British Youth Band Association
Youth Music In Action
The 2023 Individuals and Ensembles (I&E) competiton, scheduled for Sunday 19th November, is unfortunately being postponed until the new year. We are currently exploring dates around the end of January and will confirm a new date in due course.
The 51st AGM will be held on Saturday 27th January 2024 at a venue to be confirmed in the Midlands. The exact time is also to be confirmed but will be in the afternoon.
BYBA's Individuals and Ensembles (I&E) competition is your chance to stand up and show the rest of the banding world what you're capable of. We have categories to accommodate everyone. Play flute? No problem! The woodwind category’s for you. Want to show off your moves with a rifle? Of course! Individual colourguard is your category. Oh, you have a beatboxing grime collective? We have no idea what that is – but no worries at all! There’s the entertainment category for you.
There's just a month to go until the BYBA National Championships take place at Steel Park, Corby, on the 8th October. Bands and corps from across the UK will fight it out for the title of National Champions!
Following on from a successful first 3 competitions, BYBA has today announced the splitting of the divisions ready for the second half of the season. For [...]
Sunday 2nd July saw the 2023 Summer Rhythm contest take place at Spencer Community Trust FC, Northampton.
Sunday 18th July saw the 2023 Music Revolution contest take place in Queensbury, West Yorkshire.
At the British Youth Band Association (BYBA), we are committed to providing a safe and enjoyable environment for all participants, staff, and spectators at our events. As part of our ongoing efforts to protect privacy and ensure the responsible use of media, we are pleased to introduce our updated Event Media Policy for the upcoming season.
The highly anticipated Music Revolution competition, scheduled for June 18th, 2023, was set to mark the beginning of the British Youth Band Association (BYBA) circuit. Unfortunately, due to issues outside of host Revolution's control, the plans for the day have had to be changed.