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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


Dobcross Silver Band - Whitburn Band

Sunday 1 February • c/o Dobcross Band Club. Platt Lane. Dobcross Saddleworth OL3 5AD


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


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 27 February • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Oompah Brass XXL

Friday 27 February • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Thornton Cleveleys Band

February 10 • MD POSITION AVAILABLE AFTER NW AREA CONTEST.. A full and happy band awaits. Currently 3rd section. Confirmed entry to Fleetwood Contest. . Based in the Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde area.


Linthwaite Band

February 10 • We are a friendly 4th section Band , looking forward to the Yorkshire area contest next month, after which we will require a cornet player, position negotiable. Our calendar is also filling up with various engagements for the year.


Chinnor Silver

February 10 • Our COMMUNITY BAND is meeting again on Monday(16th) at 11 am.. We welcome players of all abilities who would like a relaxed friendly rehearsal.. Playing with us doesn't impact your No 1 band its just an extra blow with coffee and cake


Andy Wareham

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


               

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