Brass Herald

[Ross Berry]

Has anyone read the new magazine called brass herald (3 issues old I think)?

I had a read of a complimentary copy, I think they must be doing a large marketing campaign.

I find it very interesting and well produced.

I wonder if there is a market for this though.

It tries to mix mainstream banding, SA banding and Orchestral brass. I suspect that this might be its downfall.

My roots are in the SA and so I regularly read the Salvationist. I am increasingly interested in the contesting world and keep up to date via the web and if I bought a magazine would probably get BB. If I was Orchestral I suppose there is a specialist magazine for that area.

As a result I wonder if The Brass Herald will fall down the list for people in each of those areas. I hope not but suspect it might be the case.

Any views?

Sorry just notice that an earlier thread introduced this, although not quite along the same lines.

 

[Dave Payn]

I think any brass magazine which brings together all those aspects of brass and treats them equally instead of treating them in a sort of separatist manner (as some publications/websites - tMP excluded! - have done) deserves praise. The common goal is brass, not brass bands, orchestral brass and SA brass individually.

Remember there are a few here who have (and probably still do!) embrace all three! Good luck to Brass Herald, I say.