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Regional Championships: North West

Section 1 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2026 Haydock Mark Quinn Variations on 'Was Lebet', Andrew Wainwright
2025 Tyldesley Neil Samuel Introduction, Elegy and Caprice, Morley Calvert
2024 Wardle Anderson Brass Brad McCulloch High Peak, Eric Ball
2023 Wardle Anderson Brass Brad McCulloch 'A Day in the Life of a Knight', Phil Lawrence
2022 Ashton-Under-Lyne Martyn Evans Spectrum, Gilbert Vinter
2020 Roberts Bakery Paul Lovatt-Cooper Legacy (Tom Davoren)
2019 Rainford Silver Gareth Brindle Symphony of Marches, Gilbert Vinter
2018 Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins Brass Metamorphosis, James Curnow
2017 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon The Land of the Long White Cloud, Philip Sparke
2016 VBS Poynton Neil Samuel Essay, Professor Edward Gregson
2015 Roberts Bakery Simon Stonehouse A London Overture, Philip Sparke
2014 Ashton-under-Lyne Philip Chalk Cry of the Mountain, Howard Lorriman
2013 Freckleton Paul Dalton Brass Triumphant, Gareth Wood
2012 Rainford Neil Samuel Mountain Views, Bertrand Moren
2011 Roberts Bakery Colin Cranson Le Carnival Romain, Hector Belioz arr Frank Wright
2010 Freckleton Paul Dalton A Moorside Suite, Gustav Holst
2009 Wardle Anderson Brass Sean Conway Pentacle, Graham Cole
2008 Roberts Bakery C. Cranson James Cook-Circumnavigator, Gilbert Vinter
2007 Timperley D. Evans Sinfonietta – The Wayfarer, Eric Ball
2006 Wire Brass Paul Andrews Voyage of Discovery, Goff Richards
2005 Freckleton P. Dalton Comedy Overture, John Ireland
2004 Pemberton Old Wigan M. Peacock Coventry Variations, Bramwell Tovey
2003 Umited Co-op J. Sparkes Passacaglia on a Theme of Brahms, A. Butterworth
2002 Pemberton Old A. Lawton Royal Parks, G. Lloyd
2001 Mossley S. Stonehouse The Undaunted, E. Ball
2000 Longridge M. Cotter Music For The Common Man, K. Downie
1999 Ashton-under-Lyne M. Evans Kenilworth, A. Bliss
1998 Congleton Silver D. Evans Purcell Variations, K. Downie
1997 Freckleton P. Dalton Ballet for Band, J. Horovitz
1996 British Aerospace S. Wood Spectrum, G. Vinter
1995 United Norwest Co-operatives R. Curran Land of The Long White Cloud, P. Sparkes
1994 Blackburn & Darwen P. Dalton Maoriana, Arthur Butterworth
1993 Berisfords R. Hall The Forest of Dean, Derek Broadbent
1992 British Telecom J. Maines Celebration, Eric Ball


Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION

Saturday 16 May • St Andrew's Methodist Church. The Stow. Harlow. CM20 3AF


Sherborne Town Band - Free-Music in the park

Sunday 17 May • Dorchester- Park Bandstand DT1 1RG


Newstead Brass - Mansfield MVC - Brass and Voices

Sunday 24 May • Forest Town Arena. Clipstone Road West,. Mansfield NG19 0EE


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Cambrian Brass

May 16 • We're always happy to hear from anyone interested in joining a friendly and supportive band, whether you're returning to banding or looking for a new challenge.


Delph Band

May 15 • We are seeking an enthusiastic and musically skilled Associate Conductor to lead and develop our band alongside our current Musical Director Phil Goodwin. . Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays, 8-10pm at Delph Band Club.


Tintwistle Band

May 15 • We have a vacancy for a soprano cornet, and with lots of exciting engagements coming up we would love to get this seat filled!. We rehearse every Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom in Tintwistle, under the baton of our superb MD, Jim Henson.


Andy Wareham

BMus (Hons), MMus (Hons)
Conductor, Composer, Brass Tutor, Musicologist


               

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