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Scottish Open Championships

Championship Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2019 Whitburn Prof Nicholas Childs Waverley, Berlioz arr Snell, Fanfare & March (Howard Snell)
2018 Whitburn Band
Rococo Variations
Prof Nicholas Childs Own Choice selection - Edward Gregson
2017 Whitburn
Metropolis 1927
Professor Nicholas Childs Selection from: Harrison's Dream/Metroplolis 1927/Montage/The Esssence of Time, Peter Graham
2016 Whitburn Prof Nicholas Childs Own Choice
2015 Whitburn Professor Nicholas Childs Gallery, Howard Snell
2014 Whitburn Michael Fowles Cantata for Brass Band and Percussion. Andrew Duncan
2013 Co-operative Funeralcare Garry Cutt Contest Music, Wilfred Heaton
2012 Co-operative Funeralcare
Electra
Dr. Nicholas Childs Own Choice
2011 Tongwynlais Temperance Philip Harper Music For Battle Creek, Philip Sparke
2010 Co-operative Funeralcare Michael Fowles .....and when the river told......Simon Dobson
2009 Fountain City
Dreams
Dr Joseph Parisi Own Choice
2008 Scottish Co-op Michael Fowles St Magnus, Kenneth Downie
2007 Whitburn Andy Duncan Macbeth, Peter Meechan
2006 Whitburn
Vienna Nights - P. Wilby
Andy Duncan Own Choice
2005 Fishburn Ray Farr Own Choice
2004 Hepworth (Persimmon Homes) Mark Bentham Dances and Arias, Edward Gregson
2003 Scottish Co-op Russell Gray Paganini Variations, Philip Wilby


Brass Bands England - 2026 National Youth Brass Band Championships

Saturday 28 March • King Edward's School, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2UA


The Hepworth Band - Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 April • Huddersfield Town Hall HD1 2TA


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


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 5 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


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.


East London Brass

March 27 • PERCUSSION - ELB are the look out for a percussionist to complement our existing section. We have a sensible diary of contests and concerts and are ambitious to keep progressing as a band.


Stan Lippeatt

BA, LRSM
Conductor, adjudicator, tutor


               

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