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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


Newstead Brass - Brett Baker

Saturday 17 January • St Wilfrid's Church, . Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8LA


The Hepworth Band - New Year Concert

Sunday 25 January • Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 7ER


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 6 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Saturday 7 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: London & Southern Counties Regional Championships

Saturday 21 March • Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage SG1 1LZ


East London Brass

January 3 • PERCUSSIONIST - looking ahead to the 2026 contest season, ELB are looking for a percussionist to complete our line up. The band is ambitious and keen to further our successful 2025 season of winning the areas and promotion at spring festival.


Tintwistle Band

January 1 • We have a vacancy for an Eb bass player to complete our bass section.. We are looking forward to competing in the 2nd section Midlands area contest in March 2026.. We rehearse Monday&Thursday 8-10pm in our own bandroom under the baton of our MD Jim Henson.


Croy Silver Band

January 1 • Croy Silver Band currently has contest vacancies on Cornet and Percussion, but is always happy to accommodate enthusiastic new players in any section of the band.


Dr Brett Baker

BSc (Hons), ARCM, PG Dip
Marketing Lead, Denis Wick & Alliance Products; Artist at Michael Rath Instruments


               

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