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Norwegian National Championships

Elite division Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2019 Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
Perihelion: Closer to the Sun
Reid Gilje Concerto Grosso, Derek Bourgeois and Own Choice
2018 Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
Partita
Ingar Bergby Aubade Dawn Songs of the Fabulous Birds, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen and Own Choice
2017 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Fraternity
Ingar Bergby Birthday Variations on a Theme of Michael Tippett (various composers) & Own Choice
2016 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Trance
Professor Nicholas Childs Searching for Light, Stig Nordhagen & Own Choice
2015 Stavanger Brass Band
Audivi Media Nocte
Allan Withington Of Distant Memories, Prof Edward Gregson & Own Choice
2014 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Goldberg 2012
Professor David King Mutant Sonorities, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen & Own Choice
2013 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Spiriti
Professor David King A Tale as Yet Untold, Philip Sparke & Own Choice
2012 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
From Ancient Times
Professor David King Goldberg 1212, Sven Henrik Giske and Own Choice
2011 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Spiriti
Professor David King The Power of the Soul, Maurice Hamers and Own Choice
2010 Manger Musikklag
Dove Descending
Peter Sebastian Szilvay Sketches from Nowhere, Thomas Doss and Own Choice
2009 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Extreme Makeover
Dr Nicholas Childs Rococo Variations, Edward Gregson and Own Choice
2008 Eikanger-Bjørsvik
Riffs and Interludes
Nicholas J. Childs Odin, Arthur Butterworth and Own choice
2007 Stavanger Brass Band
Vienna Nights
Alan Withington Cloudcatcher Fells, John McCabe and own choice test piece
2006 Stavanger Brass Band
Eden
Russell Gray Klang(!), Ørjan Matre and own choice test piece
2005 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Concerto Grosso
Nicholas John Childs Riffs and Interludes by Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen
2004 Stavanger Brass Band David King Graffiti, Knut Vaage and own choice
2003 Stavanger Brass Band David King A Kensington Concerto, Derek Bourgeois and own choice
2002 Manger Musikklag - Albion, Jan van der Roost and own choice
2001 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag N. Childs Seid, Torstein Aargaard-Nilsen and own choice
2000 Sandefjord Brass Symposium G. Cutt Contest Music, Wilfred Heaton and own choice
1999 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag N. J. Childs The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Derek Bourgeois and own choice
1998 Sandefjord Brass Symposium G. Pritchard Hymns at Heaven's Gate, Elgar Howarth and own choice
1997 Manger Musikklag D. King Isaiah 40, Robert Redhead and own choice
1996 Manger Musikklag D. King Energy, Robert Simpson and own choice
1995 Manger Musikklag D. King King's Messenger, George Lloyd and own choice
1994 Manger Musikklag D. King Quitessence, Robert Redhead and own choice
1993 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag H. Snell Firestorm, Stephen Bulla and own choice
1991 Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag H. Snell Ballet for Band, Joseph Horovitz


The Hepworth Band - Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 April • Huddersfield Town Hall HD1 2TA


Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray

Saturday 9 May • The Salvation Army (Regent Hall), Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ


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


Regent Brass - Living Lines

Sunday 5 July • St Saviour's, Pimlico, St.George's Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 3QW


Regent Brass

March 29 • Regent Brass (Championship Section) seek an Eb or Bb Bass to join our friendly, musically ambitious Central London band. We enjoy a varied and balanced schedule of concerts and contests, and regularly premiere new music under the direction of Alan Duguid.


Chinnor Silver

March 27 • We are a friendly progressive 1st Section band who need a couple of seats filled.. Bb BASS and PERCUSSIONIST are on our wanted list so if you are looking for a new banding challenge get in contact. We rehearse on Wednesdays and have good realistic diary.


Newport Borough Brass Band

March 27 • After a respectable 4th place in the 2nd Section at the Welsh Area Contest, we are looking for FRONT ROW CORNET (position negotiable) 1st BARITONE, 2ND TROMBONE and Bb BASS players to come and join us on our journey under the baton of Martin McHale BEM.


Prof. Christopher Houlding

MMus, GGSM, LRAM
Conductor, Performer, Educator


               

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