Review

As the house lights dim in The London College of Music‘s ‘Lawrence Hall’, two brass bands replicated some of the performance tensions associated with brass band contesting. On Monday 06th March, both Regent Brass and Regent Community Brass combined to ‘run out’ their respective ‘test pieces’ for the impending Regional Contest. Graciously hosted by the University of West London’s London College of Music and including mock adjudication, the performances were aimed to help prepare the bands for contest conditions. But…