*
banner

1986 European Championships - A Section

Date:
Saturday, May 3, 1986

Venue:
St. David's Hall, Cardiff

Test piece:
The Year of the Dragon (Philip Sparke)

Adjudicator(s):
James Scott, Bram Gay, Marcus Bach

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Desford Colliery Dowty
Daphnis & Chloe
Howard Snell8/299[1]+97[2]=196
2Black Dyke Mills
Contest Music
Major Peter Parkes10/194[2]+99[1]=193
3Cory
Ballet for Band
Major Arthur Kenney7/1092[3]+95[4]=187
4Goteborgs Brass Band [Sweden]
Dances & Arias
Bengt Eklund9/1191[4]+96[3]=187
5Stavanger [Norway]
Contest Music
Kjell Larsen2/688[7]+94[5]=182
6Kirkintilloch
Pageantry
Richard Evans3/385[8]+88[7]=173
7BB Rijnmond [Holland]
Land of the Long White Cloud
Lambert Niesten5/981[9]+92[6]=173
8BB Willebroek [Belgium]
Fantasy for Brass Band
Frans Violet1/490[5]+82[10]=172
9Parc & Dare
Triumphant Rhapsody
Denzil Stephens11/589[6]+79[11]=168
10BB Bienne [Switzerland]
Ballet for Band
Pascal Eicher6/880[10]+83[9]=163
11Agnes Street [N. Ireland]
Variations on a Ninth
Ernest Ruddock4/778[11]+85[8]=163

[SW] Set Work
[OC] Own Choice

Prizes:
1st Prize: £1250 plus The Boosey & Hawkes European Trophy and The Champion Band of Europe Plaque
2nd Prize: £1100 plus The Besson Salver
3rd Prize: £750
4th Prize: £500
5th Prize: £250

Each competing band received a souvenir plaque. 



Reading Spring Gardens Brass Band - Reading Festival of Brass: Open Workshop Rehearsal

Saturday 27 April • St Laurence Church, Reading RG1 3EJ


London Central Fellowship Band - Hemel Hempstead Salvation Army

Saturday 27 April • Waterhouse St, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1ES


Haverhill Silver Band - Friends' Requests

Sunday 28 April • Haverhill Arts Centre, High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8AR


Boarshurst Silver Band - Sunday Brass Concert - Stockport Silver Band

Sunday 28 April • Boarshurst Band Club, Greenbridge Lane OL3 7EW


Contest: European Brass Band Championshiips

Friday 3 May • Palanga Konsortu, Vytauta st. 43, LT-00135, Palanga 43, LT-00135


Mereside Brass

April 23 • MERESIDE BRASS (Rudheath,Northwich) are looking for a FRONT ROW CORNET & a 2nd EUPH to complete our line up. We are a friendly 4th Section band with a sensible calendar of jobs and band social events and enjoy occasional contests. Come and give us a try!


Bilton Silver Rugby Band

April 23 • Applications are invited for a Euphonium player to join our Rugby based band. Bilton Silver (Rugby) band are currently contesting in the Championship section and has a varied programme of events spread throughout the year.


Chinnor Silver

April 23 • We are looking to strengthen our team ready for 2025 and require Bass (Bb or Eb), Bass trombone, Soprano and percussion players. We are a very friendly, progressive 2nd section band who will start next year at the top of their regional rankings table.


Gary Davies


Conductor, Band Trainer, Adjudicator


               

 © 2024 4barsrest.com Ltd