships

It's been a good year for healthy debate on brass band adjudication. To ...
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