The Historic Brass Society is an international music organization of amateur and professional brass musicians and scholars concerned with the entire range of early brass music, from Antiquity to the present.  Find out more about us by clicking here.

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News Archive
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Complete Listing of Website Changes and Additions A complete set of links to pages with changes and additions to our website can be found on the "What's New?" page, found on our navigation bar to the left or by clicking here.

NEW Photos and wrap-up of the 24th Early Brass Festival in New Orleans
Jeffrey Nussbaum's report on EBF 24 and a gallery of photos can be seen in the "Articles" menu - select 2008 Articles.

EBF T-shirts
Some of these HBS Early Brass Festival tshirts may bring back some nice memories. If you have any others not in this group please send a photo of it to Jeffery Nussbaum or Michael O'Connor.

EBF 9 1993	EBF 17 2001
EBF 10 1994 [picture needed]	EBF 18 2002
EBF 11 1995	EBF 19 2003
EBF 12 1996	EBF 20 2004
EBF 13 1997 [picture needed]	EBF 21 2005
EBF 14 1998 [picture needed]	EBF 22/IGEB/VBF 1 2006
EBF 15 1999	EBF 23 2007 [picture needed]
EBF 16 2000	Valves are for Sissies

26th Annual HBS Early Brass Festival and Vintage Brass Festival II
The Annual HBS Early Brass Festival will once again join forces with the Vintage Band Music Festival in beautiful Northfield, MN from 5-8 August 2010. The VBF II will feature fifteen bands giving "Fifty Concerts in Four Days". This is very early notice, but the organizers want vintage bands and vintage band enthusiasts to put this on their calendars. Ensemble interested in participating are should contact Paul Niemisto to discuss possibilities. Email . Watch the website for more information. A call for papers for the EBF will go out at the usual time. Papers on band music, instruments, and personalities will be especially welcome.

http://www.vintagebandfestival.org

HBSJ 19
Volume 19 of the Historic Brass Society Journal (2007) is now at the printer. Can't wait? Members can now view in online. You must log in with your assigned username and password for access. IP-based access will be finally be available for institutional subscribers within a few weeks. Institutional subscribers may contact Steven Lundahl for details.