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Regional Championships: Midlands

Section 4 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2024 Whitwell Brass Rob Deakin Music for Jock Tamson, Alan Fernie
2023 Thrapston Town Nathan Waterman Hungerford Town, Darol Barry
2020 Amington Alan Gifford Neverland, Christopher Bond
2019 Ratby Co-op Mid Gary Perrin Stantonbury Festival, Ray Steadman-Allen
2018 Stamford Brass Julian Bright World Tour, Rodney Newton
2017 Corby Silver Cathy Fountain St. Andrews Variations, Alan Fernie
2016 Cleobury Mortimer Concert David Maplestone he Journal of Phileas Fogg, Peter Graham
2015 Cubbington Silver Mark Phillips An English Pastorale, Dean Jones
2014 Fairfield Buxton Charles Kitchen Three Spanish Impressions, Alan Fernie
2013 Ifton Colliery Richard Evans A Devon Fantasy, Eric Ball
2012 Burbage (Buxton) Steve Critchlow English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams
2011 Burbage (Buxton) Steve Critchlow Prelude, Song and Dance, John Golland
2010 Shipston Town Howard Gibbs St Saens Variations, Philip Sparke
2009 Whitwell D. Fretwell The Talisman, Frank Hughes
2008 Amington W. Kendrick Four Cities Symphony, Rodney Newton
2007 Cubbington Silver P. Johnson The Seasons, Philip Wilby
2006 Wellington (Telford) Brass Setphen Curtis Anglian Dances, Alan Fernie
2005 Matlock R. Jepson Divertimento, Brian Kelly
2004 Rushden Windmill R. Graves Partita, Edward Gregson
2003 Phoenix West Midlands Brass D. B. Rowe Lydian Pictures, S. Dobson
2002 Wern Jubilee R. Thorne Suite in Bb, G. Jacob
2001 Carlton Brass T. Wilson Sinfonietta Pastorale, H. Gheel
1999 Audley Brass K. Birch Indian Summer, E. Ball
1998 University of Warwick C. McDonald Solemn Melody & Scenes From A Comedy
1997 Porthywaen D. Thomas Pennine Moors, D. Barry
1996 Alcester Victoria E. Rees Mexican Fiesta, R. Hammer
1995 Kirkby Colliery Welfare A. Dennis Little Suite For Brass, M. Arnold


Regent Hall Concerts - Five By 5 Trumpet Ensemble

Friday 14 November • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ W1C2DJ


Contest: 48th Brass in Concert

Saturday 15 November • The Gladhous International Centre for Music, St Mary's Square, Gateshead NE8 2JR


Delph Band - Delph Youth Band

Sunday 16 November • Denshaw Village Hall, . Ripponden Rd, . Denshaw, . Oldham OL3 5SY


Regent Hall Concerts - Trombonanza with Brett Baker and Friends

Saturday 22 November • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ W1C2DJ


Dobcross Silver Band - Dobross Youth Band and Dobcross Brass Monkeys

Saturday 22 November • Civic Hall . Lee Street . Uppermill . Saddleworth OL3 6AE


Summerbridge & Dacre Silver Band

November 11 • Urgent:- Confident Solo Horn required to lead our horn section for our Christmas Concert and beyond. In the new year will be doing a joint concert with Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band, and other concerts throughout the year.


Audley Brass

November 10 • Audley Brass (First Section National Finalists 2025) are seeking an Eb BASS PLAYER as we work towards our Dickens A Christmas Carol theme concert, the Beartown Brewery Christmas party and the 2026 Area contest.


Tintwistle Band

November 9 • Attention soprano cornet players!. Tintwistle band (famed for the number 1 hit single Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs!) are looking for a soprano cornet player!. We are 2nd section, enjoy all year round concerts/contests, and band social events.


James Garlick

BMus (Hons), QTS
Conductor, Band Trainer, Adjudicator, Tutor


               

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